History for ConanTroutman

The problem with criticising the owners is that without them there's no club - because at the moment it's hard to imagine who else might be interested in owning the club. But I do think at some point their decisions need to be called into question. This whole stadium issue is a classic case in point. It almost strikes me as a diversion from the lack of investment, not necessarily in the squad (because it's hard to know who would be available who would have cost more, and we know that we have some deadwood on inflated salaries thanks to Terry) but also in additional coaching staff and training facilities. Plus there's been a subtle change of tune from them - at first they said they wanted to do it for Wellington and that's slowly become New Zealand - are they justifying their taking games on the road by acting like it's a service to the rest of the country?

Ultimately though, I think they were naive in thinking that a football club can be a self-sustaining business and I've always said so (and I know others have too, including you I think Doloras). Now they're in charge and beginning to realise that it might not be possible to break even, and they're trying to find people to blame - stadium management and the Wellington public have both copped it already. Soon it'll be the ratepayers of the Hutt, the Petone Rugby Club, and the Hutt Council themselves too.