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+x+x+x+xWhat a farce. Either sell the whole license, repeal it, or let Wellington stay (which looks unlikely). None of this half and half BS. Does everyone in charge of football in this country have some kind of brain tumor that causes them to think illogically and make moronic decisions? Sure as hell feels like it. A SW Sydney team can be successful, but they should be in this league purely on their own and not as some mutant 50/50 travelling circus club, nor should they have Wellington or the word Phoenix anywhere in their name or crest. Please be SW Sydney Magpies, playing out of Campbelltown Stadium or that new boutique stadium being built in Fairfield, with black and white colours and a squad full of players from the region with an identity they have built themselves. Nix can stay or go but to attach them as a hybrid is doing a dishonour to both teams and alienating two sets of fans. im hoping its the magpies too. especially when the Western Suburbs Magpies got booted from the NRL it'll be good having the magpies back into the sporting arena Magpies for the A-league surely. someone should design kits already Whilst I'm more than than aware of the historical importance of the magpies name to the region and loath to make decisions that take other codes into consideration, taking up the magpies name would be a branding headache for a new club in a national competition. i doubt it. the NRL club only used "Western Suburbs Magpies" in their name, not "South West Sydney Magpies". i doubt there would be any issues Honestly I'm thinking more about Collingwood, rather than confusion with the old Rugby League team (who should never have merged with Balmain imo). It's one thing to have Tigers and Bulldogs in both NRL and AFL when they are old clubs that evolved into national league teams. It's another to chose a name for a new club that already belongs to one of the biggest teams in the country. Same reason (among a lot of other things) why I think the Brisbane Bombers bid in the NRL is fucking idiotic.
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please no.
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Schillaci
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1. Anything that kills off southern expansion is good.
2. South Western Sydney is mouthful. Surely Macathur, Campbelltown or Liverpool would be better.
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sanchez
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+x+x+x+x+xWhat a farce. Either sell the whole license, repeal it, or let Wellington stay (which looks unlikely). None of this half and half BS. Does everyone in charge of football in this country have some kind of brain tumor that causes them to think illogically and make moronic decisions? Sure as hell feels like it. A SW Sydney team can be successful, but they should be in this league purely on their own and not as some mutant 50/50 travelling circus club, nor should they have Wellington or the word Phoenix anywhere in their name or crest. Please be SW Sydney Magpies, playing out of Campbelltown Stadium or that new boutique stadium being built in Fairfield, with black and white colours and a squad full of players from the region with an identity they have built themselves. Nix can stay or go but to attach them as a hybrid is doing a dishonour to both teams and alienating two sets of fans. im hoping its the magpies too. especially when the Western Suburbs Magpies got booted from the NRL it'll be good having the magpies back into the sporting arena Magpies for the A-league surely. someone should design kits already Whilst I'm more than than aware of the historical importance of the magpies name to the region and loath to make decisions that take other codes into consideration, taking up the magpies name would be a branding headache for a new club in a national competition. i doubt it. the NRL club only used "Western Suburbs Magpies" in their name, not "South West Sydney Magpies". i doubt there would be any issues Honestly I'm thinking more about Collingwood, rather than confusion with the old Rugby League team (who should never have merged with Balmain imo). It's one thing to have Tigers and Bulldogs in both NRL and AFL when they are old clubs that evolved into national league teams. It's another to chose a name for a new club that already belongs to one of the biggest teams in the country. Same reason (among a lot of other things) why I think the Brisbane Bombers bid in the NRL is fucking idiotic. So does Robbies response allay your concerns? And why would it really matter, they wouldn't have too much crossover of anti-collingwood, pro south west sydney-siders though would they?
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nomates
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+x1. Anything that kills off southern expansion is good. 2. South Western Sydney is mouthful. Surely Macathur, Campbelltown or Liverpool would be better. South Western Sydney Phoenix is ok for the die hard's.
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+xon the bright side, should the south west sydney team succeeds and gets decent enough crowds, its going to be financially good for everyone in sydney.
i also believe this team will have many NZ players in the club too.
it should be on the GC then. it's pretty much a kiwi town.
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Nobody will support such a team.its a tactic.
