The 44 year-old lashed out at the the club for what he saw as their worthlessness to the league.

While Dome said Bosnich was a great player and pundit, he questioned whether the former Manchester United should comment on the political aspects of the game and competition.

Bosnich made the statements after Wellington's 2-2 draw against Newcastle Jets.

"At the moment, for me, they're offering the A-League nothing," he said.

"I want to see a bit of consistency and them actually threatening to get into the top four, instead of struggling around the fringes."

He went on to suggest they were taking the place of a potential Australian team, but Dome disagreed.

"You can't say the Phoenix aren't bringing anything to the A-League. It's ridiculous - an absolutely ridiculous comment," he said.

Wellington are currently developing an array of young Australian players, he added, with Jacob Tratt, Adam Parkhouse, Dylan Fox and Lewis Italiano all taking the field this season, while they were also responsible for striker Nathan Burns resurrecting his career as he worked his way back into the national squad.

Dome said Bosnich's attack had zero basis.

"It's not worth justifying those sorts of off-the-cuff comments - for some reason, he's got a bee in his bonnet.

"We'll just carry on and do our business. We've got a quality team of football players, we've got two exciting young coaches who are going to take the club to the next level and we're pretty excited about that."

Wellington currently sit in eighth position after earning three draws and a win in their past four games under new coaches Des Buckingham and Chris Greenacre in the aftermath of Ernie Merrick's departure.