3 points always suspended Western Sydney Wanderers FC

You would think the CEOs of other clubs would be raising this as an issue because it affects the profile of the whole league

just checked out RBB twitter. wow. My favourite was this:

Very surprised that the RBB haven't re-worked the chorus of Naughty by Nature's "OPP" yet...

So now if they do they officially stole the idea off us!

#tooslow

#shamed

This appeared in todays SMH,written by a league reporter but another example of why the FFA should act.If they dont then things are only going to get a lot worse. 

Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop needs to read this and act or risk his new sport becoming a code that women should not attend. This is the untold story to the disgraceful behaviour of some of the Western Sydney Wanderers fans - one that highlights what a bunch of uncouth thugs they are. Members of the Red and Black Bloc decided to pick on - and by that, I mean abuse in the most vile of ways - my Channel Nine sports reporter colleague, Erin Molan. Their conduct was so bad Molan had to can a live cross. Her camera crew assessed that the situation was unsafe. They went to Parramatta to do a live cross last Saturday night and when they tried to vox pop the Red and Black Bloc at the Woolpack Hotel before kick-off, not one person would answer a question - that's when Molan was the subject of the abuse. It started with one fan, then others joined in. Molan's camera crew have told me the language was disgusting, filthy and very aggressive. ''The guys were yelling loudly,'' one of the crew members said. ''One then got personal with Erin and her appearance.'' Molan has told bosses at Nine News she felt threatened and very upset by what happened. The story was going to be a positive piece, as you can see by the script Molan was going to deliver live to sports anchor Roz Kelly.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-gazelle-lashes-out-at-asada-20130330-2h086.html#ixzz2P3N0kV5F

Gallop now has a ticking bomb on his hands. 

"The pack mentality is strong with this one" - Yoda

I don't read other supporter forums but would it be fair to say that the other supporter groups view these guys like they are just bad news or is that reaching?

I think the WSW atmosphere looks good for the most part. A few nutters is fairly normal in large groups and their jumping around this season, along with other fan groups, has made the YF look pretty boring. Granted, there's not been much to shout about.

Can't actually see the issue with flares if you are not chucking them on the park or lobbing them at someone's head.

Funny thing is....They are a first year "manufactured" club.

Not a 120 year old club that someone can claim to be passionate about...Just giving the dregs of the western Sydney area "something to do".

I don't see a problem with guns, as long as you're not firing them at anyone. 

I don't see a problem with knives, as long as you're not stabbing anyone with them. 

Your point, caller?

I may have missed something, but I think flares look good at games, so what's the issue?

Has someone been nailed by one and I've missed it?

I think fireworks look cool, but don't think people should be allowed to set them off at games "as long as they're not aimed at someone's head or on the pitch"

That and, oh yeah...they're illegal. Allowing them into the ground means its only a matter of time before someone does something stupid with them, even just throws them on the pitch, that's why I bought up the rather extreme guns, knives and fireworks examples - to show the flaw in that thinking. 

They've got through the season without anyone getting hurt?

Anyway, I agree rules should be applied evenly. Where do I get my flares for next season?

I have to go along with Tegals thinking. In Japan, they don't like you carrying kitchen knives in public. Never mind that Jerry never used them but they arrest you for that. The reason being is the potential for harm. Much like flares, no one got hurt as your said, but the potential is there for someone to get hurt so your statement really is a bit stupid Steve-O

I liked the pyro we had at the match yesterday. Closest we have ever come to having a flare at the game. 

What were they, sparklers?

Funny comment from a cove lad directed at a NRMAIWSW regular (Mack) on our forum (sfcu) defending the trouble up in Newcastle this weekend "humility isn't a weakness you know".

I've lived here a good while & it's one of the funniest things I've heard an Aussie say. Lol.

A question of identity?

http://www.2gb.com/article/fan-behaviour-league

Denial is a river in Africa

The west sydney forums make me feel ill. All of their fans talk about how they bailed supporting Sydney FC and West Sydney is their real club etc... Wait until wsw have a bad season and SFC have a good season, their fans have already bailed one losing side. We know they have it in them.

Interesting stat:

WSW regular season average attendance is only 500 higher than the Nix average during their debut season in 07/08.

Excluding the Sydney derbies they are actually 800 lower!

Granted we had one big attendance in 07/08 at the Adelaide game just before the Galaxy game but I was surprised it was even close considering they won the league and we finished last in 07/08.

Makes me wonder how their attendances might hold up when things aren't going so well.

I really hope they lose, mainly because there week be so much fapping over them in the media over the offseason if they win. 

Not quite as good as the All whites world Cup song.

Yeah but in their first year YF were not marching the streets terrorising regular folk, taking on militant tendencies or letting flares off. What a bullshit post JD

Well why the hell not?

1 bottle in 5 years? That isn't even close to what some of them do.

To say they were cast offs is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, a number of players were released by clubs to join WSW but they were all certain starters and would have been again this season. Players like Bridge & Hypen would have been some of the higher earners at their clubs, and could possibly why their clubs were happy to let them go. The move has rejuvenated their careers, I give Popovic a lot of credit for that.

Only player that could really be called as cast off, would be Covic. Victory must be kicking themselves for that.

There has been games this season when they have played 6 imports, 4 Current/Former Socceroos and still have 2 Former Socceroos on the bench. They are not this rag tag bunch of State League players people make them out to be.

[Edit: My spelling sucks]

YF should have a recruitment drive