I think people are getting a tad ahead of themselves. Credit where credit's due, Mar played well and are looking dangerous, LHutt if perform to their potential will be good too. Petone have a solid team and same with Olympic. Wests are always a good side, bringing young players like Corey Larsen in.
Looking at Untd from a neutral point of view. They came 3rd, were missing guest players and normal starters, played with a squad of 14 for entire tourny, that's FACT not opinion. Yes they didn't score a lot of goals, but didn't concede a lot either. So a win's a win, might not be pretty but it's three points, no matter what you say. Can't fault them there.
Napier will be tough for Mar and Wgtn Utd, I think Chch Tech and ECB and Waitakere will be hard games. But in saying that they are only 50min so if you sneak a goal and have a good defence you're going to win. As long as you score more goals than you conceed per game you will win- Fact. If people want to sl*g off teams, get the facts right and don't try and sl*gg them off on something that doesn't matter. Napier will be a good tournament with quality players from all over the country. It should be good to play and watch!