The A League needs to learn from the only other major league like ours: The MLS.
It specifies "soccer specific" stadiums to stop the exact issue we have in Wellington and the Roar have in Brisbane: Oversized stadiums that lose clubs money.
The Nix and even the 'Canes need a decent 15-20k stadium owned by them (Nix), not a Wellington council.
Buy some underused industrial land near the city and build something simple and improve it over time. Will make the Nix way more financially sound, improve atmosphere and gets rid of that horrid sight of a 3/4 empty stadium on TV.
Given Foley's vested interest in US sports, he's very likely to be thinking exactly this for Auckland.
It specifies "soccer specific" stadiums to stop the exact issue we have in Wellington and the Roar have in Brisbane: Oversized stadiums that lose clubs money.
The Nix and even the 'Canes need a decent 15-20k stadium owned by them (Nix), not a Wellington council.
Buy some underused industrial land near the city and build something simple and improve it over time. Will make the Nix way more financially sound, improve atmosphere and gets rid of that horrid sight of a 3/4 empty stadium on TV.
Given Foley's vested interest in US sports, he's very likely to be thinking exactly this for Auckland.