One other point seriously do some of you think Aussies will turn up in Sydney to watch a Kiwi based team. Not going to happen I'm afraid. Can't say expats will because they havnt turned up in great numbers so far.
One thing Aussies always point out about the Phoenix is that it totally fails to get Kiwis living in Oz to turn up to away games.
When you take into account the AUS Govt hardline deportations of NZers from Oz, and the proliferation of face-recognition software used by various agencies (and supermarkets), you kinda have to accept some of our potential AUS-based fans do not turn up at games :-)
It's kinda like trying to get Central Coast fans to turn up to any games!