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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCaroline Springs doesn't work because the team is not the Geelong bid, not called Geelong either way and that is an Afl region, out n'out. The haters will hate. That's life I guess. You do realise that Caroline Springs is in Melbourne, very close to Tarneit, and nothing at all to do with Geelong don't you? Geelong never embraced WU because they had their own bid. Caroline Springs have no excuse to not support WU. Caroline Springs are closer to Ballarat then Geelong and are a suburb of Melbourne's West as is Tarneit. Actually the same distance as Ballarat, they are west so why have they not embrased WU? Like to hear from someone from Caroline Springs. I live just down the road. I was never likely to support them anyway, but what reason would you have? They have played 1 game closer than City or Victory already play. Most of their other games they play further away. If one day they do actually get their act together maybe they'll get support there, but their first two years I would think they'd have lost support rather than gained. You have a point there. With that training ground that will fit 5k, they at least can lay down roots on they're patch of land and people will notice they settled and not constantly moving around and those in the West or S/W may choose to become fans. But a training/council pitch with 300 seats and only 5k capacity is not considered "Aleague worthy" surely? What about the corporate suites, lighting and broadcasting facilities? Its not even good enough for the proposed NSD...... Curious, where did you read that it will only have 300 seats? Everywhere I've read recently states that the grandstand at the training ground will have 5k seated. https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/news/stadium-a-step-closer-3/Agree, everywhere states 5k seated but the only image I have seen as per below suggests otherwise?  I think that's an older one. This is the image they have been using in the press this year:  OK fair enough, still dont think that stand would hold 5k but... OK I guess well be able to see when the plans are loaded up on council website as to what they are actually building? If a stand goes the full length of the pitch, 105m, then you can fit 175 seats per row ie 0.6m average per seat. That makes allowance for aisles etc. So assuming there are 29 rows that should hit the mark.... Might get pretty windy for the fans in Row 29 though :) But not even the spin is claiming 5000 seats anymore 3 sides of the ground is open terrace Expect and Epping style venue
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCaroline Springs doesn't work because the team is not the Geelong bid, not called Geelong either way and that is an Afl region, out n'out. The haters will hate. That's life I guess. You do realise that Caroline Springs is in Melbourne, very close to Tarneit, and nothing at all to do with Geelong don't you? Geelong never embraced WU because they had their own bid. Caroline Springs have no excuse to not support WU. Caroline Springs are closer to Ballarat then Geelong and are a suburb of Melbourne's West as is Tarneit. Actually the same distance as Ballarat, they are west so why have they not embrased WU? Like to hear from someone from Caroline Springs. I live just down the road. I was never likely to support them anyway, but what reason would you have? They have played 1 game closer than City or Victory already play. Most of their other games they play further away. If one day they do actually get their act together maybe they'll get support there, but their first two years I would think they'd have lost support rather than gained. You have a point there. With that training ground that will fit 5k, they at least can lay down roots on they're patch of land and people will notice they settled and not constantly moving around and those in the West or S/W may choose to become fans. But a training/council pitch with 300 seats and only 5k capacity is not considered "Aleague worthy" surely? What about the corporate suites, lighting and broadcasting facilities? Its not even good enough for the proposed NSD...... Curious, where did you read that it will only have 300 seats? Everywhere I've read recently states that the grandstand at the training ground will have 5k seated. https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/news/stadium-a-step-closer-3/Agree, everywhere states 5k seated but the only image I have seen as per below suggests otherwise? I think that's an older one. This is the image they have been using in the press this year: OK fair enough, still dont think that stand would hold 5k but... OK I guess well be able to see when the plans are loaded up on council website as to what they are actually building? If a stand goes the full length of the pitch, 105m, then you can fit 175 seats per row ie 0.6m average per seat. That makes allowance for aisles etc. So assuming there are 29 rows that should hit the mark.... Might get pretty windy for the fans in Row 29 though :) But not even the spin is claiming 5000 seats anymore 3 sides of the ground is open terrace Expect and Epping style venue
I hope Wyndham council build a nice little suburban ground with proper facilities..... Theres a few real football clubs out in the West that could utilise it when these charlatans finaly cut their losses and fuck off for ever.
