I really think we should continue to push for Asian Champions League first and foremost. The OFC champions league is a joke and two NZ pro teams joining it won’t change the fact it’s a joke.
My biggest concern, though, is that it blurs the lines even further as to what our status is - an Asian team or Oceanian team. As it stands we are an Asian (that is to say, Australian) team, based in NZ. Competing in the OFC champions league definitely changes that. I can’t help but wonder if that could cause issues for both clubs down the road.
In some ways I think no champions league football at all is preferable to us competing in the Oceanian champions league.
My biggest concern, though, is that it blurs the lines even further as to what our status is - an Asian team or Oceanian team. As it stands we are an Asian (that is to say, Australian) team, based in NZ. Competing in the OFC champions league definitely changes that. I can’t help but wonder if that could cause issues for both clubs down the road.
In some ways I think no champions league football at all is preferable to us competing in the Oceanian champions league.