I have to repeat: the Kiwi stars who were going to be the base of the W-League team the last time we tried have all signed for other clubs. A Women's Nix team this season would be extremely weak and somewhat embarrassing. I would prefer to wait until we recruit properly.
Not all of them - I don't think Annalie Longo taking up an NZF Women's development role immediately before the Nix and NZF launch a jointly funded professional team is a coincidence, personally.
What better way to develop young talent than to expose them to higher levels of competition? Yeah, they're going to struggle in season 1, but delaying the team a season really only delays that struggle by a season, we can't say for sure that those same players would sign for the Nix next season. The sooner we get boots on grass, the sooner they're going to be competitive & the more seasons we get in before the 2023WC the better.