They took Northbridge's NPL1 club spot, a partnership it was announced as, dumped all the NB players to introduce their own.
They don't play any games the northside of Sydney but seem to have done a deal using SU58's ground Edenser Park of all things.
Just unreal.

Macarthur isn't a "huge football area".  Registered player numbers at 10801(in 2020) were 3% of the population whereas the average for the whole of NSW is 4%.  Having said that player numbers are well ahead of Rugby League which the last I saw was just over 4,000.

The positive for the area is that it is a growth area with population increasing at 10,000 per annum.  The new suburbs have between 5 and 7.5% of their population as registered players which augurs well for the region ending up well above the state average.  I did some quick calculations based of the rate of population growth and its location and by 2041 the number of registered players in Macarthur alone could reach 30,000.

Macarthur also claim to be a club for the whole south west and there are 8,500 registered players in Southern Districts association and another 6,500 in the Bankstown association.  Both of these associations are in older areas which typically have lower player rates.  The western area of Liverpool around the new airport is expected to grow at near 10,000 per annum too so the Southern Districts player rate, currently about 2.5% might end up being above the state rate of 4%.

With player numbers like these the club has a bright future but at the moment there are way more kids than youth and senior players.  It will take some time before the growth of the game will translate into the production of talented players that feed into the club.

The difficulty Macarthur FC have is that the region has significant numbers of WSW and SFC members, said to total about 5,000, and as a result attendances before covid hit were expected to be in the 4 - 6,000 range.  Hopefully they meet that level of attendance next season.

Isn't Macarthur's NPL team based on the other side of Sydney and just EXACTLY the same thing as what WMG are doing with Calder ... a re brand/takeover of an existing NPL club?

At least MacArthur has their own home ground.Where they are in SW Sydney should ensure that they can organise a Women's team and a NPL Youth team as it is a huge football area-time will tell if they do that.WU really are like a headless chook -their signing of Diamanti their only real contribution to the A-league.

That's what I thought as I remember a user here saying that WMG were pulling a 'Red Bull Salzburg' on Calder United.
And yet Macarthur have neither that nor a proper NPL Youth team.

Re branded Calder United FC .... killing off a strong women's only football club, VIC NPL powerhouse, to allow WMG to shoehorn themselves into yet ANOTHER undeserved Aleague spot. Much easier AND CHEAPER than setting up a women's program from scratch I suppose ... gotta be seen to be doing the bare minimum until the house and land packages start selling.........

Most are the team are ex Calder Utd, the rest are from different areas and youth.

https://thewomensgame.com/news/all-the-pieces-in-place-for-western-uniteds-future-a-league-womens-side-579124
Just to clarify is the WU Women's team it's own thing or a rebooted Calder United?

Either way, should they be allowed in they will have a women's team and have a proper NPL youth team whilst Macarthur have none of that.

analysis paralysis - modern tech football, oh it all helps so they say lol.....
In short watching from the sideline you don't have the players capable to create or score no ? :hehe::P

Its why all the players wear brass now...., ostensibly its  pitched as a sports science latest and  greatest thingamajig for performance analytical   .... its purely coincidental that it has seen the online betting agencies perfect their bookmaking skills....,

https://understat.com

Where did this bullshit xG discussion & acknowledgment emerge from?  Sounds like some sort of console kiddie shit.  

Could be the beginning of a new franchise football business model,  no grounds, no fans, no problem. 

No. He did OK at Brisbane with a team he inherited. Soon as he or he was his team with his recruits then jig was up.

Don't worry FTB, the Aloisi Effect will set in.
Whichever way you look a it, they have been a debacle for the A League. 

The thought of that being a possibility makes me wince.

win their last 4 games and they are ALM premiers. let it go mate.


Kate Roffey is Melbourne president, but that is a voluntary gig. she has quite a football background if you look up her bio.

on a side note, all the neg talk on Aloisi start of the season where are they now haha....and no home field like wtf.
Is he the miracle man no one expected.

It’s just amazing  how much they take the piss out of the competition 

:) They are playing at 5pm on a Tuesday BECAUSE they dont have fans bud...... 

APL controls scheduling. 

The  APL   controls   match  scheduling  for  its  competition ,  doesn't   it ?

I don’t blame the apl I blame this club 

Great   match   scheduling    by   the  APL ,  isn't  it ?

Everything about this club pisses me off. Why are they playing 5:00 on a Tuesday? They will never have fans 

Heheh not exactly mate, just CEO ( for now) of the trust .... our lease is strong just ask the WU boys:)....   I'm told the pay offs aren't as steep anymore, after being burnt by the South Africans she has reduced her rates..   thats what happens when you believe you'll get "bricks and morter" and instead your asking your fellow councillors for funds for haul roads and training pitches.

Am I understanding this right - the woman in charge of delivering the WU "A-League Project" now has effective control of Lakeside Stadium?

HOLY FUCKIN SHIT.......... read this.....

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/kate-roffey-lead-victorias-state-sport-centres-trust

Well...I vaguely recall reading that the woman who negotiated the whole Wyndham deal is actually the Presidentt of an AFL club.
Any Victorians out there who can confirm?

In life stranger things have happened I love a good conspiracy theory