Nix NZFC Reserves

Nix NZFC Reserves

I cannot f**king believe this: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/2524984/Hope-for-Canterburys-football-re-entry

Should we play a game? Which teams didn't want the Nix yoof/reserve team in the NZFC?el grapadura2009-06-23 11:05:26

That's a backwards step/leap in my opinion. Couldn't NZ Football stand up and say that it is happening?
What are the chances of a reserve team next year?

Well it wouldn't be the Auckland sides.  I mean, they are the ones that keep telling us they want want more matches, more media coverage of the league and live TV coverage of games so they wouldn't object to it.

That's exactly what I thought HN.

An interesting issue has just been pointed out to me.

Well put Tony.

Man that sux..

Rubbish.

The Nix haven't been told about this before it was released to the Press?

That's beyond unprofessional, it borders on malicious.

Another year of being severely disadvantaged compared to the other 9 A-League teams..

I'm pretty sure neither of the new sides are running Yoof league sides in the first season.

I heard that Gold Coast is. Not sure about NQF

where would they run it?

Probably buy their own youth league
maybe we could join that

Makes me sick.
Id love to know the club that was the odd one out...
A bunch of pratts.

Good step backwards for NZ football.

What a short sighted decision. A nix team in the NZFC could only have been good for the game in NZ.

The development of the NZ youth players in the nix and namely Costa, Draper and Spoonley would surely have been advanced by having regular competitive football. Ditto for the new crop coming through, including Rojas.

Whilst the Phoenix is a privately owned professional club it has to be good for NZ to have a locally based team in the a-league and having a number of the all whites getting valuable experience and budding all whites having a career path option at home.

This seemed to be one of those rare win-win situations but NZ football is rife with petty and small minded people and weak administrators. Where was the downside?

I think that someone should stand up and over rule them. who gives a stuff about one mans view. Or put on a $9 million referendum

t**sers.... no further comment

I honestly think that this is disgusting. The NZF has COMPLETELY failed in their job in overseeing the growth in NZ football.

Can NZF overrule them?  They should because this is rubbish. 

Tony, give them a piece of your mind mate!

Well of course. Sadly. Someone needs to clean out that place, pick me :-)

I doubt the NZFC licensing agreement is even remotely important enough to cause even the slightest stir if it was overrode.

Which franchise/s objected and why? Any clues anyone?
 Was it re: the "professional" league issue stated above ..the fear of losing trust funding?
If it was...seems a bit rich to me, considering the amount of money/benefits allegedly already trading hands in some quarters.
Nix yoofs competing doesn't magically change the NZFC into a professional league...lets be real!
And trying to shore up dwindling trust handouts is not going to be a successful strategy even in the short term either.
Is there any way this decision could be reviewed?

On the face of it this is another example of the small minded narrow viewpoint that has prevailed in NZ football for so long. We will never get anywhere if this sort of thing continues.

If its to do with professionals playing in a supposed amateur league then that�s bogus as well and would be a very hypocritical viewpoint coming from some quarters

f**k.

exactly - so teams like Waitak and Auckland don't jeopardize the chance the league's Amateur status?

Small minded, self centered c**k bags!

Anyone read HappyTed's comment at the bottom of the 442 story?

Was the fourfourtwo article written before the news today ? Because as Tony says he hadn't heard if there hopes had been dashed but on here he showed his emotions with a very explanatory 

The 442 article mentions the reports we've heard. Guessing it was posted up this arvo.

I think EG's point was that it doesn't sound like the HappyTed we know.

Oh well so we wait another year, it's not going to have any impact on the 1st team this season or the next anyway I mean they talk about blooding youngsters and giving senior players a run out, just wait another year when the new deal is due 

The impact it will have on the First team will be major Giddyup.It works in every teams interest to have all players match conditioned each week.
Youth players,sidelined players and those returning from injury can have a good competitive workout, prior to first team duty... the more match conditioned every player is the easier they will slot in to first team positions if required.
We were probably lacking this with some benched players last season and it will be evident again this season if this isn't sorted.