An Open Letter to Steve Tew

Dear Steve 'The Mongoose' Tew.
New Zealand Rugby Union HQ & Brains Trust.

Currently the format of the Air New Zealand Cup, the premier New Zealand rugby competition in New Zealand is under review. You in your wisdom as the most powerful administrator in New Zealand have put the format up for revision.

We would like to suggest that you reshape the competition by the removing the following teams:
* Northland - Whangarei is a horrible, dangerous place. Its not safe and there's not a fan base to support a decent team. Fans in the area are not passionate. People don't care. The team is more famous for its two year losing streak when its only win was the promotion relegation farce against the best team from the Heartland Championship.
* Counties - Manukau - they are bankrupt as you as the businessman that you are know that you've had to underwrite them last year and this year as well. They have a mascot that's named after a Dildo from a Clockwork Orange. What example does that set for kids, Stevie. They have a massive player base but no-body wants to watch them play and last year they were the worst team in the competition - and they still beat Auckland.
* Tasman. Nelson is not a very nice place and its certainly not a first division standard ground. I dont think that you should eat the pies there Steve. Struggling for identity they would make a great Hearland Championship Rugby Team.
* Auckland - Supporters not up to it, a apathetic place which is dangerous. Eden Park is barely functional as a location - the local crowds are invariably out numbered by Away supporters. A miserable place. Steve in Auckland people randomly spit on you on the street, Steve in Auckland there's home less people and street crime, armed robbery, parking is expensive. Steve people don't care, they're apathetic and need to go. Its for the good of the game Steve.

Steve as our greatest administrator were asking you to take a stand for the good of the game.

Nobody likes a hero Steve but you can be a hero to the Rugby public of New Zealand. Children would look up to you for generations to come. Auckland sits like a bloated leech on New Zealand draining us of resources and spreading its poison far and wide. Take a stand now Steve.
Make Auckland one of the four.