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Calder United oops I meant Western United to enter the A-League Women's comp next season... Western United confirmed as new A-League Women's team (espn.com.au)
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He ordered a sirloin steak they said it’ll come in 40 mins but in the end they gave him a caesars salad
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCaroline Springs doesn't work because the team is not the Geelong bid, not called Geelong either way and that is an Afl region, out n'out. The haters will hate. That's life I guess. You do realise that Caroline Springs is in Melbourne, very close to Tarneit, and nothing at all to do with Geelong don't you? Geelong never embraced WU because they had their own bid. Caroline Springs have no excuse to not support WU. Caroline Springs are closer to Ballarat then Geelong and are a suburb of Melbourne's West as is Tarneit. Actually the same distance as Ballarat, they are west so why have they not embrased WU? Like to hear from someone from Caroline Springs. I live just down the road. I was never likely to support them anyway, but what reason would you have? They have played 1 game closer than City or Victory already play. Most of their other games they play further away. If one day they do actually get their act together maybe they'll get support there, but their first two years I would think they'd have lost support rather than gained. You have a point there. With that training ground that will fit 5k, they at least can lay down roots on they're patch of land and people will notice they settled and not constantly moving around and those in the West or S/W may choose to become fans. But a training/council pitch with 300 seats and only 5k capacity is not considered "Aleague worthy" surely? What about the corporate suites, lighting and broadcasting facilities? Its not even good enough for the proposed NSD...... Curious, where did you read that it will only have 300 seats? Everywhere I've read recently states that the grandstand at the training ground will have 5k seated. https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/news/stadium-a-step-closer-3/Agree, everywhere states 5k seated but the only image I have seen as per below suggests otherwise? I think that's an older one. This is the image they have been using in the press this year: OK fair enough, still dont think that stand would hold 5k but... OK I guess well be able to see when the plans are loaded up on council website as to what they are actually building? If a stand goes the full length of the pitch, 105m, then you can fit 175 seats per row ie 0.6m average per seat. That makes allowance for aisles etc. So assuming there are 29 rows that should hit the mark.... Might get pretty windy for the fans in Row 29 though :) But not even the spin is claiming 5000 seats anymore 3 sides of the ground is open terrace Expect and Epping style venue
I hope Wyndham council build a nice little suburban ground with proper facilities..... Theres a few real football clubs out in the West that could utilise it when these charlatans finaly cut their losses and fuck off for ever. And that time cannot come soon enough
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCaroline Springs doesn't work because the team is not the Geelong bid, not called Geelong either way and that is an Afl region, out n'out. The haters will hate. That's life I guess. You do realise that Caroline Springs is in Melbourne, very close to Tarneit, and nothing at all to do with Geelong don't you? Geelong never embraced WU because they had their own bid. Incorrect The Geelong bid morphed into the WU bid to encompass the whole of West Victoria. Or it tried too. Meekly. Steve Horvat is the common link. He initiated the first Geelong bid. And no doubt he swayed them to use Geelong as the base initially. Why would Geelong embrace WU. The plan was WU base themselves there in the early years and then move to Tarneit. Why would anyone from Geelong embrace a club that is leaving in a couple of years ? Ended being earlier anyway. Agreed that WU were only going to play temporarily in Geelong. So why did the Caroline Springs people not embrace the team from their geography then? Not that many Football people there it certainly looks like. Afl saturation. Caroline Springs is just a suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne. It's not a regional town or anything. Although it is a growing area with estates popping up everywhere. There probably would be a few fans from there. But all WU did was train there and play a few preseason games. And only now playing NPL home games there with the NPL team still training there. While the A-league team has moved there training base to Tullamarine. Renting off the Essendon bombers.
So paying an AFL club a couple of hundred thousand $$$ instead of a football club.
Similar to paying AFL venues to play games instead of using existing football structure.
Probably not a great way of endearing themselves tot eh western suburbs football community. Wandering around like they're too good for everyone else. This about sums my my contempt for this 'franchise.' They would rather whore themselves around to other franchises and piss people off than do the bare minimum as a football club and connect with a local community. Same as Macarthur Over 100 pages of this shady shit ffs. They are at Essendon true but, was there not a backlash to playing at Lakeside, and a demand at Melbourne Croatia's stadium to upgrade the ground whilst the tennant occupies there? They've been rejected by football teams who were protecting they're own patch and I can understand it. Therefore, playing out of where they are now, being a temporary measure, should change late next season or the next, when WU have an identity at Tarneit. The Lakeside issue was because they didn't negotiate with South Melbourne to play there. Western then claimed that Knights' stadium wasn't up to A-L standard, until a club Spokeperson said...to address the claims that the facility does not meet A-League standards, a feasibility assessment on whether or not the facility complies with A-League standards has never been conducted with Melbourne Knights nor has the club received a report on any assessment made by external parties.
