Blackout

Obviously you didn't notice the Brisbane fans misspelling their teams name out loud. Lewl That was hilarious: "Gimme a B" "B" "Gimme an I... R" "R!!!"

Give him a contract. Please.

Novillo looks promising. Hopefully there is some substance to the style. EDIT: Shit

He looks like class.

Safuwan isn't having his greatest game but he's not alone out there. Wishing an injury on one of our few young players showing potential... I don't even.

I was hoping to see Safuwan come on for half an hour or so today. Maybe next week...

I like the new logo, the dominant colour is clearly red - hopefully this will see some red make its way into the home kit in time. Admittedly it is a little too similar to NYC's crest, but the logo itself I'm a fan of.

Except they're now going to be Manchester City's Melbourne franchise. Well, that's how I feel about it anyway. It's not that they're changing the colours that irks me, but that the club is going to be Manchester City Mk. III.

Even if A-League sides were regularly progressing from the group stage I'd be happy. This page shows how far the A-League sides progressed each year, apart from Adelaide it's pretty damning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_clubs_in_the_AFC_Champions_League

In a weird kind of way, I'm actually looking forward to the off-season so I can see what changes take place with our club.

The salary cap has increased significantly since the first few seasons (I believe it is $2.5 million up from the inaugural season's $1.5 million). Unfortunately you can't bump it up instantly as it would make some clubs instantly unsustainable. I believe the rate of increase is good, we just have to develop our own talent. I think the big thing is marquee players, in particular focusing on Asian marquees so they comply with AFC rules and have greater marketability in Asia.

Well that's the other big point, with the funding behind our club we could potentially build an image as 'the' Australian (and 'the' Melbourne club ) club in Asia. Of course this is all a pipe dream at this stage.

Hi guys, this is my first post here. I tried searching but could find anything discussing the ACL. In particular, the attitudes of fans towards the competition and its importance to them as a fan. I've always followed the A-League closely from season 1 (to the point that I started cheering for the home team so each club's supporter base would grow), but could never find any attachment to the Victory (something about calling your team after a possible result of the game). Which leads me to the topic, I'm no fanboy that expects Australian clubs to be making the semi-finals every year. But I personally would love to see my team not only a force in the A-League, but also qualifying with regularity for the ACL (in an ideal world). What are the opinions of the average Melbourne Heart supporter on the ACL? I'm getting a sense of apathy from what I've read from fans on various sources around the place. Which surprised me at first as I couldn't think of anything more satisfying than touching up the big Japanese, Korean and middle-eastern teams and building the reputation of our league and Australian football.