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Posted November 22, 2021 09:27 · last edited November 22, 2021 09:55

Royz

Auckland has had several chances already, and it will probably get another chance at some point in the future - based on the fact it's our most populous city, full of big business, and holds a lot of our countries wealth/well heeled individuals.
 
But I don't see another way that doesn't end up going pear shaped. Aucklanders are fickle beasts and only turn up in the good times. I mean, just look at Auckland Rugby... 👀

And then there's the geography of the city:
QBE - North
Eden Park - Central
Mount Smart - South
Trusts Arena - West
Unless they're based around Eden Park then you're alienating most of the other parts of Auckland. Personally I hate Eden Park as anything other than the rugby ground it is. You're not going to sell it out for a football club, and then if/when times get tough, playing in front of 5-10k fans in a 50k capacity stadium, well, it just looks silly, and then factor in the financial loss. Everything just starts snowballing from there.

Could you make something work at Kiwitea? Possibly, but even then that would need a substantial upgrade. Auckland United - fantastic clubrooms, but it's no stadium. So then you go North/South or West, but then run the risk of alienating opposite sides of the city. These are just the geographical factors of the city for why a club would struggle to get off the ground. Because it's a nightmare in general. 

Any prospective owners/consortiums would have to have extremely deep pockets and look over the long term to build a club in that city. Even then it would just be very hard work for any involved.

Here's an out there thought - Why not look out of the confines of Auckland? Go Christchurch Waikato/Hamilton for instance.
Auckland does many things well, and has many things going in it's favour, but unfortunately it has a poor track record in maintaining professional football clubs. 

Just my thoughts of course. Would love another opinion on this. Someone from Auckland perhaps?





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Royz

Auckland has had several chances already, and it will probably get another chance at some point in the future - based on the fact it's our most populous city, full of big business, and holds a lot of our countries wealth/well heeled individuals.
 
But I don't see another way that doesn't end up going pear shaped. Aucklanders are fickle beasts, and only turn up in the good times, I mean, just look at Auckland Rugby... 👀

And then there's the geography of the city QBE in the