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West-Gone United

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11 Feb 22:57

The JourneyFan wrote:

Christo wrote:

The best of a bad bunch. Picking team identities by poll is a shark idea.

but pretty much what we did - Dom Post ran a  poll, top 4 were then given to Terry who decided which one would be the name

I take it all back then?

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11 Feb 23:45

RR wrote:

I'm an optimistic pessimist. 
I'm positive things will go wrong.
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12 Feb 00:20

Christo wrote:

The best of a bad bunch. Picking team identities by poll is a shark idea.

They spoke about running community meetings like WSW did, so seems strange to settle on a name/colours before they even happen.
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12 Feb 10:13

Also sounds like it's Western United now, with green and black as their colours.

The polls are just to build hype. WMG needed to consult the public and then get a creative agency to build them a brand from that feedback.

What we got with the Nix re-brand is what should've been done at the start here too.

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12 Feb 18:58

The most blandist of bland names.

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12 Feb 19:00

Western United: New Melbourne A-League side to confirm name, colours

Dominic Bossi
By Dominic Bossi
February 12, 2019 — 4.22pm

The A-League's 11th club is set to confirm its name and colours, with the Western Melbourne Group's winning bid likely to enter next season's competition as Western United Football Club, wearing a green and black playing strip.

The first components of the team's new identity were shaped by the public with the Western United name and the colour combination emerging as the most popular from online polls run on the club's website and on another by News Limited. The new club will call Geelong's Kardinia Park home for at least its first two seasons before relocating to a purpose-built football stadium in Tarneit, in Melbourne's west.

Due to its catchment area, the club specifically chose to omit the word "Melbourne" in its name to disassociate itself from the city's CBD, soon to be rivals Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City as well aligning the club closer with the vast region between Geelong and Westgate bridge.

Among the other options put forward to fans were online were the names: Western Melbourne Athletic, Westside Pride and Western Melbourne Warriors. The other colours to choose from were a mainly black shirt with teal trimming, a yellow and red jersey as well as a green shirt with white sleeves. There was also a green and red shirt as well as an all white strip with a green stripe.
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Green was overwhelmingly the most popular option by fans. FFA sources suggest their preference was not for the team to use a plain green kit due to a potential clash with digital sponsorship on broadcasts, and preferred either a predominantly white or black kit.

The final jersey design is yet to be finalised but it's likely Western United will wear a green and black striped jersey in their inaugural year and a white away strip.

Mark Rudan is favoured to be appointed the team's first head coach while the club has already announced its first two players, Socceroo Josh Risdon and Greek international Panagiotis Kone.

The 26-year-old Risdon signed a two-year deal following last week's announcement that Greek international Kone would be the club's first marquee player.


"I'm absolutely stoked to be the first Australian player to join Western Melbourne. With the signing of Panagiotis as the marquee, I can see the club has big ambitions both on the park and off it," Risdon said via a statement on Tuesday.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/soccer/western-united-new-melbourne-a-league-side-to-confirm-name-colours-20190212-p50xcb.html

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12 Feb 19:11

SBS with more fake news?

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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12 Feb 20:04

love how they keep banging on about Rudan being the head coach, especially when Dome and Morrison have rubbished the idea.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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13 Feb 23:48

"The blacktop of the bitumen with the greenery of our suburbs. It seemed like a perfect combination."

We play in Green & Black cuz we have roads and berms ...

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13 Feb 23:49

Dear Lord. That's stretching the concept of symbolism a bit thin.

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14 Feb 00:16

The right answers could be:

A. We play Green and Black because it was the only color combination not taken.

B. Our green is the same as green screen color, we are undefined as our name suggests.

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21 Feb 20:13

I probably spammed this in many places this morning, but found this paragraph interesting from the article re: Fox holding back money.

Why even bother with letting teams from outside these cities put in expansion bids?

It's all a bit rank.

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22 Feb 02:39

Christo wrote:

I probably spammed this in many places this morning, but found this paragraph interesting from the article re: Fox holding back money.

Why even bother with letting teams from outside these cities put in expansion bids?

