Ok, bring in South Melbourne.

Their old investors have quietly pulled the pin.  They left last year iirc.

Tbh, I think Wollongong showed this season that they could handle an A-League franchise with the way the region looked after the Phoenix, so if we were going to admit an NPL side to the A-League tomorrow: they'd get my vote. Provided they have the investors/backing to make it happen of course.


Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for clearing it up :)

All good 
 Even their old sponsor who is a commercial builder left. Hence why Simmonds is their sponsor 

This is actually the most plausible of the various theories about WU. They own a bunch of land out in the west, but its worthless unless infrastructure improvements are made (roads, railway station, etc.), and the government doesn't have that on the priority list. So how do you push them to expedite the infrastructure spend? By building an A-League stadium there! Which is too much of a high-stakes gamble for the A-League to have even entertained, let alone given the green light to.

But now the obstacle seems to be less in the government (since council have given them planning permission) and more in the fact that the investors have pulled out and the consortium doesn't have enough money to get going with the project.

If their investors have pulled out, it would be better for them to be honest about the situation and to try and plan for the future, than keep the smoke and mirrors going. 

Honest? Hahahahaha They where pitching this mythical "Werribee Wembley" as being shovel ready 30 months ago.... honest?
Weren't they also reported to "own" a share in Newcastle together with WSW? Maybe they will merge?

Horvat sure has shut up. All the bullshit he spouted... 

Pretty much what I said...  Authorities won't do anything until it's needed...  WU won't do anything until the groundwork is done...  Dead heat on a merry-go-round.

Wu need to pull their finger out and build it.  Bunnings didn't wait for new roads when they started doing their new site in tarneit. Council stated that they're not responsible for any new roads as developers need to pay for it. Wyndham used to do it but their budget blew out due to the numerous estates popping up. So all new developments will need to provide it

It's pretty obvious that's they don't have the money.
You know the old adage that if it's too good to be true..

Time to come clean WU. The reason no soil has been turned over on their patch of land is because they've lost investors. Just sitting there forever on the hush hush won't cut it.
Ultimatum time for them. 

At least two parties have had the wool pulled over their eyes by a bunch of dodgy anonymous property developers.
In all probability, as already mentioned by another poster, the anonymous investors are linked to a country currently considered persona non gratis.

That is just not true. Yes, the Team 11 was favoured if the stadium funding was forthcoming. But they were never a front runner because there was never any funding towards the stadium. They never received 1 cent and were never promised 1 cent from the government. WMG became the front runner the day they changed from being the Geelong based “Victoria Patriots” bid, to the WMG bid.


again, this is 100% not true. The owner of Birmingham City was part of the orginal consortium, but they were dumped before WMG lodged their bid. They had no involvement whatsoever.

If the future of sport is streaming, then why would anyone build a $100,000,000 stadium and watch as it is empty while a game is being played in it. 

Is Staj the right man for this managerial appointment though? He is a decent man manager that is true.

Will be interesting to see if he does get the job at WU.

He would be going from one challenging situation to another.

He'd want to manage Diamanti & Berisha which is understandable.

Not sure, i work for THE big kahuna and he spoke enthusiastically about Team 11 

Wenzell-Halls and perhaps Luke Devere?

The runout wa they were chasing Wenzell-Halls but hadn’t heard about Luke Devere.

Wenzell-Halls has his moments but still has a fair amount of work to go. Moving to a new club without a manager in place is always a risky move though for any player. 

Maybe nobody .....?????

https://www.reddit.com/r/Aleague/comments/o3avht/six_players_have_departed_western_united_aaron/

Yeah, it's obvious that WU got over the line because they promised to build a stadium with private money, while Team XI was dependent on a stadium being built for them, without and no govt commitment had been forthcoming.

Still, the problem is that WU have had no Plan B since they've decided that Geelong isn't viable and their stadium is still pixie dust. At least an SE Melbourne side could have, at a scratch, played at Casey Fields with some temporary stands on an interim basis.

Agree. It’s just hard to see what WU can do next. 

That's what I keep posting on their Facebook page and they keep deleting it. 

Good to see that at least someone at the "club" is still employed. hahahahahahah

And good at defending put them in central defence 

I just read on another forum that the WU office is actually closed up and empty,

Yeah, they closed it during the peak lockdowns in Vic last year. No reason to have an office if the staff can't actually use it.

Well the social media person is an mv fan who applied for the job.