The metamorphosis from a Geelong based bid called "Victoria Patriots"  (yes, we all remember that one well), to a Tarneit-based bid, with some sort of land deal with the local council all happened quite quick, I reckon within the space of 3 or 4 months.
Given that to this day, the foreign based property developers remain anonymous, we can all be assured that whatever went down, there was no shortage of back office shenanigans and greasing of palms.

I know there's a lot of fun and politics and you guys might be older then mem but I just wanna follow football and have a beer. I don't care about board room rumors or president's statements. Following this sport is a bloody chore sometimes 

FFA should've put a few more rules around the inclusion. 
Venue. 
$$ spent on squad/staff
Training base 
Probably lost $5-10M per year. 
Some serious $$$ that should've been utilised better. 

Now more $$$ being spent on women's team and academy. 

If this falls over it's not gonna be pretty. 

Aha man, of all the Americanisms I hear this is the one I hate the most.
It's just SO STUPID!

Sorry MCG but fuck me dead in the fucking face with a spade

A new acronym! FMDITF. Nice work! 

Due diligence, anyone? 

Oh fucking hell fuck me dead in the face
You are Australian

I feel for Duva and the Team 11 bid. They had a commitment from Labour to build a stadium pending inclusion.... I wonder if Gallop was really THAT gullible or something else tipped him over the line???? Hmmm I wonder?

my condolences :(

Pre-Covid, I remember hearing a rumour from someone at Wyndham who indicated that the big hurdle with the big-boy stadium was that WMG changed their plans and wanted to build it last. From what I understand, originally when they won the bid there was one (or more) sugar-daddies that were going to bank roll everything. Then one (or more) walked away from the whole thing. WMG then decided that the only way they could fund the stadium was to build the commercial and residential buildings within the precinct first as these are quicker to build and would bring in way more money sooner. The council however, said nope, you build the stadium first as per the free land deal. I'm not sure where the training facility ties in with everything, but I'm to understand that it is government owned, built and operated. WU will just be a tenant. They also got the Libs involved in a feeble attempt to secure some government funding, but that was going to require the Libs winning which was never going to happen in that state election. I really doubt the main stadium will ever get built. If it does, it will almost definitely by state owned. Nothing wrong with that, it's just not the privately-owned stadium they promised.

I care if western united will be in the a league yes 

:) You don't wanna know the suits' names but you care if the clubs owners are going to fold or not? 

AAArrrggghhhh steady as she goes captain :)

Aye 

Sorry mate, was just yanking your tits a little :P

Boutsi was lucky not to be picking up soap in the showers at Pentridge   :P

AHA!!!!! I just realised, maybe that's why they spend so much time down in Tassie... 

Modern football, brother. Modern football.  The suits have unfortunately infiltrated. 

I just follow football I could care less about the off field bullshit.fucking suits shouldn't even know their names 

Bousti you can drive my car !!!   :laugh:

Yes I do. 
Was a decent final. 
Boutsi was lucky to play that game. 😳😁

Seems to me that Western United needed better poltical connections, that's how you get infrastructure built in sport anywhere in the world Australia included.  Be it the eggball codes or football you have to cozy up to the pollies.  Those developer blokes needed to make more significant contributions to whatever political party could help them up.  

Looks like they're cheap because they got a 1,500 capacity training paddock in the middle of fucking nowhere.   Heh.  

Hahahah well it was the mighty Hellas that stopped Carlton doing that remember :) hahahahahaahahah Best we could do this time around is to make them have travel to Tassie for Home games.

I think they'll also leave behind a conga line of investors wondering where their returns are on the property deal. 
These guys definitely weren't playing with their own money. 
Got a feeling the end is nigh. 
Unless there is more investment funds found soon. 

I've said it before. They are the Carlton SC of the A-league. They just went one better and won the GF. 

😳🤣🤣

With a CFG logo on your crest bud I wouldn't go round talking about bullshit :)

They certainly are a funny bunch... Low class people all the way. 
To be completely fair to them ALL, its boy's own fantasy shit I get it... Bunch of soccer mad wogs wanna run a football club of their own (shit who hasn't fantasised about that with their mates,). The fact that they were able to leverage that off a corrupt AND inept FFA and also get in bed with an equally as dodgy council to pull it off reeks. When this goes belly up eventually none of these blokes will lose too much off it and all they'l leave behind is a (thankfully very small) number of disillusioned football fans.

I was initially pissed at how they are portrayed as the "future of Australian soccer" but now just laugh and think good luck to them... I can't wait to see what Cinderella stories the 4 new franchises will bring the APL..... 

So are they going bust or not? Let's forget all the bullshit 

Probuild sponsored first year. 
Sticca tried to get them involved first year through the Andrew Zinni connection. 
They obviously wanted them to buy in and build stadium for them. I assume the $$$ didn't stack up. 
Probuild went bust a year or two later. 

Bissetto. What a clown. 
Heard him getting pissed was a regular occurrence in the WU corporate rooms. 
The guys running it their were making a motza on their salaries. Doing bugger all from the looks of it. 

Hahahahah I NEVER saw these meatball wankers at Delirium on Sundays.... NEVER.....  Also the "Greek mates": jumped on later when the Probuild dildos went belly up and Sticca went running for the hills when he realised there was "no cash here...."

BTW I had forgotten that ol Mozza Bisetto was the president (board member?) of newly promoted Moreland SC and saw him, pissed as a fart at Lakeside last night... He was getting uppity when they scored first and things turned hilarious when we won... Poor c#nt must have been pissed properly coz he asked 3 different people if they knew who he was? hahahahah  Funniest line was a calm South supporter asking him how it feels to have not been able to build either Moreland OR WU a stadium... hahahahahah love the NPL.  Oh well at least one of the WMG got to live out their fantasy and witness a game at the mighty Lakeside.... 
https://twitter.com/morelandcityfc/status/1023344080896458752?cxt=HHwWgICojaGB07McAAAA

Oh and sorry for the long post but just dug out and old article to bring some context to the same old boring bullshit line from a few that the abortion that is WU is a new FA mistake.....  CEO David Gallop explains things pretty clearly here :)
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2018/12/14/International-Football/FFA-Expansion

It was at the time bud ... just a quick google will do:
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/victory/melbourne-victory-chairman-anthony-di-pietro-says-ffa-should-consult-clubs-on-aleague-expansion/news-story/5bdfbd8a3ee59fd0517232cae677af9e

Now, which of the three bids do you think the line below was refering too :)  Not even going to bother with the whole pumkin seed eater gibe.... Filthy wannabe mafia grub.

“At the core of any expansion, we must be confident that any new licenses don’t compromise the mainstream integrity and the marketability of the competition.

“They must embrace all of us who enjoy sport. We’ve got to learn from lessons past, both good and bad.”