West Sydney Pride

a part of me will die inside if they choose that name, and im not even a WS fan

Would that possibly take over Fury as the worst ever?

Someone tweeted that Pride will not be in the name and the official NewSydneyClub account retweeted it

Would that possibly take over Fury as the worst ever?

I think Brisbane Roar is one of the worst football names in the world.
Fury, Victory and Glory are barely acceptable but Roar!! Some marketing ppl need to be shot!

I think Brisbane Roar is one of the worst football names in the world.
Fury, Victory and Glory are barely acceptable but Roar!! Some marketing ppl need to be shot!

This is what happens when the pony-tailed wankers in marketing firms get their way:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association
Atlanta Beat
Boston Breakers
Carolina Courage (originally intended to be in Orlando, Florida, and were going to be called the Orlando Tempest)
New York Power
Philadelphia Charge
San Diego Spirit
San Jose CyberRays (called Bay Area CyberRays for 2001 season)
Washington Freedom

and its successor:Women's professional Soccer:
Atlanta Beat
Boston Breakers    
Philadelphia Independence    
Sky Blue FC    
Western New York Flash    
magicJack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer

I would choose half of them above the Roar!!
And due their recent success the get a mention on a lot of international media! Embarrassing for the the league as a whole!
Oh well if this was the biggest issue facing our game at the moment we would be doing alright! Lol

Shows how much Melburnians know about the geography of Sydney...

Just because you guys passed up the chance to have an awesome name for your second team doesn't mean West Sydney should make the same mistake=;

Never mentioned once in the fan forums, would be stunning (AFL-Level) arrogance to go against the wishes of the majority of potential fans and not selecting Wanderers.


If they do go with Pride, it seems the lunatics are in charge of the asylum.
1 step forward 2 steps back in football's battle for respect in this country:(

Not sure if you're referring to the fact the AFL went with Suns for the Gold Coast nickname despite Marlins being what the fans wanted but yeah, you hit the nail on the head with that one.

And SBS needs a good hard kick the arse. If they lose out in showing an A-League match to another FTA network it's their own fault really.

I think Brisbane Roar is one of the worst football names in the world.
Fury, Victory and Glory are barely acceptable but Roar!! Some marketing ppl need to be shot!

Fine, I'll take a different approach - the EPL - the two "Wanderer" teams have failed and have been relegated whilst the "Rangers" have survived.

Do you want Western Sydney to be a survivor or a failure???

Disclaimer: I actually don't mind Wanderers, but I also don't think Rangers is that bad either...

Popovic signs with western Syd A-League

Liam FitzGibbon
May 16, 2012 - 3:29PM

The A-League's new western Sydney franchise will unveil Tony Popovic as their inaugural coach on Thursday after finalising a deal.

It's understood Popovic signed after final talks with Football Federation Australia officials on Wednesday, putting the first major block in place as the team prepares to enter the competition in 2012/13.

The appointment, believed to be on a four-year deal, will be announced at a media conference at 1200 (AEST) on Thursday.

It comes after Popovic quit his post and was formally released as assistant coach of Crystal Palace in England, and knocked back an offer from Sydney FC earlier this week.

Sydney FC installed Ian Crook as their coach on Monday.

After assistant coaching roles with Sydney FC and Crystal Palace, Popovic is set for his first head coaching job.

Popovic will be charged with the considerable task of building the club's squad from scratch and will turn his immediate focus to player recruitment.

Adelaide's former A-League player of the year Marcos Flores, Carlos Hernandez, Issey Nakajima-Farran, Tarek Elrich, Kasey Wehrman, Ali Abbas, Michael Thwaite, Adam Griffiths and Ante Covic are among players to have been linked with the club.

Popovic will also be able to draw on his coaching and playing experiences playing in England, Asia and the Middle East in recruiting a squad.

Sydney-born Popovic started his playing career with Sydney United before spells with Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Crystal Palace, Qatar's Al Arabi and Sydney FC.

