Daniel Mchardy Afternoons

Wellington Phoenix Chairman Rob Morrison has refuted claims he wants to sell the club's A-League license.But he's echoed the call from other A-League club chairmen that significant change is needed in the way the A-League is run if the competition is to survive.Rumours surfaced over the weekend, claiming Morrison was seeking an Australian buyer for the license currently held by the Welnix consortium, which operates Wellington Phoenix FC.According to leading Australian football writer David Davutovic, Morrison has already met with interested parties as he seeks to either completely sell the license or enter into a shared ownership or merger agreement with another group based in Australia.With the A-League to expand by two teams in 2019/20, Davutovic reported Morrison has held talks with at least two expansion hopefuls – Southern Expansion (based south of Sydney) and Campbelltown (southwest Sydney) – to explore the possibility of a full or partial sale of the Phoenix's license."No is the simple answer," Morriso