You might find there are quite a few deciding not to do FTC this year. The fee, the timing of trainings, the distance to English Park, the quality of coaching. A good friend of mine has pulled his son out of FTC for these very reasons, and also Mainland not living up to its end of the bargain regarding the sports science side of things that it continues to trumpet on about.
Someone asked a while back as to what happens in other cities? Wellington have Ole Academy, Auckland have Wynton, are they eligible for selection in NZ teams? Or tough bikkies?
If it turns out that the best players in town are deciding to do other football, be it Burnley or their own club, will this change Mainland's mind?
Edit: I don't know why the formatting went like that, I wasn't especially trying to make a point out of that!