More precisely, no-one wants a travelling circus, and I don't think anyone sensible wants a "NZ Phoenix". However, such ideas would not be floating around if more Wellington fans were coming to the party.
If holy terror of losing our club means we get up to 15,000 regularly in the RoF and 5000+ memberships, then thank god for Lowy and Gallop scaring us out of, if you'll excuse the phrase, "squatting" on our fandom. When Nix management raised the "we need more crouds, bros" thing before, the reaction from fans was anger and resentment for "threatening us". Note, for example, how the Transfer thread is no longer packed with angst. Sometimes you really don't know what you've got until someone is suggesting that you don't have a right to it.