He was capped 59 times for Australia in 12 years and was part of the Socceroos squad at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The new franchise will likely wait to announce a team name with a series of public forums settling on Athletic, Wanderers, Strikers, Wolves and Rangers as the leading contenders with the team colours tipped to be red, black and white.


Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-sport/popovic-signs-with-western-syd-aleague-20120516-1yqti.html#ixzz1v14ydADZ

Tony Popovic and Lyall Gorman to lead new A-League club in western Sydney

by: Tom Smithies From: The Daily Telegraph May 17, 2012 12:00AM

THE new A-League club in western Sydney will today see both a coach and an executive chairman unveiled, after Tony Popovic and Lyall Gorman agreed to become the senior on and off-field figures respectively.

Popovic will be officially confirmed as head coach today, alongside Gorman who is believed to have accepted the position of executive chairman of the new club.

It was in that role that Gorman created the Central Coast Mariners, and his new position will mean that a new head of A-League is sought to replace him.

Popovic meanwhile yesterday finally put aside months of speculation and consideration by signing a four-year deal to become the new club's foundation coach, returning to the region where he was born and brought up.

Formal release from his Crystal Palace contract, which had a year to run with the offer of a two-year extension, arrived overnight allowing the 38-year-old to sign a deal to take up his first head coaching role.

After 19 years of playing, beginning and ending in Sydney but taking in Japan, England and the Middle East plus the 2006 World Cup, Popovic became assistant coach at Sydney FC in 2008, and the same role at Palace in 2010.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/tony-popovic-and-lyall-gorman-to-lead-new-a-league-club-in-western-sydney/story-e6frey4r-1226358191659

Go west: Popovic to coach new Sydney side

Sebastian Hassett
May 17, 2012

THE A-League's western Sydney club will make its first official signing today with Tony Popovic finally agreeing to join the club as their inaugural manager.

Popovic will sign a performance-related four-year deal to take on the position, one that will give him unprecedented power to hand-pick a football department - of both players and backroom staff - to his liking.

The 38-year-old had been at the centre of a three-way battle for his services between the as-yet-unnamed club, Sydney FC, and his current employers, Crystal Palace.

Popovic has been with Palace for the past 14 months as an assistant manager to Dougie Freedman, a relationship that stretches back to their playing days when Freedman and Popovic were central to the spine of the London club.

However, that tie wasn't strong enough to keep Popovic away from making the biggest decision of his life and he let Freedman know in a telephone call earlier this week that he wouldn't be continuing his position at Selhurst Park.

Popovic's appetite for a new challenge was demonstrated by his desire to knock back not only Palace but also Sydney, where he finished his illustrious playing career in 2008 - and began his coaching career. He spent 2½ years as an assistant coach, first with John Kosmina and then under Vitezslav Lavicka. However, it's believed the board's contemplation of a surprise contract extension for Lavicka for the 2011-12 season played a major role in Popovic electing to accept the offer from Freedman when he came calling in January last year.

Popovic flew into Sydney last week for what was originally meant to be a holiday after a scouting mission for Palace in Japan but it quickly turned to business after both Sydney clubs began hunting his signature.

He met the two clubs on successive days and was even photographed lunching with Sydney FC goalkeeping coach Zeljko Kalac before meeting Sky Blues chairman Scott Barlow.

However, their offer wasn't enough to tempt Popovic and when he informed his former club that he would not be accepting the offer, they moved swiftly to offer the position to Ian Crook, who finished the previous season as an assistant to Lavicka. Crook was subsequently unveiled to the press on Monday.

The delay in unveiling Popovic has been due to the former Socceroo trying to reach terms with Football Federation Australia, something that was formally achieved yesterday, paving the way for today's announcement at FFA headquarters.

The 38-year-old has never held a senior coaching role in his career but is held in high esteem by players and coaches alike - many have already privately dubbed him a potential future Socceroos coach, such is his penchant for paying attention to detail.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/go-west-popovic-to-coach-new-sydney-side-20120516-1yrar.html#ixzz1v4ULUG6x