Apparently  they stated already . But I haven't seen anything yet. They might surveying the land 

So when's the first shovel into the ground due?

That's the only reason I was supporting their inclusion.

China has the same logic about Taiwan.    

They claim theyre uniting the west of melbourne/ Victoria 

The word 'United' indicates that two or more entities have merged to form this one.   

Too many Westerns.

Whoops.

For MSWS not Western

Archie Fraser CEO.

Wait, someone said they met Bishop Desmond Tutu?  Are they trying to give their supporters group more gravitas or something? :hehe:

what happened to western united playing leeds is that still happening? 

It has split already lol.

A new group called Western Service Crew has been seemingly formed from people kicked out of We Are West for having differing opinions.

Kurto is back to Europe if sauces correctly inflated

How close is WU to Sydney?  But Rudan will be here till the season end.

Id hardly call it raiding. They signed two talented youngsters from City who werent getting minutes.

Why announce now? I guess finals don't mean anything...

Rudan is pretty much confirmed now, has Kurto been announced or is that still just a rumour?

There'll be a lot riding on the quality of their visa signings in regards to getting the fans in I feel, especially before their stadium is built. Not quite sure they've gone about community engagement and things the right way, especially in comparison to MSWS.

I can't wait for there to be a new club next season though, it's been a stale few seasons.

so far they have signed 2 City youth players and 2 former Victory players. There have also been rumours about them being interested in Bratten and Kosta. I recall Heart raiding former Victory players when they started up. I can't help but feel they are making the same mistakes. 

Rudan’s free, as of 15 minutes ago:

https://www.a-league.com.au/news/mark-rudan-depart-phoenix-seasons-end?fbclid=IwAR1JsEdqshaZwLhrHcLESv-AyzYEZHCMs2chtusglJzxvR0krHP9sQdxyb0

Well he was right.

Signed Cavallo and Pain.

Aspro has signed as well but not yet announced.

You trust jim🤣🤣 the same Jim who said brown was in the bag 

Signing of Connor Pain and Joshua Cavallo.

Connor Pain was discussed a while back as a likely signing.

announcement in 30 mins 

But the difference is, the land next to Dandenong Station isn't big enough to build a stadium AND a new housing estate.

You may look at it as short sighted but history suggests otherwise.

I’m still waiting to hear about these ‘fan’ forums they talked about. 

I know the urgency is greater for WU, but MSWS have been fat and away a better outfit so far. They have developed and deployed a strategy that builds the club from the base, whereas WU seems to be the top down approach. Didn’t work for MH, and won’t here either if they don’t lift their game.

i like their squad, but it’s silence on anything else.

Their announcement tomorrow will be a double signing according to Jim. This guy would surely be one of the players.

That’s a short sighted way of looking at things I feel.

Some of these players that haven’t got game time and have come through academies. This is the entire purpose of expansion, giving players who currently can not get into the first team at their current club opportunities to develop.

The young players that WU have signed so far are largely those who have had limited opportunities, but certainly do have the potential to take the next step.

As the league expands, more opportunities will open up on the squads of clubs, which in a few years will hopefully broaden the talent pool and reduce the need to sign 30 yo players at their 4th or 5th HAL club.

Early in the piece though WU did appear to say they wouldn’t raid the MC or MV academies though :)

This is true. 

Yuel is new. And giving a more promising pathway to Aussie youth that havent gotten enough minutes is also good for the development. Dont actually think theyve made a bad recruit yet