Melbourne White Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Something that has always interested me as someone who moved to Melbourne from UK a few years ago, but what made you choose Heart/City while there already was an established A League team in the city. For me, as a Leeds fan, it was Kisnorbo. He's something of a cult fan with Leeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Melbourne White said: Something that has always interested me as someone who moved to Melbourne from UK a few years ago, but what made you choose Heart/City while there already was an established A League team in the city. For me, as a Leeds fan, it was Kisnorbo. He's something of a cult fan with Leeds. I had never been to a soccer game before my cousin took me to my first game Heart vs Sydney in 2011 and have been going ever since. I remember sitting behind the Yarraside and thinking is sick, I had never experienced an atmosphere like that before. Edited February 15, 2018 by Forever City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Melbourne White said: Something that has always interested me as someone who moved to Melbourne from UK a few years ago, but what made you choose Heart/City while there already was an established A League team in the city. For me, as a Leeds fan, it was Kisnorbo. He's something of a cult fan with Leeds. The other team supported incest, I did not 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Melbourne White said: Something that has always interested me as someone who moved to Melbourne from UK a few years ago, but what made you choose Heart/City while there already was an established A League team in the city. For me, as a Leeds fan, it was Kisnorbo. He's something of a cult fan with Leeds. There's already a thread covering why people started to follow Heart - see Australian Football "Prior to Melbourne Heart FC." I doubt that the reasons people choose City over Victory have changed much since those first four seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, jw1739 said: There's already a thread covering why people started to follow Heart - see Australian Football "Prior to Melbourne Heart FC." I doubt that the reasons people choose City over Victory have changed much since those first four seasons. That's spot on. But would be interesting (to me at least) is firstly why people continue to support and secondly what would it take for people to stop supporting. For me I continue more now because of the kids driving the enthusiasm and the routine. (very similar to being married). For me to stop would probably take, a close family member played for another team or if a truly detestable person became involved in the club and held some position of importance ie Coach, chairman or a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jovan said: That's spot on. But would be interesting (to me at least) is firstly why people continue to support and secondly what would it take for people to stop supporting. For me I continue more now because of the kids driving the enthusiasm and the routine. (very similar to being married). For me to stop would probably take, a close family member played for another team or if a truly detestable person became involved in the club and held some position of importance ie Coach, chairman or a player. I think its fair game now between choosing between us and Victory. Also if a Far North Queensland team came into the comp, I would have to split my support, but I could never stop supporting Melbourne Heart/City/Redbulls (After they buy CFG's share) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I used to follow the NPL back in the day and victards were not my team, I couldn't bring myself to support them. I used to follow Euro football mostly, but I find it the opposite now. I continue to support the team because I want them and the league to realise it's potential, meager as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Why I started? A gun was pointed to my head. Why am I still here? Why am I still in love with that bitch that ruined everything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 My cousin had free tickets once and asked me “you’re a Heart supporter, yeah?” and I said yeah, not knowing what I was getting myself into. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityWildcat Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 MHFC red and white = NFFC Tricky Trees red and white. They were new. I was new to Melbourne. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Moved over from nz first season of the league so was on the knights (lol). Mum is Scottish born Catholic and I'm a Chelsea fan so Kevin Muscat is as close to the devil you can get. Never got into the Tards as a result. Heart came along after knights collapsed and here I am today wasting my time on this forum and my money on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno cpfc Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 For me it was the name of Kevin Muscat that put me off so i bided my time until Heart/City came along and here i am still a fan of City. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I still ask myself the same question everyday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyknuckles Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Being a lifelong football fan and excited about the prospect of the A league, I was actually a member of victory, went to the all the games, the first semi, the first grand final win etc.etc. But it was purely from a A league supporter point of view. I never really felt part of that club, and actually disliked many aspects of it. A mate and myself always said we would support a second Melbourne team, and that's the boring story really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Never liked soccer, but I wanted to suck up to the missus brother, so I went along to a Victory game (the year before Heart same along) and loved the atmosphere and excitement. Decided id support Heart so we could have some rivalry & banter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Decided to start following an A-League team around about the time the 2nd Melbourne licence was announced (decision unrelated). Thought it would be better to get onboard a team from the start so waited for Heart to enter the comp. Happy to admit that if the licence announcement had been a year later I would have been supporting Victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) I think ive told my story a few times. I short, followed NQ Fury but was 5+ hours to even get to Townsville. Moved to Melbourne and supported Heart because they were shit Edited February 19, 2018 by haz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 45 minutes ago, Bellos23 said: Watching sbs and saw the first ever signing was gol gol merbratu and thought they need support being a new team! Never looked back ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) On 2/21/2018 at 7:05 AM, Bellos23 said: Watching sbs and saw the first ever signing was gol gol merbratu and thought they need support being a new team! Never looked back On 2/21/2018 at 7:52 AM, malloy said: ??? LOL - Gol Gol was signed by Heart as half the nails were already in the coffin @Bellos23 TBH I supported MHFC for something to do in Summer when my Ex was doing Summer School, I was also always put of by the Continental Style of support that MVFC had and I thought that MHFC therefore might be different plus as they were the new club that they needed supporters and had a nice kit. The best thing about being a MHFC fan was ultimately also the worse thing for the club which was being a small club that had barely any fans meant that you could make some good mates with some other fans along the way but at the end of the day that is what saw the club die - Next to no fans. I tried to support City as a New Team mainly as a social thing with my mates from the Heart Days but as time as gone by I find less and less of a connection between City and Heart over each Season, and I also could accept rat shit results from a club like Heart but not Mediocre Results from a club like City. These days I would say I am an Anti-MV fan more than anything else, and seeing as City being seen as out doing MV is what annoys them most that loosely makes me a City fan however I cancelled my membership this season because I CBF going to games. I also like to see to WSW lose due to the crap they use to say about Yarraside back in the day and for that reason if City dont win things then I dont mind SFC winning it cos it pisses of those idiots. Edited February 22, 2018 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I wonder what the numbers actually are - Heart members (at any stage) in Seasons 1-4 who are no longer City members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I wonder what the numbers actually are - Heart members (at any stage) in Seasons 1-4 who are no longer City members. I just kept letting it roll on from Hearts First Season until this Season... and I then had to answer three phone calls about I wanted out. A lot of my mates got the same follow up calls... PPL can have their own opinion about if its still the same club (I am find with that) however it was pretty irritating when the same bloke rang me each time saying why do I want out when I have been a Member since Season One? The worst was I had to explain each time that was Season One of Melbourne Heart and not City, and I had only let the roll on occur for drink deals at The Gimp and because it covered probably the same amount of games I went each Season but now being married that at most I am an Armchair Fan. Also TBH from S2 onwards Heart was my main Football side... but the last two years or so I have returned to having Celtic as my main Football side as the kids Rodgers has signed (loaned) are far more attractive side to watch play on TV than City in RL/TV. Edited February 22, 2018 by cadete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 19/02/2018 at 6:23 PM, malloy said: Decided to start following an A-League team around about the time the 2nd Melbourne licence was announced (decision unrelated). Thought it would be better to get onboard a team from the start so waited for Heart to enter the comp. Happy to admit that if the licence announcement had been a year later I would have been supporting Victory. Pretty much the exact same story here. Including the victory bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno cpfc Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 Nowadays i often wonder why ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 4 hours ago, johnno cpfc said: Nowadays i often wonder why ! Dont worry mate, the derby win will cheer us up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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