Tim Tam Kiwifan Why further dilute the standard of the league with 10 teams. It needs to be strengthened by playing good opposition each week. Why not follow a previously tried and tested model and make the top division a travelling league? Little representation from the SI in the All Whites last night! Regional rivalry can only improve the standard of football.
Mate I'm all for a SI league, however its a cost issue. Apart from tech and bays, possibly coastal could afford the associated costs. Till its either subsided or we have a genuine sponsor then its just not viable. A SI league would need at least 8 teams and as I said I'm not sure financially the majority could sustain this. Its a shame as I played a lot of SI league football and absolutely loved it and the standard was good also. As it sits you could genuinely put together a decent side with players who are not playing MPL @ tech due to the overload of players there and those on the cusp of say coastal, fc and uni. Personally I would rather see this than young players good enough sitting on the sidelines or playing ressies because the club they are at has far too much quality, it does nothing for development in my opinion. What about the idea of Mainland introducing loan transfers, that's one way to possibly solve the player spread issue