The planned move to dissolve the associations and give NNSWF total control will not result in lower fees. By their own admission the fees currently going to associations now will be collected by Northern.

The change will also negatively effect all community only clubs, as they will lose any link they currently have to help with running the club, coaching, skill development and basically everything.

In over a year of this process Northern still have not come up with a solid plan on how to replace those services lost by the vast majority of clubs across the region, including a few NL1 clubs.

The board and Eland have gotten too comfortable after not being challenged in the role to increase the quality of football services for the entire region