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Too cold in Oct/Nov for regrowth. Have they not heard of UV lighting over there.
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In fairness to them it's the equivalent of a stadium that is solely used for VFL level football so not too sure if they'd be able to afford the best quality toolsToo cold in Oct/Nov for regrowth. Have they not heard of UV lighting over there.
#metricsThere's some strange quotes there...
- I'd be fascinated to know how they decipher who are the most and least watched clubs - is it just ratings cut in half? In any case, when the draw is as imbalanced as it is (eg. Victory playing a couple of teams 3 times before they've played other teams twice) I don't know how reliable that figure is anyway. And in any case, this notion of using clubs like CCM, Perth and Newcastle as low watermarks is pathetic (on the part of Wellington, and on the part of the A-League with things like the salary cap). They hold the entire league back, and by comparing themselves to the low watermarks Wellington are complicit in that.
Different owners. Before we had Terry Serepises, now we have Rob Morrison and Welnix group.- I'm pretty sure they were offered a spot in the W-League when it began and they decided it wasn't viable and it wasn't worth their money.
Yeah, not too sure about this one haha- What are they doing to try and engage an Australian supporter group? I'm pretty in tune with the A-League, particularly with the Melbourne teams, and I see no evidence of this whatsoever. I know a couple of Kiwi blokes in Sydney who go to a couple of Nix games a year (in Sydney) who have lamented for years that they don't do this.
From what I've read on the Nix forum, Super Rugby is also struggling for crowd numbers. Sure, the final got 36,000, but that was a final. I can't back it up with stats, though as I'm on my phone..- I don't know that much about Super Rugby - but I find it very hard to believe that they're a more successful team by any measure than the most successful SR teams (eg. Crusaders)
They had bigger things to worry about.. like surviving the New Year and the rest of the season.- How can they not already have controls in place to monitor the state of a ground that they play at once a year? That's almost comedic.
There's all kinds of rumours. I heard the FFA changed it up last minute. Who knows?????- We know for a fact that the line about the Victory refusing to change jerseys isn't right - they warmed up in the blue jerseys at the behest of the referee and De Bohun over ruled them. That seems like trying to shift the blame because like with the stadium, they made a plan (with the jerseys) and never followed up with the execution.
The Wellington Phoenix are set to be granted a 10-year A-League licence extension.
It's understood that the Welnix group, who hold the club's licence, are on the verge of an agreement with Football Federation Australia (FFA) that would see the Phoenix afforded the tenure they're after.
There would be various strings attached, which dictate that the club have to continue meeting various agreed marks. Failure to do so would result in a swift review of their A-League status.
Well done 'Nux. Would love to see FFA work together with the NZ federation to get them into the AFC.
Good news.
Wellington Phoenix and Football Federation Australia on cusp of licence agreement
They don't want to go...
I'm not quite sure how I feel about additional "metrics" needing to be met... I guess we'll hear more about the specifics soon.
Don't understand why they wouldn't want to join AFC. Nix will be able to play in the AFC CL for starters. And it will surely help development of the NZ national teams at all levels.
Oceania is holding NZ back atm.
In NZ, do they have those?Bunnings or Masters have pitchforks on special at the moment
They have putchforks.In NZ, do they have those?
True on the first part not so on the part that they dont have the players. Currently yes they wouldn't get in via Asia but youth football in NZ has very good numbers and the number of clubs and soccer fields you see would be on par with that in Australia. But you're 100% right the FNZ are inept at handling a professional sporting team or they don't want to help the Australian product. Either scenario is a joke really! They do everything they can to support their own tinpot domestic comp and leave the Nix to struggleNZ's FA barely gives a s**t about the Phoenix - it was one of the primary reasons that there head has been on the block the last few months.
From what I understand, football is a top tier sport in Australia compared to how it's viewed in NZ. They don't have the players, the set up or the ambition to become any sort of a regional powerhouse in the way that Australia did - so for as long as they're a walk up start to a World Cup play-off every 4 years, why wouldn't they take it?
That would be something the A-League and FFA could possibly consider if FNZ or the OFC gave two shits about the PhoenixSurely it was to contribute something to Oceania, and to try and get additional money/resources out of another market?
Why do Sydney need a 3rd team? 2 is already enough.