Here is a slightly edited version of the comment I took down this morning. There is a lot of hearsay going on (myself included) and I don’t want to throw fuel on the fire when I don’t know the facts. But here it is in the interests of open debate…
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If I'm getting this right it sounds like WelNix want the Phoenix Academy to be nominated as the official national academy to develop promising youngsters? So that there is a concentration of all the best talent at that academy?
There are many academies in NZ. Is it necessary or beneficial to have one given preferential treatment? How do we know the Phoenix Academy selectors will not overlook the next Messi? It sounds like putting all your eggs in one basket to me. Better to have multiple pathways in different centres. WelNix need to be careful they don't overplay their hand to the point of arrogance.
What has pointed you in that direction? I haven't got that impression at all, but then I may have missed something or interpreted something in a different way to you.
You're right Tegal. I think I read Feverish's post this morning and leapt to a conclusion. It's hard to work out what is actually going on by joining the dots. I'm going to shut up now.
Nah you're right, it's quite hard to piece some of this together when we only have little bits of information. I'm not saying you're definitely right or wrong, just that I hadn't seen Anything which made me think that way.
Phoenix want the nzf pathway to be their pathway. Not sure how much they have tried to shove that down NZFs throat though