I actually thought you were kidding, but yep, here it is.

https://m.imgur.com/r/Aleague/IKA5m3N

Good stuff

A rare example where the sponsor actually adds to the kit in my opinion. Home kit looks great and I actually dig the away kit. 

I wonder who is going to build the stadium, nothing like an open bribe to get the contract.

If they're having games in Ballarat, that would be the sensible opponent to have there.

Apparently they already have the contract. Maybe the sponsorship was a bit of contra on the contract, nothing wrong with that if so.

yep, they appointed Probuild as the stadium designer and builder many moons ago. makes sense that they're a major sponsor.  

Pretty sure one of the directors at Probuild is also on the Western Utd board.
Anthony Zinni or someone like that I’m pretty sure.

Nothing wrong with that. We have it with mv and metricon and our other major builder Mancini made .

Very common occurrence.

Most of the FFA sponsorships came through that way too.

I don’t have a problem with it tbh, just stating that’s where the link between the two comes from.

"In a statement released by the club on Tuesday, they reveal the design has been inspired by the aerial view of real estate development (rooftops) in Australia’s fastest growing corridor"

So inspiration for their identity is from cheap, crap, ill-considered, cookie cutter housing built for maximum profit at minimal expense? No wonder the logo is awful and resembles something from a bogan energy drink company

So much hate for something that has so much merit,  A new club for the A League.  I hope they have a cracker of a season and put the haters well and truly back in their boxes.

And, for what it's worth, I think they are going to be very competitive from the get go.

hi CS, i don't think anyone is hating this club i just think we are all nervous that our first expansion club in ages could be a epic failure.
there are a few red flags already but i am personally hoping this club is a success every real fan in this country is hoping this club hits the ground running  

Well I hope they put metrics on this new club as 4k crowds are not needed. Joke of a expansion should have been Canberra.

You make this statement on the basis if next to zero knowledge of the bids.

But I agree that the question of where the supporters are going to come from is a real worry.

hmmmm

900,000 plus in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The right marketing, stadium finished in 2-3 years and half decent results on the park and I can see 10 to 12 k crowds in a few years time. Westies are a different breed once they believe it's theirs the own it. 

The problem is the west is mv and city heart ground. You will get the people who will jump and some eurosnobs but they need to work to get the eurosnobs and theater goers to become fully fledged members of supporters. I know a lot of people who used to go to mv games until they got bored of the standard of the hal and went back to not watching any football matches in oz 

Maybe MV yes to a point but there's a lot of football people that just don't follow any Hal club or are not the die hard supporters and jump ship. Time will tell. 

I find it hard to think Geelong will cum out and support a football club that's not going to be around in 3 years once they move to there stadium elsewhere.

Oh I know but the issue is to get those who dont like football in oz due to it not being Europe. It's harder to convert those who will never watch hal 

Legit. I dont think anyone know or care they exist. 

This thread has gone in so many circles. Its either

1) Name is stupid
2) But they promised to start building the stadium already
3) They wont have fans

We are up to #3

I think a lot of people can agree they have a decent squad in paper but the concerns over their fan engagement and stadium situation are fair

The Club name - Meh
Badge - is okay, it’s actually looking pretty good. 
Kit - pretty smart, no complaints. 
Coach - annoying muppet, but good (for 6th place?)
Squad - looks decent
Stadium - PR “own goal” 
Fan Engagement - no idea. 

I think people have moved on from 1. 2 and 3 are the mainstays atm.

I like the name.
People just don't click their fingers & build stadiums
They'll have fans if they do it smart,  Wanderers are a great template for new club support, they could learn from them. 

Wanderers were a stronger proposition as they had a ready made market, playing in a stadium that was centrally located to the region it was representing.

WU will be battling for a couple of seasons until they move to the new stadium. They will struggle to get significant amounts of fans to head down to Geelong for matches and Geelong isn’t exactly a huge market itself. 

I like dome some of their moves so far, and they have some good people on board, but there are have to be doubts it can pull this off.

When compared to WSW, all that needs to be done is to look at one key statistic, population density. The City of Paramatta covers an area of just 61km² and has a population of approx 250k. The City of Wyndham covers an area of 542km² and has a population of approx 220k. The tribal nature of football fans means that a densely populated area is always going to have a far easier time growing a fan base. There is literally nothing out west. It's just paddocks, with a handful of suburbs scattered around. Most of which are severely lacking when it comes to transportation infrastructure.