jw1739 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 WU is a complete disaster. FFA demonstrates its incompetence once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) This is a perfect summation of Western United Edited June 26, 2020 by IssySG 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/western-united-part-ways-with-rudan-after-disappointing-a-league-season https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/western-united-option-for-muscat-if-celtic-move-stalls Rudan's gone. the dirtbag from the tards named as possible replacement. when i saw the second article yesterday, i thought it was nothing more than some journo taking the piss. FMD couldn't be more surprised. i know there's been a few rumours here and there that Rudan's can be a rude prick behind closed doors (and he's always come across as a flog) but still 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 hours ago, mattyh001 said: https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/western-united-part-ways-with-rudan-after-disappointing-a-league-season https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/western-united-option-for-muscat-if-celtic-move-stalls Rudan's gone. the dirtbag from the tards named as possible replacement. when i saw the second article yesterday, i thought it was nothing more than some journo taking the piss. FMD couldn't be more surprised. i know there's been a few rumours here and there that Rudan's can be a rude prick behind closed doors (and he's always come across as a flog) but still 😲 I know that Rudan can be obnoxious, but I reckon it's a bit rough on him. This has been a very disturbed season, especially for the Melbourne clubs, and with Tarneit Paddock Rovers having no fixed abode hardly a season conducive to good results. However, I agree that they need to sort themselves out and press the reset button. I still think long-term they'd be better off in Geelong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 fold the useless cunts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 If anyone was going to get sacked and then then another coach was going to come in i couldn't ask for anything better than this. The prodigal son coaching a different Melbourne team LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 minute ago, n i k o said: If anyone was going to get sacked and then then another coach was going to come in i couldn't ask for anything better than this. The prodigal son coaching a regional Victorian team LOL. FTFY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 have completed a very extensive search by the sounds of it 😜 https://www.a-league.com.au/news/australian-football-icon-john-aloisi-joins-western-united-head-coach 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, mattyh001 said: have completed a very extensive search by the sounds of it 😜 https://www.a-league.com.au/news/australian-football-icon-john-aloisi-joins-western-united-head-coach Word is, they chose The Unlucky One over Stajcic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 26 minutes ago, mattyh001 said: have completed a very extensive search by the sounds of it 😜 https://www.a-league.com.au/news/australian-football-icon-john-aloisi-joins-western-united-head-coach Fuck! You couldn't make this shit up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, mattyh001 said: have completed a very extensive search by the sounds of it 😜 https://www.a-league.com.au/news/australian-football-icon-john-aloisi-joins-western-united-head-coach 13 minutes ago, malloy said: Word is, they chose The Unlucky One over Stajcic. wowsers like him or loathe him, Stajcic did wonders in Gosford Edited July 15, 2021 by mattyh001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Can't help but feel that WU came into the league far too early, and isn't a good proposition anyway. A club in Geelong yes, but not a nomadic club such as WU is at least for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) Unbelievable, they were basically given a licence based on a building a ground, now it looks like they'll be shuffling around like homeless losers. https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/a-league-w-league-seasons-pushed-back-c-4045674 Edited September 24, 2021 by Jovan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Jovan said: Unbelievable, they were basically given a licence based on a building a ground, now it looks like they'll be shuffling around like homeless losers. https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/a-league-w-league-seasons-pushed-back-c-4045674 What interests me more is here we have a sports facility, as we do at AAMI Park, paid for by taxpayers and operated by a Trust, and a tenant can oppose another potential tenant from using that facility. In both cases I don't think that the current tenants (South at Lakeside, and City and Victory at AAMI) have an exclusive tenancy (or we wouldn't see NRL, RU, concerts and big trucks at AAMI or athletics at Lakeside). These assets belong to all of us, not just football clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Need to be renamed travelling circus football club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: What interests me more is here we have a sports facility, as we do at AAMI Park, paid for by taxpayers and operated by a Trust, and a tenant can oppose another potential tenant from using that facility. In both cases I don't think that the current tenants (South at Lakeside, and City and Victory at AAMI) have an exclusive tenancy (or we wouldn't see NRL, RU, concerts and big trucks at AAMI or athletics at Lakeside). These assets belong to all of us, not just football clubs. So I believe in aami parks case as per acl rules only 2 teams can share a ground and with city being in the acl that's a breach if united share it as would be 3 teams. In Souths case they have a veto on any other soccer games except internationals and used that veto previously to prevent heart using the stadium is the rumor. As per their statement they see united as a direct rival, whereas victory w-league and y-league have played their without issue as south don't have a leg to stand on to veto it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 bunch of gypsies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) It was such a stupid decision in the first place. Admitting Team11 would not have prejudiced the formation of a club located geographically to the west of Melbourne as and when they had a home ground. Edited September 26, 2021 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Knights response to tarneits statement regarding knights stadium http://www.melbourneknights.com.au/news/a-response-to-claims-regarding-knights-stadium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, HughJass said: Knights response to tarneits statement regarding knights stadium http://www.melbourneknights.com.au/news/a-response-to-claims-regarding-knights-stadium/ This sort of shit just demonstrates what is so wrong with Australian football. We are forever shooting ourselves in the foot with this pettiness - we should all be working together for the common cause of maximising the financial stability of the game, investment and interest in the game, its public image and support thereof, and therefore its growth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 14 hours ago, jw1739 said: This sort of shit just demonstrates what is so wrong with Australian football. We are forever shooting ourselves in the foot with this pettiness - we should all be working together for the common cause of maximising the financial stability of the game, investment and interest in the game, its public image and support thereof, and therefore its growth. I don't think that the Knights have said anything wrong. All they have done is responded to WU public statements which going by the response has been inaccurate or even misleading. Me thinks that the FFA should be embarrassed by giving the license to WU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 3 hours ago, NewConvert said: I don't think that the Knights have said anything wrong. All they have done is responded to WU public statements which going by the response has been inaccurate or even misleading. Me thinks that the FFA should be embarrassed by giving the license to WU. No, nothing wrong. IMO just totally unnecessary to make public details of behind-the-scenes discussions/negotiations. Unnecessary for WU's comments in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Get a load of this: It's one thing to defend your club and the unacceptable current state of their stadium non-development, but it's another to take pot-shots at us for "training standards being not up to scratch" after moving away from a $14M state of the art facility to Casey where the construction of an even bigger, more professional facility is already underway. If our training standards aren't up to scratch coming off the season we just did, then what the hell does that make Nomad FC's? I was all for giving these useless fucks the benefit of the doubt but jeez, the unfounded arrogance is deafening. "Betterment of the game in Victoria" my ass. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IssySG Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?! Credit: @james_r_mcgarth on twitter 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Anyone else following the APLs goal difference saga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 3 minutes ago, KSK_47 said: Anyone else following the APLs goal difference saga? Embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, haz said: Embarrassing. I'm not up on it, what did I miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 https://aleagues.com.au/news/western-united-a-league-stadium-news/?fbclid=IwAR3mNJ8Dunvp-26CscTwHSdI0cYqE2nzzeq9EO9CeyB57gMEn7OyXwBni6I 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 6 hours ago, Bannon said: https://aleagues.com.au/news/western-united-a-league-stadium-news/?fbclid=IwAR3mNJ8Dunvp-26CscTwHSdI0cYqE2nzzeq9EO9CeyB57gMEn7OyXwBni6I Them getting their shit together would be good for the league. Or to put it another way, them not having their shit together is bad for the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, Bannon said: https://aleagues.com.au/news/western-united-a-league-stadium-news/?fbclid=IwAR3mNJ8Dunvp-26CscTwHSdI0cYqE2nzzeq9EO9CeyB57gMEn7OyXwBni6I All talk I'll believe it when I see it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 On 05/01/2024 at 7:41 PM, kingofhearts said: All talk I'll believe it when I see it This is where I'm at with WU. They've gone through three stadium builders by my count. Less press conferences and more action please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 what a rabble apprtnley there next home games are in tasmania 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted Saturday at 01:23 AM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:23 AM (edited) Is that stadium of WU their final effort or a training pitch? Interesting to see whatever its final designation. Could be quite a nice little "boutique" ground if developed further. Looks functional and affordable from the highlights of the match vs. Adelaide I just watched. Quite by chance some 20 minutes after I posted the above I discovered this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/clubs-exploring-modular-stadiums/103640100 Edited Saturday at 01:47 AM by jw1739 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted Saturday at 02:03 AM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:03 AM The modular stadium idea is not new of course. IMO there is no need to build-in facilities that are used on match-day, such as food and beverage outlets - these facilities come to the ground and set up outside the ground on match day and are run by private businesses. I believe that this is the model used in the USA, and in fact saw the big stadium in Honolulu which operates on this basis. On the day in question we went to a sort of bring-and-buy sale held in the car-park outside. Three of the stands at the new stadium of AFC Wimbledon are of modular construction. A heart-warming story itself of the rebirth of a football club is here: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/club/history/#:~:text=It happened on November 3,and loved ceased to exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted Saturday at 03:35 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 03:35 AM 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: Is that stadium of WU their final effort or a training pitch? Interesting to see whatever its final designation. Could be quite a nice little "boutique" ground if developed further. Looks functional and affordable from the highlights of the match vs. Adelaide I just watched. Quite by chance some 20 minutes after I posted the above I discovered this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/clubs-exploring-modular-stadiums/103640100 Think it's their training ground/women's home ground. Sounded like they were yet to build the actual stadium... It's probably big enough for them anyway as it is. They could always add more on the ends if the club grows it's supporter base... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted Saturday at 08:32 AM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:32 AM 4 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: Think it's their training ground/women's home ground. Sounded like they were yet to build the actual stadium... It's probably big enough for them anyway as it is. They could always add more on the ends if the club grows it's supporter base... 5,000 at present. Could easily get to 15,000 with modular additions. Why spend more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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