United to bolster player resources

Wairarapa United will bolster their playing resources if they happen to earn the right to play at central league level in 2009.
For that to happen they not only have to win Capital Soccer's premier division but beat the top premier division side from the central region in a two-match home and away series and then the bottom-placed side in the 2008 central league, Stop Out, in similar fashion.
It's a huge ask in anybody's language, especially with Stop Out understood
to have registered five of the current New Zealand Olympic squad a few weeks back just in case they were
part of the promotion-relegation process.
But if Wairarapa United prove themselves equal to the challenge and coach Phil Keinzley is adamant they are they will need to ensure
that the shortage of playing numbers which often had them short of reserves this season are quickly overcome.
"We would have to have 15 players available on a regular basis, anything less would be too big a hassle," Keinzley said yesterday when reflecting on a possible central league squad.
"This season we've coped with 12 or 13, we couldn't operate along those lines any more."
Keinzley is confident every player in this year's Wairarapa United line-up will be available again in 2009 and while the Pacific Island influence has had a huge part in their current success he is "very optimistic" than any newcomers for next season would hail from within this country.
"Honestly, we've had one or two inquiries already from some very talented players here about the possibility of joining up with us should we make central league and obviously we will be following them up should that time come," he said.