As I said earlier there just isn't enough talent to justify another 2 teams that's the downside right there along with the integrity and standard of the league, which I'm sure many will agree is poor. I just cant see how 2 of Selwyn, ChCh United, Nomads or Waimak are going to add anything of value footballing wise to the Mpl, I wish I was wrong on this..
Biggest downside is no Southern league, football in the region and I'm going back to the early to mid 90s was at its strongest when the Southern league was running. The standard of the divisions below at the time was decent as well. Some of the Sunday league teams back then would not have looked out of place in todays Mpl.
The big question remains what has happened between previous eras and now as to why we are seeing a decline in standard of our top league/s