Everything off the pitch has been done well so far.

The signings of the coaching staff have been a class above anything else I have seen in the league so far.

The players first appointed were good players with experience in the league. They should establish a core and leadership that will ensure a goods start for this club. I don't think anyone is expecting miracles straight away, but you can't help thinking this club will be competitive.

I just simply like what this club is doing, therefor I will commit to becoming a member and supporter of this club.

I am an avid football follower, passionately in love with Newcastle United in England, but never fully got myself into the Victory. Don't get me wrong, I was a supporter, went to a few games every year (even the Grand Final in the second season) and always watched them on TV whenever I could and hoped they would win, but just was never 100% into them. I am a Melbournian first and foremost and patriotic about that so of course I was left no choice in the decision but to follow them.

Then this syndicate came along and I was excited about another team in Melbourne to establish a rivalry and for the growth of the game in Australia. I was going to wait to see what they were about and how they were going to operate before either committing to them or strengthening my relationship with the Melbourne Victory as there was going to be another rival in town. Well a few months ago and after the appointment of John Van't Schip I met Scott Munn through fortunate circumstances. Soon after that I decided. So to did four of my mates. We intend to purchase reserve season tickets in the new stadium as members of the Heart or whatever they will be called. (We all know it will be Heart)

I have no significant reason for crossing the great divide by switching from the Melbourne Victory to the Melbourne Heart, I just feel connected with this new club. Already. More so then I ever did with the Victory. I check this and other websites for new news on this club everyday, I have ideas in my head in who I would approach, I watch other A-League games often just to know a little glimpse of information on anyone we decide to pick up from rival clubs. I have fallen in love and consider this my club already.

Can't wait for the announcement on colours, name, kit and logo. Then more signings. This is really exciting.

Go the Heart! :d

Wahey, another Toon boy ;D

Hey I don't mind at all...I hope there is another 12-16k of you who will buy memberships and go to matches each week.

A Glasgow type rivalry without the religious connotations. That would be simply awesome.

Not sure if that's possible to be honest, mate. It's 90% of what makes that rivalry so intense is centuries of difference. A lot like the Sunderland/Newcastle rivalry - it goes back way before football. I don't think you can create that intensity in the modern era (anywhere).

They are all multi's of 1 person....

Yeah I called that as well...

Yeah pretty obvious! Good call! :p

:lol: :lol:

It's all about realistic expectations, mate. If you go into it expecting the kind of passion you get over there - it's inevitably going to be a let-down. If we accept that it's going 'just' to be a strong rivalry, fair enough.

The biggest problem with a rivalry here is that because supporters are few and far between (relative to population), the chances of working surrounded by your rivals, is low. If you live in Glasgow, or Sunderland/Newcastle, the probability is that you will see rival supporters within a day of the match - you lose and you know it's going to be a nightmare going to work the next day. I remember working in Washington one night, my shift starting 2 hours after the final whistle in the Sunderland-Newcastle match, an absolute nightmare going into work that night (we lost 2-1). Here in Melbourne, you could quite easily go days without seeing a rival.

It will build though, no worries about that.

Can an administrator on this forum clear up that I have but only one account to put an ease to the minds of these numskull posters?

You can always have 2 rivals.. Liverpool v Everton? Liverpool v Manchester Utd?

MEL vs ADL (Biggest Rivalry for Adelaidians but Melbournians dont give a right f*ck about it)

of course you don't give a "right f*ck about it".. that's why you've brought it up twice. That's why you and your mates come down here in droves for your away games. That's why you and your mates come armed with your "ratchets and hammers".. unless you're a mechanic of course?

Oh and what's this business about "f*ggots with the mardigras" and your avatar? A forum filled with men and you want us to do what with your "Love Pump"??

Sorry to burst your bubble, but we dont care about your petty little rivalry.
We have won eight times in a f*cking row.
i mean, seriously?
SYD vs MEL is the only true rivalry in AUS, and when West SYD and MEL HRT come in, it'll
fu*k everything up.

I think West Sydney have got their shit together and will form an interesting battle between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory.

As for the Heart, their administration sounds alright, but i'm quite skeptical of what their going to bring to the HAL. Like i said on another thread, when i look at Heart and Victory, i really can't work out the so-called "point of difference" apart from the name. But if Victory and Heart wanna go ahead and kill eachother, i'm fine with that. Let me just grab my popcorn and coke first...
;)

Edited by redeyerob: 10/1/2010 04:43:18 PM