I thought Western were talking to Nomads, or Papanui, or Parklands or Burwood or St albans....
Every season the rumours pop up about a merger involving Western, its gunna happen eventually, look at their junior section... (I don't know how united is surviving as a stand alone club these days either)
I'd like to see Parklands and burwood merge in together, stop them fighting over the same players. Get a competitive team in mens div 1 and they're sorted.