The issue for NZF is not about competing with FFA; it's about how we work with our nearest neighbour, where thegame is expanding. If you consider that for nearly all purposes except FIFA WC qualification and sovereignty, oz/nz is one market and nz currently has 10% of the HAL franchises and 0% of anything else. Room to improve.
I didn't mean compete as in try and win something, I mean compete as in be competitive. NZF is always going to struggle for money and game's for the national team.
Meaningful games mean big crowds and big money -
And to most kiwis interested in football, its the AWs one home game every 4 years (and Nix if they make the finals).
Normal Nix and AW turnouts are far lower even if we're playing someone decent.
Aussie at least gets the AFC Cup which lots of punters are interested in. Its only the "died-in-the-wool" footie fans in NZ that care about the OFC Nations Cup, Chatham Cup, ASBP etc.
