Well there does seem a planned time frame. But what the model APL actually gets for season 27/28, compared to what they are planning, could be two very different things.
I mean in 12 months there will be a new media rights deal, which hopefully is alot better than the current sharkhouse one. No more Keepup financial dark holes, cross fingers. The APL maybe able to substantially increase the club disbursements for season 26/27 (less so coming season 25/26). That will be part of the PFA's thinking.
Also it's the PFA's responsibility as a union to protect it's members. Under the newly mooted 'must have six players under age 21 in your senior squad' model, Auckland fail to have any. So right now as it stands 6 of AFC's squad would have to be released and replaced by 6 youngsters. Unions don't like members being jobless.
Yipe lots of argy bargy consultation ahead.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360657223/salary-cap-changes-set-force-belt-tightening-league-men
A hard cap of AU$3 million (NZ$3.22 million, with a lone exception for one marquee player, is set to be put in place in 2026-27, after a transition season in 2025-26, where the existing salary cap of AUS$2.55m (NZ$2.73m) that comes with several exceptions, including for marquee and homegrown players, will remain in place.
I mean in 12 months there will be a new media rights deal, which hopefully is alot better than the current sharkhouse one. No more Keepup financial dark holes, cross fingers. The APL maybe able to substantially increase the club disbursements for season 26/27 (less so coming season 25/26). That will be part of the PFA's thinking.
Also it's the PFA's responsibility as a union to protect it's members. Under the newly mooted 'must have six players under age 21 in your senior squad' model, Auckland fail to have any. So right now as it stands 6 of AFC's squad would have to be released and replaced by 6 youngsters. Unions don't like members being jobless.
Yipe lots of argy bargy consultation ahead.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360657223/salary-cap-changes-set-force-belt-tightening-league-men
A hard cap of AU$3 million (NZ$3.22 million, with a lone exception for one marquee player, is set to be put in place in 2026-27, after a transition season in 2025-26, where the existing salary cap of AUS$2.55m (NZ$2.73m) that comes with several exceptions, including for marquee and homegrown players, will remain in place.
By the start of the 2027-28 season, a broader financial sustainability model, with caps relative to clubs’ revenue, is set to be put in place, following consultation with A-League Men’s 13 clubs and the Profession Footballers’ Association, the Australian players’ union.