as much as id probably like ya news ...the theory , it remains...you signed it you abide by it..... as for more matches....its your teams that have gone ..: we cant afford it! ...wot for NZ yooof..? media coverage ...whence cometh that ???...If the choice be grey and mis or pissed off and angry ,,, id rather be the latter,,, and i whine aboot FA...
Its good about the new standards tho eh ??
1. 'couldn't afford' - Team Wellington couldn't afford it because of NZ football's incompetence. Not local administration.
2. 'media coverage' - If you had read the Pignata plan you would have seen that the plan is to play as televised curtain raisers at the stadium seeing as Sky already have cameras there.
3. 'NZ Yoof' - the party line whenever the Phoenix sign a player that wasn't born in New Zealand is that they ignore NZ players. Well this plan has 6 or more young New Zealand players playing each week in the NZFC and training with a professional club each week... that is an additional 6 that aren't playing NZFC now... not to mention the kiwi's not playing each week for the first team.
I'm pretty sure those running City and Waitakere are all over the idea, and I'm sure the players at all sides love the idea of being viewed by the A-League sides.
I really struggle to see anything negative about the concept.