Also interesting to note:
The Melbourne Knights can confirm that, over the last three years, multiple preliminary talks regarding Western United’s potential use of our Somers Street facility have been held between club representatives. Despite multiple preliminary talks, an offer has never materialised from Western United.
They seem to think that they are above the NPL clubs and can bully them around, until they were called out for it. All of which could have been avoided in the first place if they weren't like this. Absolutely With the lakeside debacle they thought they could avoid talking to South, and working out a deal. The CEO thought he was too smart and made an announcement before confirming arrangements with all parties concerned. Embarrassing With the knights it looks like they just wanted something for nothing. Considering they could play a game at Morsehead there is no reason knights stadium could've accommodated games. Even if WU contributed some funds to upgrading the venue, they probably would've spent more playing at Geelong, MARS in Ballarat and AAMI. The WU hierarchy have themselves to blame for the continuous travelling circus and any ill feeling they may get from the football community WU have a lowarchy not a hierarchy
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+xHe ordered a sirloin steak they said it’ll come in 40 mins but in the end they gave him a caesars salad Hahahahah Wasnt the sirloin meant to be "shovel ready" for the pan? Poor, feeble Archie didn't think he would have to wait for them to chase the cow around the paddock first.... Somebody knew though .... somebody( or more likely -bodies) knew how long it would take to catch the cow, kill,it butcher it, bring it to the luncheon, cook the steak and serve it... those certain somebodies decided to fill up on dinner rolls just in case the mains never come. :)
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Hoe the f*ck did the APL give these charlatans a A-League Womens Licence when they don't even have a home ground?
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+xyou can't make this up ... Lou Sticca now calling for P&R
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+x+xyou can't make this up ... Lou Sticca now calling for P&R Hell hath no fury like a short, balding ex franchise owner scorned eh? hahahahahahahah
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+x+x+xyou can't make this up ... Lou Sticca now calling for P&R Hell hath no fury like a short, balding ex franchise owner scorned eh? hahahahahahahah Calling out baldaphobia! #shinypatetoo
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+x+x+xyou can't make this up ... Lou Sticca now calling for P&R Hell hath no fury like a short, balding ex franchise owner scorned eh? hahahahahahahah Actually I'm not a genuine shunypate. More savannah
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Who's in the Grand Final? Oh wait, I'll tell you, Western Utd! Supporters from the West and South West will get behind them next week, no doubt.
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Not a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads.
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+x+x+x+xyou can't make this up ... Lou Sticca now calling for P&R Hell hath no fury like a short, balding ex franchise owner scorned eh? hahahahahahahah Actually I'm not a genuine shunypate. More savannah 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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+xNot a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads. I Just saw this, so the Aleague grand final is going to be a massive sellout? Maybe they should book the MCG for the thousands of WU members to attend? The broadcasters must be so happy. Who are they playing in the final? BTW Carlton SC lost a grand final in their FIRST SEASON .... 3 years later they folded....... just saying.... hahahahahahah I hope the Sticca curse strikes again?
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+x+xNot a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads. I Just saw this, so the Aleague grand final is going to be a massive sellout? Maybe they should book the MCG for the thousands of WU members to attend? The broadcasters must be so happy. Who are they playing in the final? BTW Carlton SC lost a grand final in their FIRST SEASON .... 3 years later they folded....... just saying.... hahahahahahah I hope the Sticca curse strikes again? I can smell the fear all the way from Sydney.
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A lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. I have my reservations about WU's right to be in the league but on the pitch I have to commend them.Sure the crowd may not be very large for the GF but I am sure the supporters of WU and whoever their opponents are will add atmosphere.
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+x+xNot a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads. I Just saw this, so the Aleague grand final is going to be a massive sellout? Maybe they should book the MCG for the thousands of WU members to attend? The broadcasters must be so happy. Who are they playing in the final? BTW Carlton SC lost a grand final in their FIRST SEASON .... 3 years later they folded....... just saying.... hahahahahahah I hope the Sticca curse strikes again? Hahahahahaha ill see you at Olympic Village today for a souva or chevapi roll im not sure 🤣
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+x+x+xNot a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads. I Just saw this, so the Aleague grand final is going to be a massive sellout? Maybe they should book the MCG for the thousands of WU members to attend? The broadcasters must be so happy. Who are they playing in the final? BTW Carlton SC lost a grand final in their FIRST SEASON .... 3 years later they folded....... just saying.... hahahahahahah I hope the Sticca curse strikes again? Hahahahahaha ill see you at Olympic Village today for a souva or chevapi roll im not sure 🤣 Souva was crap at OV yesterday... First time ever. Hope you enjoyed celebrating with the Floriniotes? Can't believe the bastards got away with that one, with half their team ending up in hospital no less.... Anyway good luck for your GF, hope you guys are still around when pro/rel eventually happens, would love to play away at the fabled Western Wembley. :)
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+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. I have my reservations about WU's right to be in the league but on the pitch I have to commend them.Sure the crowd may not be very large for the GF but I am sure the supporters of WU and whoever their opponents are will add atmosphere. Pretty salty about the result on Saturday night, but I think people will be surprised by the GF crowd numbers. Tickets prices aren’t OTT for a GF and there will be a lot of neutrals wanting City to lose. I’m going and getting behind WU.