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If the licence moves outright to SWS, does this mean no NZ left in the A-League? 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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+x+x+x+x+x+xWhat a farce. Either sell the whole license, repeal it, or let Wellington stay (which looks unlikely). None of this half and half BS. Does everyone in charge of football in this country have some kind of brain tumor that causes them to think illogically and make moronic decisions? Sure as hell feels like it. A SW Sydney team can be successful, but they should be in this league purely on their own and not as some mutant 50/50 travelling circus club, nor should they have Wellington or the word Phoenix anywhere in their name or crest. Please be SW Sydney Magpies, playing out of Campbelltown Stadium or that new boutique stadium being built in Fairfield, with black and white colours and a squad full of players from the region with an identity they have built themselves. Nix can stay or go but to attach them as a hybrid is doing a dishonour to both teams and alienating two sets of fans. im hoping its the magpies too. especially when the Western Suburbs Magpies got booted from the NRL it'll be good having the magpies back into the sporting arena Magpies for the A-league surely. someone should design kits already Whilst I'm more than than aware of the historical importance of the magpies name to the region and loath to make decisions that take other codes into consideration, taking up the magpies name would be a branding headache for a new club in a national competition. i doubt it. the NRL club only used "Western Suburbs Magpies" in their name, not "South West Sydney Magpies". i doubt there would be any issues Honestly I'm thinking more about Collingwood, rather than confusion with the old Rugby League team (who should never have merged with Balmain imo). It's one thing to have Tigers and Bulldogs in both NRL and AFL when they are old clubs that evolved into national league teams. It's another to chose a name for a new club that already belongs to one of the biggest teams in the country. Same reason (among a lot of other things) why I think the Brisbane Bombers bid in the NRL is fucking idiotic. So does Robbies response allay your concerns? And why would it really matter, they wouldn't have too much crossover of anti-collingwood, pro south west sydney-siders though would they? Maybe I am nitpicking, . If the local football community want it, then I'll certainly back it. Black and White kit definitely sounds good though. But if they try to keep the link with Wellington, then it can fuck off. Would rather FFA block the transfer, pull the licence and wait for it to be done properly later on.
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Macathur, Phoenix ...
Are they planning to play at the 18K stadium at Campbelltown.
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sanchez
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+xWhat a farce. Either sell the whole license, repeal it, or let Wellington stay (which looks unlikely). None of this half and half BS. Does everyone in charge of football in this country have some kind of brain tumor that causes them to think illogically and make moronic decisions? Sure as hell feels like it. A SW Sydney team can be successful, but they should be in this league purely on their own and not as some mutant 50/50 travelling circus club, nor should they have Wellington or the word Phoenix anywhere in their name or crest. Please be SW Sydney Magpies, playing out of Campbelltown Stadium or that new boutique stadium being built in Fairfield, with black and white colours and a squad full of players from the region with an identity they have built themselves. Nix can stay or go but to attach them as a hybrid is doing a dishonour to both teams and alienating two sets of fans. im hoping its the magpies too. especially when the Western Suburbs Magpies got booted from the NRL it'll be good having the magpies back into the sporting arena Magpies for the A-league surely. someone should design kits already Whilst I'm more than than aware of the historical importance of the magpies name to the region and loath to make decisions that take other codes into consideration, taking up the magpies name would be a branding headache for a new club in a national competition. i doubt it. the NRL club only used "Western Suburbs Magpies" in their name, not "South West Sydney Magpies". i doubt there would be any issues Honestly I'm thinking more about Collingwood, rather than confusion with the old Rugby League team (who should never have merged with Balmain imo). It's one thing to have Tigers and Bulldogs in both NRL and AFL when they are old clubs that evolved into national league teams. It's another to chose a name for a new club that already belongs to one of the biggest teams in the country. Same reason (among a lot of other things) why I think the Brisbane Bombers bid in the NRL is fucking idiotic. So does Robbies response allay your concerns? And why would it really matter, they wouldn't have too much crossover of anti-collingwood, pro south west sydney-siders though would they? Maybe I am nitpicking, . If the local football community want it, then I'll certainly back it. Black and White kit definitely sounds good though. But if they try to keep the link with Wellington, then it can fuck off. Would rather FFA block the transfer, pull the licence and wait for it to be done properly later on. I mean Collingwood are a massive club (relatively) and are certainly hated! I agree Re Wellington links. Any Frankenstein merger whatsoever would be the absolute worst thing to happen So you know FFA will do just that.
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+xThe question is who would really want to support the team from either side? Nobody really. Crowds in Wellington will surely drop, with plenty of the Phoenix faithful finally saying enough is enough. Meanwhile you'd be lucky to pull 2-3k in Sydney, but I guess the games vs Sydney and Wanderers will pump up the average. This is an absolutely ridiculous proposal that the FFA should be pouring cold water over immediately, but this is the FFA we are talking about here, so they'll likely do the opposite and approve this.
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Nix should have never signed up to the ridiculous metric driven licence agreement. If this is a way out of it then so be it but its as dumb as a South Australian.
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+x+x+x+x+xWhat a farce. Either sell the whole license, repeal it, or let Wellington stay (which looks unlikely). None of this half and half BS. Does everyone in charge of football in this country have some kind of brain tumor that causes them to think illogically and make moronic decisions? Sure as hell feels like it. A SW Sydney team can be successful, but they should be in this league purely on their own and not as some mutant 50/50 travelling circus club, nor should they have Wellington or the word Phoenix anywhere in their name or crest. Please be SW Sydney Magpies, playing out of Campbelltown Stadium or that new boutique stadium being built in Fairfield, with black and white colours and a squad full of players from the region with an identity they have built themselves. Nix can stay or go but to attach them as a hybrid is doing a dishonour to both teams and alienating two sets of fans. im hoping its the magpies too. especially when the Western Suburbs Magpies got booted from the NRL it'll be good having the magpies back into the sporting arena Magpies for the A-league surely. someone should design kits already Whilst I'm more than than aware of the historical importance of the magpies name to the region and loath to make decisions that take other codes into consideration, taking up the magpies name would be a branding headache for a new club in a national competition. i doubt it. the NRL club only used "Western Suburbs Magpies" in their name, not "South West Sydney Magpies". i doubt there would be any issues Honestly I'm thinking more about Collingwood, rather than confusion with the old Rugby League team (who should never have merged with Balmain imo). It's one thing to have Tigers and Bulldogs in both NRL and AFL when they are old clubs that evolved into national league teams. It's another to chose a name for a new club that already belongs to one of the biggest teams in the country. Same reason (among a lot of other things) why I think the Brisbane Bombers bid in the NRL is fucking idiotic. As far as IP law is concerned Collingwood can quite comfortably get fucked (and like it).