It's all a bit rank.

It was widely circulated that there was this $5m clause for Melbourne/Sydney expansion teams when the TV deal was signed. Any other bid was always going to be up against it.
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22 Feb 02:47

RR wrote:

Christo wrote:

I probably spammed this in many places this morning, but found this paragraph interesting from the article re: Fox holding back money.

Why even bother with letting teams from outside these cities put in expansion bids?

It's all a bit rank.

It was widely circulated that there was this $5m clause for Melbourne/Sydney expansion teams when the TV deal was signed. Any other bid was always going to be up against it.

Can't be that widely circulated, first I've heard of it ;D 

There was always talk/speculation of expansion teams going into Melb/Syd because they are bigger markets, I didn't know there was this specific detail. 

But still, if this was always in place why not just ask for teams from Melb/Syd only? 

Why would Canberra even bother? 

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22 Feb 04:21

I love how FOX is claiming the funding deal does not apply because Western United is not a Melbourne team.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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07 Mar 06:50

A-LEAGUE entrants Western United have already landed one defender in Jonathan Aspropotamitis - now we hear Sydney FC centre-back Aaron Calver is heading there next after signing for next season. Calver has been eclipsed by Ben Warland in Sydney’s back four and will benefit from a move to get regular football.

https://outline.com/xsxZC4
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08 Mar 04:10 · edited 08 Mar 04:10 · History

So they have Kone, Risdon, Aspropotamitis, Pasquali and Chapman, rumoured to be in talks with Pain and Calver? Not too bad a start

Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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08 Mar 08:19

DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:

So they have Kone, Risdon, Aspropotamitis, Pasquali and Chapman, rumoured to be in talks with Pain and Calver? Not too bad a start

Also Georgievski and a couple kids from Adelaide (Richards the 3rd choice Keeper and the young striker with a good scrabble name)
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09 Mar 00:16

RR wrote:

Western United's new logo will reflect the club's green, black and white colouring in a simple design.

The Age understands the logo will be as pictured (right) or a very similar variation.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/western-united-s-logo-revealed-20190305-p511sz.html


I really hope this is not it. As I said on twitter, reminds me a lot of Melbourne Heart logo, but without the clever use of negative space. Very corporate and dull. Others have pointed out the similarities with the Warner Brothers logo. 

Try again, Western Vnited

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09 Mar 00:20

Someone probably got paid mega bucks for that too! Fans could have done something better.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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09 Mar 03:45

RR wrote:

DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:

So they have Kone, Risdon, Aspropotamitis, Pasquali and Chapman, rumoured to be in talks with Pain and Calver? Not too bad a start

Also Georgievski and a couple kids from Adelaide (Richards the 3rd choice Keeper and the young striker with a good scrabble name)

Oh yeah that's right, Apostolos Stametelopolos or however you say it, longest name in the league
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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12 Mar 01:41

The A-League Twitter account is announcing WU's signings before they do again

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13 Mar 02:37

With Adelaide United’s Apostolos Stamatelopoulos soon to be announced as a Western United striker after he had been courted when he was off contract and legally available to negotiate, the new club is chasing more South Australia talent.

Centre back Ryan McGowan is the latest to be linked to Western among other clubs in the A-League.

Former Modbury Jets junior Bradden Inman is another on Western United’s wish list.

Western United’s scouts are also tracking Blue Eagles’ former Sampdoria Italian Serie A striker Emanuele Testardi according to sources.

https://outline.com/jYByHc
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20 Mar 02:38

already beginning to loathe this lot. More so if they've signed Rudan and he's taking players with him.



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23 Mar 06:54

Meanwhile former South Sudanese refugee and ex Adelaide City forward Valentino Yuel is soon to be announced as new A-League club Western United’s latest signing.

https://outline.com/NduHX5
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24 Mar 23:49

RR wrote:

Meanwhile former South Sudanese refugee and ex Adelaide City forward Valentino Yuel is soon to be announced as new A-League club Western United’s latest signing.

https://outline.com/NduHX5

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14 Apr 05:55

Kotahitanga. We are one.

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