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SYDNEY - New Zealand Soccer (NZS) remained on tenterhooks tonight as Football Federation Australian (FFA) continued to weigh its Wellington A-League licence bid against that of rival Townsville.
No decision had been reached late today as FFA chief executive Ben Buckley, chairman Frank Lowy and members of the FFA executive mulled over the two bids for the final spot in the eight-team league in 2007-08. The process was likely to drag into tomorrow.
"They're still reviewing the documentation and there's no indication when they'll be finished," FFA spokesman Adam Mark said.
NZS chief executive Graham Seatter expressed renewed confidence last night that its bid could be successful after meeting John Dow, head of the potential Wellington sub-licensee.
"After a lot of hard work we believe we have made a strong submission and now it is up to the FFA to make a call," Seatter said.
They were confident they had satisfactory funding to the tune of $1.1 million to satisfy the FFA who initially said on Monday they needed a guarantee of at least $2 million.
FFA operations manager Matt Carroll said yesterday it was essentially a two-horse race between the Wellington bid and Townsville's Tropical Football who have signed All Whites great Wynton Rufer as coach.
- NZPA
