The Western United Thread

LFC · Tuesday at 4:09 PM

someguyjc said:
Hypothetical question.
In an alternative reality let's say the licence was awarded to Sth Melbourne or Team 11. Although many of WU's issues are there own doing, many are not. Eg, APL pissing away money on Keepup. AL grant money being reduced by 75%. Then there is the whole covid shitshow. Just to name a few.
How do Sth Melb and Team 11 navigate these same issues? For the purposes of the exercise, let's say Team 11 also receives the Gov funded stadium.

yer nah.
I mentioned elsewhere why bother and plugging the hole with SMH is desparate ploy in turn screws up taking eyes OFF the NPL needing sorting out.
Bugga plugging up a leaking ship or rotting house, what do Engineers builders do, knock down rebuild, the same applies here.

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 4:28 PM

LFC said:
yer nah.
I mentioned elsewhere why bother and plugging the hole with SMH is desparate ploy in turn screws up taking eyes OFF the NPL needing sorting out.
Bugga plugging up a leaking ship or rotting house, what do Engineers builders do, knock down rebuild, the same applies here.

Another unique Aussie thing, LFC, shutting down professional leagues. How many other countries have done this.

Monoethnic Social Club · Tuesday at 4:33 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Another unique Aussie thing, LFC, shutting down professional leagues. How many other countries have done this.

Are you kidding mate? I know you view things through a UK prism, but leagues fold all the time and get re-branded, or re-launched around the planet.

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 4:37 PM

Where apart from America have they closed down completely, not re branded like England and Scotland. I seriously know of none.

tsf · Tuesday at 4:47 PM

melbcityguy said:
Something about these guys anooy me but I enjoy the podcast. We aren't journos yeah they aren't journos but they are still reporting about that happenings so they can get some criticism if they deserve it

They did something for the MV grand final lunch.

It was really cringeworthy and it went down like a lead balloon.

Mahazi was doing it with them too yeah? He’s bailed by the looks of it

Good on them for doing something but it came across as very baseline comedy and not super clever or insightful

Monoethnic Social Club · Tuesday at 4:48 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Where apart from America have they closed down completely, not re branded like England and Scotland. I seriously know of none.

Its happeingin in India at the moment.

ISL impasse threatening to derail Indian football

CHENNAI: THE English football season, one of the most-watched leagues in the world kick-started on Sunday with Premier League champions Liverpool FC taking on C

www.newindianexpress.com

There are actually quite a few interesting ones below...

Category:Defunct association football leagues by country - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

LFC · Tuesday at 4:51 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Another unique Aussie thing, LFC, shutting down professional leagues. How many other countries have done this.

you can't accept the Pro league here is not worth perservering with..
You can't keep throwing fuel to a fire that won't light up but for the first torch strike, the coals struggle to hold the heat Sutho.
Its pretty dam obvious how much more do you keep trying.
Its not a unique aussie thing because the Pro league is a business propersition first and foremost, show us where a floundering business keeps on keeping on ?
Only if it was run by the Sand barons let alone one of the richest sugar daddys who cop the loss for they are making a motza in the wide portfolio.

someguyjc · Tuesday at 4:55 PM

LFC said:
yer nah.
I mentioned elsewhere why bother and plugging the hole with SMH is desparate ploy in turn screws up taking eyes OFF the NPL needing sorting out.
Bugga plugging up a leaking ship or rotting house, what do Engineers builders do, knock down rebuild, the same applies here.

My question was more a hypothetical about if SMH or Team 11 was awarded the licence back in 2018 instead of WU. IMO both would have fared way better than WU under the same circumstances.

I agree, SMH buying the licence now is a dumb idea. That being said, if we must have a club to replace WU, I'd much rather SMH over any new franchise.

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:02 PM

LFC said:
you can't accept the Pro league here is not worth perservering with..
You can't keep throwing fuel to a fire that won't light up but for the first torch strike, the coals struggle to hold the heat Sutho.
Its pretty dam obvious how much more do you keep trying.
Its not a unique aussie thing because the Pro league is a business propersition first and foremost, show us where a floundering business keeps on keeping on ?
Only if it was run by the Sand barons let alone one of the richest sugar daddys who cop the loss for they are making a motza in the wide portfolio.

Thats not the sore point LFC... its that the so called "ozzie oi oi oi" franchises keep dying yet the traditional clubs cant be killed thats their issue!!

having them continually prove it is the best part about it all!!

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:08 PM

someguyjc said:
My question was more a hypothetical about if SMH or Team 11 was awarded the licence back in 2018 instead of WU. IMO both would have fared way better than WU under the same circumstances.

I agree, SMH buying the licence now is a dumb idea. That being said, if we must have a club to replace WU, I'd much rather SMH over any new franchise.

Yeah pass.... but grovelling can only get them part of the way, an epic apology for their past failures may also need to be included and we get to bring some friends utd58, marconi, olympic, ad city, apia, preston, knights to level the playing field and above all we get paid for the priveledge of SMFC gracing their league!

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 5:11 PM

LFC said:
you can't accept the Pro league here is not worth perservering with..
You can't keep throwing fuel to a fire that won't light up but for the first torch strike, the coals struggle to hold the heat Sutho.
Its pretty dam obvious how much more do you keep trying.
Its not a unique aussie thing because the Pro league is a business propersition first and foremost, show us where a floundering business keeps on keeping on ?
Only if it was run by the Sand barons let alone one of the richest sugar daddys who cop the loss for they are making a motza in the wide portfolio.

No, we cannot shut down ANY football league in Australia, one more and professional football is dead in this country. IMHO.

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 5:11 PM

Hellenic_blue&white said:
Yeah pass.... but grovelling can only get them part of the way, an epic apology for their past failures may also need to be included and we get to bring some friends utd58, marconi, olympic, ad city, apia, preston, knights to level the playing field and above all we get paid for the priveledge of SMFC gracing their league!

Thought you were staying off this board ?

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:12 PM

If they'd also like an alternative we would be happy to buy their league for $1 strip it to bare bones (starting with the APL they can keep their debts) and then introduce the new structure along AU Championship h&a lines and they can then each apply to join!

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 5:14 PM

Hellenic_blue&white said:
If they'd also like an alternative we would be happy to buy their league for $1 strip it to bare bones (starting with the APL they can keep their debts) and then introduce the new structure along AU Championship h&a lines and they can then each apply to join!

Keep your wet dreams to yourself.

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:17 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Thought you were staying off this board ?

Nahhhhh.. too much fun and laughs dealing with the clinically dead and those hoping for some miraculous resurrection!

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 5:18 PM

Hellenic_blue&white said:
Nahhhhh.. too much fun and laughs dealing with the clinically dead and those hoping for some miraculous resurrection!

You mean like yourself and your dream of a totally ethnic top flight league ?

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:19 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Keep your wet dreams to yourself.

Yeah youre right... I over bid.. the $1 is way too much!

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:21 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
You mean like yourself and your dream of a totally ethnic top flight league ?

Some effnik mustve really fucked you over to be so sore! Hahaha..

Sutherlandbear · Tuesday at 5:24 PM

Hellenic_blue&white said:
Some effnik mustve really fucked you over to be so sore! Hahaha..

Not sore at all, I just can’t be arsed with folk like you who immigrate here and want everything the same as the dump you left. You have no connection to Australia, apart from you live here.

Hellenic_blue&white · Tuesday at 5:28 PM

Sutherlandbear said:
Not sore at all, I just can’t be arsed with folk like you who immigrate here and want everything the same as the dump you left. You have no connection to Australia, apart from you live here.

Yeah not sore at all there champ!

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