Unfortunately that is life. Same goes with uni etc etc.
I assume Phoenix's involvement means there will be no/limited cost for some?
APFA players pay upwards of $10k per year. I assume Ole and other private academies will be similar. Not sure that Nix will mitigate costs.
In Chch it is very much APFA OR NZF pathway. they don't seem to dovetail particularly well. Similar story in other regions?