My question is simply - where is your line drawn?
If this grand final issue is not it, then what is?
What if APL announce all finals games will be played in Sydney/one location. What if this is in conjunction with an announcement that 2 rounds each year are played in Sydney for all teams?
If losing out on all finals matches in Welly and 5+ regular season home games (2 in Aus, 2 in Auck, 1 in NZ somewhere) is enough for you to draw the line, it would be too late already sorry.
In saying that, I understand that we take some games across NZ every season, and am not protesting that. There is not much margin to take more games away from Wellington/NZ willingly and have my support (Covid aside). Never gonna see the Nix lift the toilet seat with my friends in Wellington in all likelihood, and that's where I draw my line.
Curious what would be too far for you to want to support the league and the Nix.
If this grand final issue is not it, then what is?
What if APL announce all finals games will be played in Sydney/one location. What if this is in conjunction with an announcement that 2 rounds each year are played in Sydney for all teams?
If losing out on all finals matches in Welly and 5+ regular season home games (2 in Aus, 2 in Auck, 1 in NZ somewhere) is enough for you to draw the line, it would be too late already sorry.
In saying that, I understand that we take some games across NZ every season, and am not protesting that. There is not much margin to take more games away from Wellington/NZ willingly and have my support (Covid aside). Never gonna see the Nix lift the toilet seat with my friends in Wellington in all likelihood, and that's where I draw my line.
Curious what would be too far for you to want to support the league and the Nix.
So I accept the nix taking two games a season to other NZ cities, the club needs the money, any more than that and I'd be a little grumpy and would reconsider buying a season pass. If finals footy was to be played all in one location I'd also be upset as this directly affests the nix - we have actually achieived home finals series games.
If this decision was to affect us, and we had to fly to Aus to play a final that should be in Wellington then I would be upset. But as it is yet to affect us the pain is not palpable.
I'm trying to be pragmatic about this call, we dont ahve all the financial information that drove it, so we cant understadn fully the gains expected or the implications if it doesnt go ahead.
But if this money is needded ot keep the league sustainable for the next 3 years then this is the smart move - because without it the league fails and we all lose, like it or not.
Sponsoirship money is tough to get right now, fans are not attending games because they are making financial decisions to eat over going tot he games. money in the bank keeps the lights on, and sometimes the people putting their hands in their pockets to give us what we want have to make decisions that we wont like.