Bob Latchford Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Talk of Nasri to WU could be his agent stirring the pot so CFG stump up more cash for him quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartman Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 million per season is highly unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 25/06/2019 at 4:16 PM, mus-28 said: Also signed Ivan Vujica from Newcastle. He had a falling out with Merrick and was hardly used this season, he was quite a handy left back the seasons prior. Makes Dylan Pierias' likelyhood of getting minutes even more remote, a loan move to CCM would be a good idea with Miller no longer occupying the RB spot. I reckon both Pierias and Delianov jumped far too early. There was no need for them to leave, especially with 9 scholarship places available next season, and certainly not before they knew the identity of our next manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Peak A league 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 21 hours ago, dconder13 said: Peak A league Are their secondary sponsors all the builders who'll be constructing houses where their stadium should be? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMLIII Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Who will have more fans? Melbourne City or Western United? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 14 hours ago, MCMLIII said: Who will have more fans? Melbourne City or Western United? Lol i reckon WU will seriously struggle to crack 3k regularly against non Vic opposition. There's zero lure to getting on board there until the stadium is up and going imo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, bt50 said: Lol i reckon WU will seriously struggle to crack 3k regularly against non Vic opposition. There's zero lure to getting on board there until the stadium is up and going imo. How they were accepted into the league without a stadium absolutely baffles me. I'm not against the idea of a team that plays games in both Geelong and the western suburbs but how are you going to engage anyone in Melbourne (you know, the place with all the population) without having the team play there for 2-3 years outside of the derbies. I like the club's signings so far but off the field has been a debacle so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Well if social media data is anything to go by, they will struggle. As a comparison, they’ve got roughly 8K Facebook likes whereas Macarthur are over 18K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, Nate said: How they were accepted into the league without a stadium absolutely baffles me. I'm not against the idea of a team that plays games in both Geelong and the western suburbs but how are you going to engage anyone in Melbourne (you know, the place with all the population) without having the team play there for 2-3 years outside of the derbies. I like the club's signings so far but off the field has been a debacle so far. On the contrary i actually like it because i think the FFA has actually shown some long term vision for once; something they couldnt ever be credited with previously. They are going to do it incredibly tough for two or three seasons imo, but if they can ride it out theres definitely a potential for them down the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Harrison said: Well if social media data is anything to go by, they will struggle. As a comparison, they’ve got roughly 8K Facebook likes whereas Macarthur are over 18K. Yeah and we have over 230k fakebook "likes" and look how massive our crowds are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, MHFC-FAN said: Yeah and we have over 230k fakebook "likes" and look how massive our crowds are... That’s my point. Clubs only ‘convert’ a fraction of social media followers into attendees. United are still young but it’s a concern that Macarthur have more than double their Facebook likes at this point. I wonder how many fans will attend after the initial enthusiasm dies down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 At the very least, having both Diamanti and Kone is gonna help them. They have a really nice squad on paper already with two visa signings still remaining, and with Rudan managing they'll be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Harrison said: That’s my point. Clubs only ‘convert’ a fraction of social media followers into attendees. United are still young but it’s a concern that Macarthur have more than double their Facebook likes at this point. I wonder how many fans will attend after the initial enthusiasm dies down. I understand the concern/comparisons, and I do feel that they will struggle especially with no proper home ground to play out of. Competitive on the field they will be, off field will probably be the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 20 hours ago, MCMLIII said: Who will have more fans? Melbourne City or Western United? I don't care how popular Western United is myself. What should concern us is how we fare this season. Even if the attendances for the last few matches of last season were real - which I strongly doubt - the numbers were very poor. Will fans come back to City, and if they do, how quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiko Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Western United have a huge growth corridor which does not rely on taking fans away from City. The projections for the Western region of Melbourne say that it will have a larger population than Adelaide in just over 20 years time and that region does not include Geelong and Ballarat where W United will play for the first 2 seasons. This leads me to think that despite their name and generic appeal Melbourne City may at some point need to establish a 12k stadium in a suburb of their choosing, possibly at Bundoora. Play all the big games at AAMI Park and the remainder at an easy to get to venue in a suburb where interest in football is genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartman Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: Yeah and we have over 230k fakebook "likes" and look how massive our crowds are... Going a step further. We have 230k likes and average 10k at games. They have 8k likes so its fair to say they should be hitting averages of 347 every home game. Edited July 24, 2019 by Heartman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Footscray Perth FC United. