I'm hearing actual figure was closer to 1600 through the gate last night

All clubs count any/all membership types in their membership tallies. So a 3-game membership is no different from a full-season membership. It would be nice to see a breakdown of types for each club, but that is never gonna happen. Last season WU were giving away free 3-game memberships and I am pretty sure they did the same this season. Pretty easy to get good numbers when you are giving something away for free. It's no different than the early days of MV, when they were regularly getting 30k+ at Etihad. There were free tickets everywhere. I remember going to every MV home game in 08/09 season without paying a cent.

Agreed 
Would be good to see a breakdown. 
But then most clubs would be mocked I'd say. 

I'd be interested to know the fully paid up season ticket holders. 
Is imagine would be around 1000 for WU. 
Maybe about 30-60% of "total memberships" for each club ??

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah Nice one.  Did that number include the free digital memberships they where handing out at Sunshine hospital to newborns? hahahahahahahah
Your soooo desperate for this to work aren't you mate? 

Feeewww what a relief, thats a lot better. Their gonna need a bigger haul road soon :)

I don't mind 3 and 5 game memberships being counted as members, as long as someone has paid  the correct price for it.
I draw the line at people becoming "members" after having bought a ticket to one game, or worse still, having gained entry to that one game for nothing.

Werribee mercy hospital. Not sunshine

Lol, sorry Carlito.  Good news is that most of these 8000 members won't ask for a refund when they fold before the year is out....... 

Melbourne Victory are handing out extra free 3 game memberships to some members this season. I know because I received one and gave it to a mate.

I do agree that free membership shouldn’t be counted. Is there any evidence they are counted?

I would like to see a breakdown of membership types as well but it’s not gonna happen. Mind you, the AL isn’t the only league that does this. The AFL are notorious for doing this. That’s why teams like Richmond claim to have 100,000 members.  


You’ve got it the wrong way around. You are so desperate for it not to work.

They would absolutely be counting free memberships.
All MV members were given a free 3-game membership this season to give away to a friend. A mate of mine only signed up for a 3-game membership this season and even he got an extra free 3-game membership to give away. He just signed up the free one in his wife's name so now he can use the extra tickets (his wife has zero interest in football). In his case it works out to be $15 per game as well as an extra scarf. 

You could argue it already hasnt

Big call mono

The irony in everyone saying nobody cares about western but this is the most active thread 😂 

Hahahahha good call MCG.... hahahah

Hahahah Im the Nostradamus of Australian Soccer..... Rub my belly and Ill tell you your future :P

I'm just looking forward to some joyful posting on here if/when they do pull the plug, other than that how will it really effect my life either way if these fraudsters fold or not? Their financial well being is directly impacting the APL and every team in it so you would be more likely to utter the immortal lines "A strong WU is good for the game" and  "We cant afford for WU to fail" or even "When they build their stadium they will be the only club in Australia to have done so.... neat" hahahahhaha For me, apart from despising the deceitfulness if how they were awarded a license and the fact that they hoodwinked the sport I love just to get a cheap land deal and in one foul stroke just shat on ALL of Victorian football, Im not really too fussed either way. I just enjoy pointing out the plastic lunacy.

Tell you what, because I can see it bothers you, how about I promise to lay off this thread for good if they are still up and running a year from now AND have at least poured more than two trucks full of concrete on the site of their stadium - not the haul roads, not the shopping centre, not the streets and footpaths for the housing estate, not the 5k training pitch but the ACTUAL 15k stadium - December 2022 will be 4 years since being awarded a license, If they were really a football club that was 100% honest in its tender bid then that is reasonable enough time frame wouldn't you say? 4 years? Or Do you want an extra year 5 years perhaps?.... maybe 10? What is the time frame for you to admit its all a scam? Just curious?

I care a lot. They are a cancer on the A League and I desperately want them gone. 

So a sort of tumour on a tumour so to speak?

Thanks to mono 🤣 

They won't fold. They'll do a heart.  And then finally have their stadium In the near future and then be bought out

Maybe,  but more likely they give up the license  back to APL, its not a sellers market and Newcastle, Perth  Central Coast are for more established and would be more appealing to investors being un crowded sales areas.  You don't buy a McDonald's  franchise were there are two other ones and the locals are mainly  vegetarians :)

Of course you do. You just have to ask the big Macca's down the road if they'll let you sell your burgers at their place until you build your own place. Then you could ask the Hungry Jacks in say Geelong, Ballarat and Hobart if you can sell your burgers at their place for a while. You could even try asking the Souvlaki joint down south if they'll let you sell your burgers at their place. However, be warned I hear they have a bit of a stubborn reputation. Maybe if you just advertise your menu at the souvlaki joint they won't mind too much and let you use it anyway. You could also try the nearby cevapi joint, but they always want something really big in return so probably not worth it. See plenty of options. 

They might just point to the effects of COVID on the building and construction industry and say thins will get on track once that is sorted.

I'm now blaming covid21 omicron for the reason Western Utd are not called Wyndham City. Turn over some sods of soil soon won't you...

Yeah covid has pushed back their claims. But they also stated they had the go ahead when they got the licence m

WU do look solid so far though. Aloisi and Foxx have them playing a brand that is hard to break down. That Lacroix in particular is a huge CB, yet quick enough and posesses a good pass. Most of them like Riso and Dia are showing good early season form as well. 

Hahahahah thank you, thank you JC, this made my day..... 

https://www.realestate.com.au/news/farmers-nextdoor-to-future-western-united-home-ground-collect-200m-in-tarneit

Waiting on government to approve funding for a local train station, when the other mob have promised a new stadium in Dandenong if they are elected?...... hmm I know who I'm voting for.....
Glad the farmers cashed in at the peak of the market, f#ck the greedy developers, hope they remain paddocks forever.
Meanwhile, a leisurely 5 min stroll from an existing ( not just a half finished haul road) stadium at Lakeside, a state of the art train station is sprining to life before our very eyes...... taaaaadaaaaaaaa 
https://mobile.twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1481528906654130176

That ever reliable source of truth the "Herald Sun" is reporting the sporting complex will be complete sometime in 2023....

Its taken from a the Real estate section of the paper...

https://www.realestate.com.au/news/farmers-nextdoor-to-future-western-united-home-ground-collect-200m-in-tarneit/?rsf=syn:news:nca:news:spa:strap

In part copied from the article...

Construction started on the Western United sporting precinct last year and when complete, its main venue, to be known as Wyndham City Stadium, will host up to 15,000 fans.

A training stadium will be able to accommodate 5000.

There also plans to build 1000 homes as part of that development being run by Western Melbourne Group, who are the backers of the A-League team.

Western United entered the nation’s top soccer code in 2019 and currently plays home games in Geelong and Ballarat.

The sporting precinct is expected to be completed in 2023.