Might be a shame, but perfectly predictable.

The Victory and city didn't want either Team 11 or South Melbourne, but were happy with a franchise basing themselves in ... Tarneit (of all places).

We now understand why they felt zero threat from a team based in Tarneit (very loosely based, it has to be said).

I mean fair dinkum, one old club, a real club, with an actual supporter base,  with a 40 year lease on a boutique stadium only a few kms outside of the CBD was cast aside, in favour of a new franchise, owned by anonymous foreign property developers, wanting to base themselves in....Tarneit.

It's almost impossible to believe now that anyone would have thought that this had any chance of success.

Another team playing within a couple of km’s from another 2 is even more ridiculous 

Just an npl team surely an a league team takes preference 

did  I  say  anything  about   a   npl  team ?

Yeh heard that one a few times some 30 months ago.
In the end, WU ended up playing home games at the same stadium as the other two, never mind 2 or 3 kms away

Well that’s temporary!

🤣🤣🤣 nah . Their stadium hasn't even begun yet. That timeline of 2023 seems far-fetched 

If they don’t get started within the next couple of months, I honestly feel it makes it all the more clear there are deeper issues at play. 

The best thing they could do is fast track the training centre as quickly as it can and host matches there.
From memory it was supposed to have 5,000 seats on the main stand.

That's honestly enough for the time being with what the demand warrants and there's no reason why they couldn't have a few hills to increase overall capacity to 10,000 if need be.

Until then they are in absolute no mans land and unless they create a proper sense of identity they are on borrowed time.

But then again most football fans in Victoria could see this coming from the outset and yet the FFA gobbled their license fee without too many questions.

So which team were you referring to? 

Let's not forget that this bid was shortlisted (and Team11 denied) by Gallop and Lowy Jr, who wouldn't know the Victorian football scene from a bar of soap. 

Wyndham council have approved everything already. Theyre waiting on wu

I  looked   up  on on  the  Internet    who   was  Chairman   of  FFA  when    they  gave   western   united   the  license.  It   was  the   current  chair man  his   name  is    Chris  Nikou       ( from  what  i  read   on  the  internet  he  is  from  Victoria -    it   said  he  used   to    be  Director  of  Football   Federation  Victoria)

hmmm . .

100%
You only need to look at the first 10 or so pages of this thread to see the comments from Victorians which have proven to be very accurate so far.

Nah Lakeside has a running track around it, not even close to being Aleague appropriate, I think the lovely real estate people from WU should consider playing in more soccer specific stadiums permanently like the MCG, Flemington Racecourse or maybe  Rod Laver Arena???  I very much doubt the franchise or their supporters would feel welcome or safe at Lakeside, nor should they. Maybe they should consider relocating back to Adelaide and taking their pretend club with them. 
https://m.facebook.com/westernunitedsc2021/

Surely if does. Come and try and strike a sub-lease agreement, you'll love our terms.

Yeah a lot of interstaters saying it'll work. And every melburian saying it's a lame duck.  Wu need to engage with supporters and people in Wyndham.  The council tries but wu need to do more. Theyre doing a lot of clinics in the Geelong area but not in Wyndham. Have fbeir training base in the shire of Melton. Their offices are for lease still.  

https://gateway.icn.org.au/opportunity/enquiry-160229/request-for-tender-n400168-1160-sayers-road-north-regional-football-facility-design-services?st=opportunities&psid=1620401751

What is concerning is that it only appears to be for design services. I may have missed something, but If that’s all they are up to so far, there’s a long way to go. 

As Jerry Maguire famously said “show me the money”. 

Wyndham council stated they won't spend any money since it was supposed to privately funded.  Wu's owners need to pull their fingers out

Whats the contract status of the players for next season? Are Dia and Berisha out of contract?

According to Val on twitter, ross aloisi is being touted as one of Ange's assistant at Celtic, or first team coach for Western United

For the sake of any remaining WU fans, they better hope that’s not on the cards as their next manager. 

they should just give John Anastasiadis the role. He certainly has shown he has the quality previously in the NPL and deserves a chance at the top job at A-League level.

Agree John Anastasiadis should be trusted with the job. 

DIA has one more year and Bes is out of contract 

PK and moon have done well so why not give the guy a crack IMO

Johnny alosi is also in the running.

Also iker Guarrotxena left as well 

No doubt they won’t spend money. 

I tend to recall they preferred WU, but I really do think overall the decision was a poor one not to go with Team 11.