Posted April 16, 2025 08:25
· last edited April 16, 2025 08:28
AucklandPhoenix
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reg22
AucklandPhoenix
It was interesting that he basically said that the Nix were in the top 6 spenders.
this alone is an interesting statement. follow up questions that i have would be (some here might know the answers)
1. is this measured, monitored and reportted upon among APL clubs?
2. you say top 6. is this 6th, or top 6?
3. if you were 7th, would you say 'top 7'?
in the 90s, every mall that ever opened in NZ i would say it was the biggest mall in the southern hemisphere.
if the club said 'it's none of your business' that would be 100% cool. but if generic statements are being rolled out to support a narrative, i.e. that the club are doing their bit, some people naturally become interested in the detail behind it.
also, if we're talking player budget, maybe chico made a difference, but otherwise, i cant reconcile that statement.
Dome didn't say top 6. He just said not the biggest spenders, but also not the lowest.
That's just based on rumours and looking at their squads. The Bakrie Group are known for spending squat on the Roar, and the Jets basically didn't have any visa players until the January window.
But who knows for sure.
I'm presuming Dome gets this club budget intel from attending regular APL meetings. I mean the ALM has a minimum squad spend rule of $2.25M, so presumably the clubs amongst themselves have to be fairly open on what they spend, and provide evidence.
As I said Dome didn't state the Nix were a top 6 spender. AV alludes to they highly likely ain't in the top 5. Nix could be anywhere 6th to 10th, but that grouping could all be pretty similar.
There is no publicly available information as to what A-Leagues clubs spend on player salaries, but Auckland are widely considered to have joined the two Melbourne clubs – Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory – and the two Sydney clubs – Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers – as the competition’s biggest spenders, on their way to sitting at the top of the ladder with three rounds to play in the regular season.
Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome meanwhile told Stuff as recently as last Saturday, while discussing their failure to make the playoffs this season, after coming second and losing in the semifinals last season: “We still are one of the better spenders in the league. We’re not the smallest and we’re not the largest.
“Within that context, that’s why it’s disappointing that we’re outside the (top) six, because we absolutely should be in the six, given the investment we make in the team.”
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AucklandPhoenix
Have another listencoochiee
reg22
AucklandPhoenix
It was interesting that he basically said that the Nix were in the top 6 spenders.
this alone is an interesting statement. follow up questions that i have would be (some here might know the answers)
1. is this measured, monitored and reportted upon among APL clubs?
2. you say top 6. is this 6th, or top 6?
3. if you were 7th, would you say 'top 7'?
in the 90s, every mall that ever opened in NZ i would say it was the biggest mall in the southern hemisphere.
if the club said 'it's none of your business' that would be 100% cool. but if generic statements are being rolled out to support a narrative, i.e. that the club are doing their bit, some people naturally become interested in the detail behind it.
also, if we're talking player budget, maybe chico made a difference, but otherwise, i cant reconcile that statement.
Dome didn't say top 6. He just said not the biggest spenders, but also not the lowest.
That's just based on rumours and looking at their squads. The Bakrie Group are known for spending squat on the Roar, and the Jets basically didn't have any visa players until the January window.
But who knows for sure.
I'm presuming Dome gets this club budget intel from attending regular APL meetings. I mean the ALM has a minimum squad spend rule of $2.25M, so presumably the clubs amongst themselves have to be fairly open on what they spend, and provide evidence.
As I said Dome didn't state the Nix were a top 6 spender. AV alludes to they highly likely ain't in the top 5.
There is no publicly available information as to what A-Leagues clubs spend on player salaries, but Auckland are widely considered to have joined the two Melbourne clubs – Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory – and the two Sydney clubs – Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers – as the competition’s biggest spenders, on their way to sitting at the top of the ladder with three rounds to play in the regular season.
Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome meanwhile told Stuff as recently as last Saturday, while discussing their failure to make the playoffs this season, after coming second and losing in the semifinals last season: “We still are one of the better spenders in the league. We’re not the smallest and we’re not the largest.
“Within that context, that’s why it’s disappointing that we’re outside the (top) six, because we absolutely should be in the six, given the investment we make in the team.”