"They are the benchmark for football development in New Zealand. Few, if any, organisation or club can match them for long-term development of players . . . They produce some of the most technically gifted footballers in the New Zealand age-group ranks, despite not getting what they would describe as “blue-chip”, or best, recruits. That’s done through a long-term commitment to developing each player." - Dominion Post/Stuff.co.nz