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+x+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. I have my reservations about WU's right to be in the league but on the pitch I have to commend them.Sure the crowd may not be very large for the GF but I am sure the supporters of WU and whoever their opponents are will add atmosphere. Pretty salty about the result on Saturday night, but I think people will be surprised by the GF crowd numbers. Tickets prices aren’t OTT for a GF and there will be a lot of neutrals wanting City to lose. I’m going and getting behind WU. I am a CCM supporter and therefore neutral but good on you for going to the GF.Football,particularly the A-League,needs people at matches to add to the atmosphere no matter whom you support.The Barcelona-All Stars game may get a bigger crowd but who cares as only a Mickey Mouse game.
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+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. Not really at all. I was in North Terrace and concensus from everyone around us was they deserved it. And who would not be disappointed their team lost?
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+x+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. Not really at all. I was in North Terrace and concensus from everyone around us was they deserved it. And who would not be disappointed their team lost? Yep same consensus within my group of mates at the game. We didn't lose under controversial circumstances, WU were just better at converting their chances on the day. Simple as that. Plenty of positives at MV this season. The club won the FFA cup, so we will have a crack at the ACL later this year. The MV women won the ALW GF. The ALM just missed out on the premiership by 2 points.
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+x+x+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. I have my reservations about WU's right to be in the league but on the pitch I have to commend them.Sure the crowd may not be very large for the GF but I am sure the supporters of WU and whoever their opponents are will add atmosphere. Pretty salty about the result on Saturday night, but I think people will be surprised by the GF crowd numbers. Tickets prices aren’t OTT for a GF and there will be a lot of neutrals wanting City to lose. I’m going and getting behind WU. I am a CCM supporter and therefore neutral but good on you for going to the GF.Football,particularly the A-League,needs people at matches to add to the atmosphere no matter whom you support. The Barcelona-All Stars game may get a bigger crowd but who cares as only a Mickey Mouse game. ummmm.......ummmmmmmm ... nah stuff it :)
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+x+x+x+xNot a bad effort for a club in their 3rd year you must say. To beat Victory in that way shows character. Well done lads. I Just saw this, so the Aleague grand final is going to be a massive sellout? Maybe they should book the MCG for the thousands of WU members to attend? The broadcasters must be so happy. Who are they playing in the final? BTW Carlton SC lost a grand final in their FIRST SEASON .... 3 years later they folded....... just saying.... hahahahahahah I hope the Sticca curse strikes again? Hahahahahaha ill see you at Olympic Village today for a souva or chevapi roll im not sure 🤣 Souva was crap at OV yesterday... First time ever. Hope you enjoyed celebrating with the Floriniotes? Can't believe the bastards got away with that one, with half their team ending up in hospital no less.... Anyway good luck for your GF, hope you guys are still around when pro/rel eventually happens, would love to play away at the fabled Western Wembley. :) Cheers bud i to can't believe how you lost to the northern greeks. Surprised with the souva's normally pretty good almost as good as the eastern greeks at bentleigh. You can sit right next to me at western Wembley my shout 😁
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+x+x+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. Not really at all. I was in North Terrace and concensus from everyone around us was they deserved it. And who would not be disappointed their team lost? Yep same consensus within my group of mates at the game. We didn't lose under controversial circumstances, WU were just better at converting their chances on the day. Simple as that. Plenty of positives at MV this season. The club won the FFA cup, so we will have a crack at the ACL later this year. The MV women won the ALW GF. The ALM just missed out on the premiership by 2 points. I was surrounded by victory supporters and only one clown had a go. He was shut down by his own mate. I had about 10 victory supporters congratulate me and my family on there way out. Appreciated that.
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+x+xA lot of Victory and Victorian saltiness about WU making the GF. Not really at all. I was in North Terrace and concensus from everyone around us was they deserved it. And who would not be disappointed their team lost? Very few would be disappointed if WU lost
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