Radio Sport Breakfast

Wellington Phoenix fans have every right to be wondering today what the hell is going on with their football club.Media reports emerged late last week the club was in negotiations over some sort of absurd merger with a consortium from Southwest Sydney.The Phoenix issued a statement in response to that, saying while they were talking to potential investors, they weren't interested in selling some or any of their A-League license.But last night, the Sydney Morning Herald reported the club had indeed reached agreement to sell the license for $15 million and basically close the doors over this side of the ditch.If the owners didn't want to sell, why have they even been discussing that notion with other parties, let alone actually reaching agreement?If they're not flat-out lying to the fans, they're at the very least being economical with the truth.The proposed sale looks likely to be blocked by Football Federation Australia anyway as they look to preserve the integrity of their own A-League expansion process, wit