Another NZ based A League team?

I understand about FFA having to add and cover their Australian markets.

But the issue of the confederation status of NZ does not matter to the FFA, if you are looking to just join A-League. The issue of the ACL for NZ teams is a AFC matter. They are separate issues as one is about being adding to the FFA's A-league and the other is about being added to the AFC's ACL. Different administration issues.

How much would it cost to use Eden Park?

Would mean Aucklanders wouldn't have to travel to NHS. I think people need to understand what a bitch of a place NHS to get to that it might have been a contributing factor in there awful crowds. Admittedly most of the people who lived miles away wouldn't have come anyway considering there awful performances.

Another reason why Auckland is a problem. Until that traffic issue is sorted out and getting a decent location. It would be such a uphill battle.

I am also not yet convinced that Eden Park is the ultimate answer but it does seem to be better idea when the upgrades are sorted for the Rugby World Cup.

Eden Park location maybe is the solution for an Auckland A-league franchise most domestic cricket games are in the outer oval anyway. It's the time used between them and the Rugby and maybe the 2015 ICC cricket world cup. They have to move away from the old locations and make their own way to manage it just like the WP management is in the Ring of Fire. Pay the cost of rental and focus on the team needs and have the training ground sorted out. Let the stadium staff to sort out the facilities. Having a strong facility and great location are important if an Auckland A-league team is to survive.

Christchurch has an good enough location with AMI Stadium as well and is certain to have a better following, perhaps much better than Auckland.

Even though there have been issues in the past I can't ever see a second NZ team not being in Auckland.

How much would it cost to use Eden Park?

Would mean Aucklanders wouldn't have to travel to NHS. I think people need to understand what a bitch of a place NHS to get to that it might have been a contributing factor in there awful crowds. Admittedly most of the people who lived miles away wouldn't have come anyway considering there awful performances.

Exactly.� It needs someone to Terry it, but I have never heard of anyone linked with the concept in Christchurch.

   How hard is it to get to NHS for a 7 pm kick off? Not hard at all FFS, esp in weekends, it is only a blat down the motorway, way way better than it was in the past, plus a good bus service if that is your need

NHS is by far the best place for a team to be based in Auckland, plus it is the home of NZ Football. The reason that the crowds were low in the past was the crappy team combined with  poor management, and the lack of a decent passionate supporters club.  Surely with YF showing the way, it would flourish in Auckland now.

Eden park will be too big when it is finished, would still look quite deserted with a crowd of 10,000 in, and is the home of rugby, forget it

And before you go on about the Beckham game here in Akld, it was badly managed, and featured a team of nobodies, which is why nobody went

2nd team, Auckland, way to go

Even though there have been issues in the past I can't ever see a second NZ team not being in Auckland.

I'm hoping at this meeting in Kuala Lumpur not only will the Phoenix future be secured, but Ben Buckley or whoever will say that the Phoenix impressed all the Asian football bosses so much that another NZ team is on the cards.

Back to dreaming.

mm commentators nightmare. or the Auckland pawns. "For the last 5 minutes its been all pawn here at Eden Park"