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  1. 19/20 Puma Kits

    in Melbourne City

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    On 25/07/2019 at 11:05 AM, cadete said:

    I have quit being a MCFC fan a while ago... the Digital Red and White Away Kit was the last straw for me.

    I only come on here at work out of habit to really post in the Club Room.

    I dont think I will call myself a supporter of Western United, but I probably will have more interest in them. As I support Man United, love the color Green as a Celtic Fan and my AFL side is Geelong. I also live in a North West direction to the City these days. 

    In saying that as I have posted a bit on here the A-League needs to make some big changes to become interesting for a lot of people of which I am one... as it is really hard to see the League as one of Club Tribalism when you have a pool of Australian players who take two year contracts at a new club every two years. The League needs to lift its standard and have Players the fans can become more attached to and I see lifting the amount of Foreign Players at clubs is the only solution.

    Otherwise we will continue to watch the same mediocre players move from club to club being guaranteed positions as Professional Footballers as long as they can sit among the best 200 odd Australian players based in Australia. I feel the restrictions on foreign footballers has actually been a major reason on the obvious dip in the quality of the domestic side as our players are not being made to work hard enough to earn a decent wage as domestic footballers. 

    When you had to be among the very best in the NSL or more likely play overseas to be a Professional Australian Footballer, our players worked a lot harder on advancing themselves as players. Still today young players who have to play NPL at Top NPL clubs before being noticed for A-League squads continue to improve at a greater rate than those who have been gifted spots in Rep Sides and A-Leagues lists since being teenagers.

    Good point re player movement merry go round ruining the HAL.

  2. 19/20 Puma Kits

    in Melbourne City

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    17 hours ago, Harrison said:

    Obligatory 'unpopular opinion' intro but I really like it. Initially the all blue looked a bit odd but I've come around. Might even be my favourite in the City era. 

     

    Less sky blue, not more.  Looks horrendous. 

  12. City Football Group (CFG) [Owner of Melbourne City]

    in Melbourne City

    Posted · Edited by Rasputin

    For some unexplained reason I grew to hate Victory when the A league started.  Went to some games early as have always been a football fan but just couldn't connect.  Then Heart came and it was like yep, this is it.  The excitement and interest in those early years was amazing.  Now it's been taken away and watch occasionally and check the scores now and then.  Shame. 

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  20. Season's over. We now know where we are at. Start planning for 2019/20 now

    in Melbourne City

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    With West Melb entering the league and South East Melb soon to enter, City needs to look at its strategy for the future.  If the 2 new melb clubs get their shit together and have some success in their boutique stadiums, then you can exclude these regions from providing future city fans.  Victory unfortunately are a strong club which will get stronger and will always attract support.  What point of difference does city have?  If anything being a subsidiary and an academy of manchester city is a turn off to many.  At least Heart felt like "our" club.  The point of difference at the time was that Heart was the alternative to Victory.  

    I know a few people who have turned away since city took over.  They say it doesn't feel like the club they embraced as their own.  Not only the changing of the name and colors but also the feeling that the club is being used as a means to an end.  Man city trying to find the next talent they can on sell for a profit and CFG spreading their brand over the world.  Football clubs should have a meaningful connection with it's fans where tribalism runs deep, not be a multinational entity looking for profits and global exposure.

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  23. Does Melbourne City have/need an 'identity'?

    in Melbourne City

    Posted · Edited by Rasputin

    Correct.   Supporters don't know what colors they identify with.  Red and white or sky blue?  Why do so many wear the away red white tops to games.  Which other club has so many of it's supportets wear away colors?  Combinig red white and sky blue in its home shirt would go a long way to solving this.

  25. Does Melbourne City have/need an 'identity'?

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    Melbourne Heart had an identity and people chose to follow it.  City came along and forcefully changed it's identity and alot of people felt obliged to continue to follow.  You can see it in the stands - some people wear sky blue, some people red and white.  Mixed up like the clubs identity.  The only reason people put up with the take over and forced change of identity was the money which doesn't help build a strong identity.  

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