By the end of the expansion submissions, almost every bid had some BS claim about a stadium because it became the thing to do. Some were that ridiculous that they didn’t even bother to provide a concept image. It was an absolute loss take. The FFA at the time were dumb enough to believe it and fell for WU’s claims hook, line and sinker. 

Their biggest backers of Chinese backers have quietly backed away.  They're looking for a commercial builder to help them build it . As I think their original sponsor who was a commercial builder has backed away as well 

Some bids even went as far as actually having real stadiums ready to go :)

If only the ffa went with team 11's bid. 

Ok maik! But I won't wear their WU jersey, not my team.

Love that race track😀

Everyone is constantly harping on about the need for boutique stadiums, and this sensational boutique stadium, only a few kms outside of the CBD was there for the taking.
A spot where Melburnians would happily to go to for watching football.

The stadium wasn't the problem with that bid

Sorry, but that running track trashes the whole thing

This is my take too. The club won't exist in two years. 

And now City is kind sorta southwest based while playing all games at AAMI Park and having a logo based on the City of Melbourne coat of arms, and Team 11 is gone forever.

https://www.stadiumguide.com/tournaments/uefa-euro-2020/
Guess you are gonna hate watching the Euros this year?

Don't worry maik, I have a feeling you won't even have to come down to Melbourne.

Let me guess.... "Do you know who I am?"   

No the soccer gets played on the green stuff.... keep up Charles. Lol

The previous iteration of Lakeside WAS a perfect boutique ground, it was just the right capacity and fans breathed down the neck of the players. In the new one you're a million miles from the action. Just because some grounds do it in Europe doesn't mean it's good (and many teams are moving away from athletics tracks, e.g. Bayern, Juve, in the future maybe Roma, Hertha Berlin, etc.).

You can blame Eddie McGuire for that though and the government caving into Collingwood's demand for a training ground next to the MCG.

It was a missed opportunity for the game, had South been awarded the 2nd license no athletics track would have been put around lakeside, we would have had 2 quality stadiums. Once South was overlooked the club had to look to secure its future and the club was basically faced with either being co tenants with athletics or be booted out of the precinct all together, obviously the club chose the former. They were never going to allow a venue like that just be used for npl.

I don't disagree with you, I hate the running track too but to be perfectly honest the viewing is better than most other stadiums at NPL level, baring maybe Somer's Street.
Point being that compared to Tarneit Stadium it is 10000000000000% better wouldn't you think?

As the old saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

You're fighting a battle you can't win. The powers that be want "inclusive clubs" with a "broad appeal".  In other words, no wog clubs.  Real or perceived.

Hahahah no shit mate. I know just love bashing these real, estate turds and their inclusion. Don't know what I will do with myself in a couple of years time when they fold?

And what's your point? Some European teams do the exact same. Roma, a team representing the city of Rome, has the city's symbol and plays their games in the city, but their headquarters and where they train is outside of the city. So, what's your issue? Victory might have to do the exact same thing if they ever decide to get their own headquarters/base, since land in inner Melbourne is extremely hard to come by.

Some guy on ALeague hub mentioned WU could use Lakeside for home games next few seasons. If that happened, is the stadium up to scratch?
Can't amalgamate cause the colours are different.

haha ha     I  cant   see   any   other   Team    having  a  problem   with  that

Just a tenancy, if it came about I'd say.

A team meaning to represent the West playing in Albert Park is ridiculous. They need to make an arrangement with the Knights and play games there. Even Green Gully or Whitten Oval in Footscray would be a better option. 

I  doubt   we  are    thinking    of  the   same   teams   

If South Melbourne have a say in it, can't imagine they'd let it happen without extracting long due compensation.

If they are seriously thinking of playing their matches at Albert Park, they might as well pack up and concede defeat now. 

My point is that the official Team11 bid was still advocating for a dedicated South East team after WU's bid won instead but folded when City moved down there and they became "Team City", and that's a shame. https://twitter.com/TeamCitySE