not sure about 2 matches... but westham would be awesome
reid would surely play or it would be ridiculous
This is an idea I was thinking about and I'm not sure of the feasibility, but what about a 2 day event not dissimilar to Arsenal's pre-season 'emirates cup' (and also shades of the nines/sevens)? Have the following;
Phoenix
Westham
Another A-league side
ASB all-stars team
Two games each day. Each team would only play 2 sides, no playoffs, and make each goal a competition point (those are the current emirates cup rules which work well for entertainment value). Structure the draw to have the biggest game last, but also have the Nix opening the tournament;
day 1:
Nix vs ASB all-stars
Westham vs A-League side
day 2:
ASB all-stars vs A-League side
Westham vs Phoenix
ASB AStars would miss out on westham simply because we'd need that carrot to get the other A-League side. But if affordable we could also campaign for Boca or someone like that instead of the other a-league side - maybe even Toronto depending how it fits with MLS? Probably not possible but cast the net nonetheless...
Circus atmosphere - lots of crap going on under the stands and on the concourse, get a couple of decent NZ bands to play between games, could be a huge event really if someone was prepared to go all out for it. Surely NZF would be keen to get the ASB players involved against quality opposition too, great way for the ASB prem to leverage off the Nix. Have heaps of cool sh*t going on like letting kids and everyone on the pitch at the end of day one for a big signing thing and some cool games and stuff.
Football extravaganza FTW! Plenty of barriers to this but it would be great if they at least considered something like it.