Was it not rumoured that Emblen could be coaching this team?
This is quite an interesting development and I think that the football landscape in Wellington got interesting. You now have potential tug of war game because many sides offer different things.
You have TW whom are a top 4 team and have Champs League so will attract good players.
You have the Phoenix reserves whom cannot touch the Wanderers kids and will attract those who would like to show case for the Phoenix and potential professional employment and it looks like will be young players.
Then there is the thing from last year regarding the TW/Wairarapa youth and the recruiting around that.
I guess some young players are going to find themselves playing ASBP/NYL when potentially they would not have previously and some players whom have to chose between either Champs League or showcasing for the Phoenix. Is there enough decent young footballers in the region to go around to add to the quality or are some players going to play and be out of their depth and add nothing? I would be interested in commentary from those more learned than I as its been a while since I lived down there.