A nothing article, creating a bs headline because Gorman said "some" instead of "all". Now some papers are making it sound like we're going to be playing at every stadium east of the CBD. The "some" probably refers to the fact that they are still talking to ANZ to play a couple games there....or the fact that they haven't sorted out the negotiations properly yet.

The fact that they are going to change grandstand names and get Wanderer colours and logos everywhere at Parra for game day suggests that Parra will be the home ground. How many ANZ games there will be is still up in the air.

#NoToANZ

This. He only said 'some' because they're still in negotiations and obviously can't confirm anything. But if we do have games elsewhere it'll likely only be 1 derby at ANZ and 1 game at Penrith, we're not going to be some travelling sideshow like the title of that article seems to suggest.

Socceroos star Scott Chipperfield will no longer return to Wollongong next month to play the remainder of the Illawarra Premier League season with Tarrawanna.

Chipperfield shocked the local football community earlier this month when he signed a short-term contract to join Tarra from early July.

It was then expected he would sign with an A-League club and play the remainder of his career in Australia.

But for family reasons, Chipperfield has been forced to cancel those plans and remain in Europe, where he will join a Swiss Amateur League club.

Chipperfield posted on Facebook ‘‘No A League for me. Asked the boys if I can go back to Oz & they said no:). Stay in Swiss & play amateur league & look for a job:).’’

When asked by a Facebook friend on his conversation wall if that also meant he would not be joining Tarrawanna, Chipperfield responded ‘‘Nah not now. Was looking forward to playing a couple of games. Especially against Dandy:). Yeh kids r happy.’’

the best thing western sydney could do is, whatever ground(s) they're playing at, check out sydney fc's season ticket prices and beat that by $20-$50. that'll be the best way to get some people cross over, or push over some fence-sitters.

aha love the club, just having a bit of fun lads :)

the difference is, they have hooped socks, not plain like western sydney has

just in case people didnt know

Dont think WSW should be targeting SFC's crowd. The whole Idea is that they engage a new community that didnt feel support fot he current team.

Granted people will swap, especially those that have travelled or supported from afar.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC were praised in federal parliament yesterday, as Ed Husic MP spoke about the importance of football in the region.

Husic, federal member for Chifley and fan of Mt Druitt Rangers FC, touched on the game's origins in western Sydney, and took a moment to highlight Wanderers FC's introduction to the Hyundai A-League.

"While many will lay claim to the origins of Football in Australia, Western Sydney has a compelling place in the game’s history," Husic said.

"The first recorded match played in NSW under Association Football rules took place when the Wanderers played the Kings School Rugby team at the Parramatta Common on 14 August 1880.

"Given the regions strong links to the game of Football, it was fitting today that the new Western Sydney franchise was unveiled as the Western Sydney Wanderers, the same name as that first team.

"Like many others who grew up in Western Sydney, I look forward to the game’s heartland being represented in its premier competition for the first time since 2004. This is terrific news. I cannot wait to see them play.

"While few of the games founders will still be around, I’m sure many of their children and grandchildren are still active and involved in the game in Western Sydney and will rejoice when a local team proudly takes to the field in the A-League."

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wswanderersfc/news-display/Parliament-praise-for-Wanderers-FC/47866

the difference is, they have hooped socks, not plain like western sydney has

just in case people didnt know

"Given the regions strong links to the game of Football, it was fitting today that the new Western Sydney franchise was unveiled as the Western Sydney Wanderers, the same name as that first team.

This just got released. https://www.facebook.com/WesternSydneyWanderersHistory

Does the WSW official timeline not cover this?

Bridge and Topor-Stanley signed. Beauchamp is close apparently.

Heheh T-S - the first of the non-West Sydney products, though 'being Canberra' he's only from just down the road and it's kind of fitting too - given if it weren't for the WS conundrum his own town's bid may've had a chance, or were atleast the strongest next biddies for the next A-League move.

It's actually ironic, or a nice co-incidence that all these experienced free agents - Mooy, Elrich, Cole, Beauchamp, Covic, Bridge, Rozic, Sterjovski etc... many of them, even most, are products of West Sydney, of some kind of another (I think most have come up through youth football there)! It's quite extra ordinary even, even compared to previous seasons? Sure is nice timing for these lads.

Edited by gloryperth: 29/6/2012 03:48:20 PM

Clearly you are not up to date with the fact that the Government of Australia, the AFL, declared the ACT to be part of western Sydney so their new franchise could rip money off the ACT Government to play home games there. ;)

There are a few there that asked for a release.