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+x+xCan see expanding to 14 teams instead of 12. More like expansion from 9 Australia 1 NZ to 10 Australian This .
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This is hilarious. If this sort of thing happens the aleague will meet its demise. Mismanagement from the top.
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I feel sorry for the Wellington fans
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We are just laughing at the trolls it brings out on both sides of the creek.
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Sooo... can someone explain why this is such a bad thing? Wellington obviously isn't working and I thought most of you supported another Western Sydney team? SWS comes in, Phoenix goes out, the two expansion spots remain available. Frankly, it sounds like win-win to me. So why all the whinging? I genuinely don't get it.
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+xSooo... can someone explain why this is such a bad thing? Wellington obviously isn't working and I thought most of you supported another Western Sydney team? SWS comes in, Phoenix goes out, the two expansion spots remain available. Frankly, it sounds like win-win to me. So why all the whinging? I genuinely don't get it. Half the games in Wellington and SWS, an absolute farce that is why.
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Derider
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+x+xSooo... can someone explain why this is such a bad thing? Wellington obviously isn't working and I thought most of you supported another Western Sydney team? SWS comes in, Phoenix goes out, the two expansion spots remain available. Frankly, it sounds like win-win to me. So why all the whinging? I genuinely don't get it. Half the games in Wellington and SWS, an absolute farce that is why. They won't play half the games in Wellington. That would make no commercial sense. They're probably just saying that to appease the Phoenix fans for now. Letting them down gently before the reality sets in.
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I think people are happy if it is 100% offloaded to SWS but as it stands, it's a joke.
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Derider
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+xI think people are happy if it is 100% offloaded to SWS but as it stands, it's a joke. It will be offloaded. The only way it comes close to feasible is if they play all their games in Sydney. Kind of like when Fitzroy merged with Brisbane in AFL. Fitzroy contributed the nickname but otherwise disappeared. It is a 100% Brisbane team. So whatever, let this new team be called SWS Phoenix. There's your Wellington connection. You don't have to actually play there.
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+x+xI think people are happy if it is 100% offloaded to SWS but as it stands, it's a joke. It will be offloaded. The only way it comes close to feasible is if they play all their games in Sydney. Kind of like when Fitzroy merged with Brisbane in AFL. Fitzroy contributed the nickname but otherwise disappeared. It is a 100% Brisbane team. So whatever, let this new team be called SWS Phoenix. There's your Wellington connection. You don't have to actually play there. Rising from the ashes of NZ football. BTW Western Suburbs (who had their club in what is now classified as inner west Five Dock) were the Magpies and one of the foundation NSL clubs.
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+x+xCan see expanding to 14 teams instead of 12. More like expansion from 9 Australia 1 NZ to 10 Australian Yep. The way things are, we will only ever have a 10 team league.
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+xI feel sorry for the Wellington fans This wouldn't happen if they followed us into the AFC, and correct me if im wrong, but NZ football doesnt want to be in the AFC
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+x+x+xI think people are happy if it is 100% offloaded to SWS but as it stands, it's a joke. It will be offloaded. The only way it comes close to feasible is if they play all their games in Sydney. Kind of like when Fitzroy merged with Brisbane in AFL. Fitzroy contributed the nickname but otherwise disappeared. It is a 100% Brisbane team. So whatever, let this new team be called SWS Phoenix. There's your Wellington connection. You don't have to actually play there. Rising from the ashes of NZ football. BTW Western Suburbs (who had their club in what is now classified as inner west Five Dock) were the Magpies and one of the foundation NSL clubs. They lasted a couple of years then merged with APIA. Not a bad team - 3 members of the 1974 world cup squad including the captain Peter Wilson.
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TV3 NZ said 3 home games in Wellington the rest to be played in Sth West Sydney. Looks to be a done deal with the merge and not selling full out.
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bohemia
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+xTV3 NZ said 3 home games in Wellington the rest to be played in Sth West Sydney. Looks to be a done deal with the merge and not selling full out. It will still need to be ratified at various levels by the FFA. At the most basic level it's the FFA that sets the fixture.
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+xTV3 NZ said 3 home games in Wellington the rest to be played in Sth West Sydney. Looks to be a done deal with the merge and not selling full out. What a joke lol -PB
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