Saw in the paper today that YoungHeart Manawatu are expecting two Uruguayan players to join the side for next season, with both described as "active in the Uruguayan First Division"

EDIT: Can't find a link as it was an editorial-style piece, but I would call Manawatu Standard frontpage fairly reputable.

Edited by thewestisland: 28/3/2011 11:52:43 PM

Please let them be young and hot [-o<

Palmerston North isn't so bad now, is it? :d

Haha well it sure would encourage me to go to the Team Wellington games against them!

Isn't Youngheart broke?

Just about everyone is, thanks to Waitakere's embarrasing failure to reach the Club World Cup last year. Once Auckland City get through it should be full steam ahead once more.

Its about 50k extra for every other team if AC qualify aye?

IIRC it's worth about $700,000 just for qualifying, of which most goes to NZF, with around half split among the ASB Prem sides (around $50k each). ACFC hangs on to the other portion which includes bonuses for ACFC players and staff.

Auckland's run to 5th in 2009 was worth about $2,000,000. As heard it, NZF once again took a big chunk with clubs getting $50-100k.

Then when Waishitakere turned up, suddenly that $50,000 went missing from each and every club. Most ASB Prem sides allegedly operate on around $350,000 per season. As you can imagine, it hurts pretty bad when you suddenly lose 15% of your budget for reasons well beyond your control. Hopefully ACFC can win the O-League and go recoup our funds!

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between the FFA assisting you guys to the US$8 million last year and this money, what are all the complaints about over there?

Direct assistance to NZF? Or projects rolled out across OFC member nations?

:) was a joke wetsy about the FFA keeping the Nix in the League and improving the NZ players (and coach's) standard to a higher level. The 'gel-ness' factor of being so familiar would have helped NZ no doubt.

Fair enough. We can only hope these Uruguayans come to fruition and show their wares regularly at El Memorial! If they are playing at a high-ish level it is quite possible that they are coming to New Zealand (as players have in the past) in an attempt to augur towards a move into the A-League.

Dreams are free :)