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 17 hours ago, jw1739 said: I don't care how popular Western United is myself. What should concern us is how we fare this season. Even if the attendances for the last few matches of last season were real - which I strongly doubt - the numbers were very poor. Will fans come back to City, and if they do, how quickly? Exactly. City has every year distanced itself from MHFC and created stronger symbolism with Man City every year. Carlton SC were very successful on the field but off the field could never get the support they needed to continue, now how many EPL fans are going to chose a club which is a replica of Man City if they support another UK club which almost all Australian footballs fans do. Man City are not that well a supported club and also as club even in Manchester, they are a side that has become a dominant side in the EPL purely due to Foreign Money that are heavily disliked by most EPL fans. For PPL who live in the West and dont support Man City - Its a pretty simple conclusion which side they will follow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Pretty poor that WU don't get a home match for their first. Wouldn't have hurt the League to kick-off the 2019-20 season with their first-ever competitive match at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Can this thread please be renamed the Victorian Mariners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 their home kit is honestly one of the best in the league, looks classy af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Nate said: their home kit is honestly one of the best in the league, looks classy af Almost makes one envious looking at their kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Nate said: their home kit is honestly one of the best in the league, looks classy af Just wait till some oil sheik buys them out..... a single plain bland colour from then on 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) It will look good in photos and then you will see it in real life and realise its Kappa...I bet its the same wet suit material the Heart kits were made in Edited August 22, 2019 by Dylan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 10 hours ago, n i k o said: Almost makes one envious looking at their kit Agree. Nice strong colours and design, black shorts and socks - very masculine kit. But let's face it, the early Heart kits were strong too. I call what City have now the Matthias Cormann kit - a "girlie man" kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 53 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Agree. Nice strong colours and design, black shorts and socks - very masculine kit. But let's face it, the early Heart kits were strong too. I call what City have now the Matthias Cormann kit - a "girlie man" kit. I was trying to be funny with the envious/ green kit comment. But doesn't take away that I agree with your comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Just over 1000 members so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Dylan said: Just over 1000 members so far. Wouldn’t mind someone doing a comparison chart with our first season as Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Dylan said: Just over 1000 members so far. Hopefully their numbers improve once the start playing and hopefully, the people of Geelong and Ballarat get behind the club. The A-League needs Western United to be a success and I can't wait for our matches against them, hopefully a decent rivalry emerges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nate said: Hopefully their numbers improve once the start playing and hopefully, the people of Geelong and Ballarat get behind the club. The A-League needs Western United to be a success and I can't wait for our matches against them, hopefully a decent rivalry emerges. I was always worried that they never seemed to put in the ground work, after they were given a licence, with the local areas to generate some support. There was some, I know, but what Team 11 was doing and what WSW did is the template IMO. But in saying all of that, if the stadium gets off the ground they will be fine and would heap a lot of pressure, especially on us, to build their own stations. Edited August 28, 2019 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Dylan said: Hmmmm East? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 16 hours ago, n i k o said: East? Just journalistic licence. You can't blame them for trying to drum up support, or trying to connect with potential supporters. Overall, IMO the key to their success as a club will be their own stadium, if they actually get one. But irrespective of that, the club that needs to watch what it's doing is City, not in terms of what it does very well indeed, such as City in the Community, but rather what it hasn't done very well so far - that is, connect (reconnect?) with its own fans and then grow its support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 20 hours ago, n i k o said: East? Better than "not victory" I suppose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) These fucking assholes best get it right because if they fail the whole league fails Edited September 15, 2019 by citypool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 16/09/2019 at 8:17 AM, citypool said: These fucking assholes best get it right because if they fail the whole league fails Leagues been dead for years champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Maybe WU can bring a focal point for people living in Tarneit. Let's hope so. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/tarneit-suburb-on-melbourne-fringe-feeling-growing-pains/11537562 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Maybe WU can bring a focal point for people living in Tarneit. Let's hope so. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/tarneit-suburb-on-melbourne-fringe-feeling-growing-pains/11537562 Bit hard when they don't even play there. Honestly would not even know there is a new team as there is no promotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 5 hours ago, jw1739 said: Maybe WU can bring a focal point for people living in Tarneit. Let's hope so. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/tarneit-suburb-on-melbourne-fringe-feeling-growing-pains/11537562 Like everything you get what you pay for. You want access,services and convenience you have to pay extra for it. Affordability is an absolute joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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