Auckland A-League Franchise 2012-13

No one would have thought Terry was a starter to buy the Phoenix either when this journey started, so to use the excuse of there is no one showing interest in a new team is a bit thin. Anyway, any talk of an Auckland franchise can only go ahead with someone/corporate showing an interest in owning it.

Eden Park is a good enough handy location. Kingsland pubs would be just as close as what the Backbencher is to Westpac [give or take a few yards].  Transport would be not much of a problem either with Kingsland Railway Station right there and buses chuffing along New North, Sandringham and Dominion Roads � all the time. They can also run buses straight to the ground from anywhere. The new Auckland Council could work out a bus/ticket deal like for the Honduras game and like they do for all sports at Suncorp in Brisbane.

Interesting to see who might be interested in taking something like this on, the current financial model of the A League obviously needs some work to make ownership an attractive proposition.

Surprises me that there is still some players playing well in the A-League that never stood out for the Knights, Caravella, Cole and Rose(not sure if he played for the Knights).

"I think were listening to the concerns of the clubs better than we ever have before and it's undeniably true that we have seen some fantastic football on the field.

"We have to work to get the off-field issues fixed and, yes, that may mean a reduction in the number of clubs now to ensure the long-term growth of the league."

Buckley also said that the FFA was keen to establish a second Sydney team, despite the humiliating withdrawal of the licence granted to the Sydney Rovers consortium.

"We remain very focused on establishing a west Sydney team in the next two years," he said."

2nd NZ team, I dont think so

without reading 8 pages, is there any chance is this will happen?