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You don’t start a football club to make money

OPINION: An A-League team in Auckland might be great news for fans, but is dumb financially.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 28 Mar 2023

While the idea of another (potential) A-League franchise in Auckland might be great news for football fans in the region, it’s also probably the dumbest financial move any prospective investor could ever make.

Dumb, that is, if you ever enter the equation wanting to make money from, or even

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Martin Devlin Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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