I think all those who are thinking of youth development and NZ football endorsing the Pheonix academy as being the official national academy for the elite youth and being the answer to the problem are delusional and wide off the mark.
So wide they have hit the corner post.
Australia football doesn't give a flying fudge about our youth development. Why would they be concerned about anything else then their own youth?
All they are concerned about is the coin and are simply saying the Jerry Maguire line "show me the money"
Where that money comes from they don't care a flying fudge.
1: NZ football
2: Sky
3: The owners pockets
It's simply a shake down to see what coins spill from which pockets
I am however thinking that the party with most to lose is number one above.
If the Phoenix go then then the current occupiers of NZ football are toast