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The Western United Thread

Monoethnic Social Club said:
When does the Aleague transfer window close... some of these players are being extremely disrespected.
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September 15.
Today is pretty much over, so in 10 days time.
Case will be heard on Tuesday the 9th.
That being said, if WU are unsuccessful, all players will effectively be free agents so the transfer window doesn't really matter as much.
 
someguyjc said:
September 15.
Today is pretty much over, so in 10 days time.
Case will be heard on Tuesday the 9th.
That being said, if WU are unsuccessful, all players will effectively be free agents so the transfer window doesn't really matter as much.
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Sure, but I would hazard that most clubs would want to have their squads locked away before that and a glut of fresh players on the market with only days to "do business' is only going to de-value them???
 
See alot of this shit is starting to drift into restraint of trade which in many ways what the Bosman ruling established. They may think they're being clever but I'm sure the PFA is watching this closely.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Sure, but I would hazard that most clubs would want to have their squads locked away before that and a glut of fresh players on the market with only days to "do business' is only going to de-value them???
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Absolutely. It's a mess. Apparently the idea has been floated that there could be some salary cap concessions introduced for WU players going to other A-League clubs. The more experienced players will be snapped up quicker than you can say shovel-ready, but the youth and squaddies will have limited opportunities. I guess the idea is in order to keep these players at the pro level, adding an incentive to other A-League clubs would encourage them to sign them.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
If the club shuts down, then the players are free agents and can sign with anyone and anywhere they please, regardless of transfer windows.
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The problem of course is that the players are negotiating from a position of weakness as clubs may decide to complete their team before they become free agents, so at best they could be injury replacements.
 
In some ways its par for the course - whenever there is business closure every employee is at the mercy of the market of shrinking opportunities - especially here re Pro football spots.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
If the club shuts down, then the players are free agents and can sign with anyone and anywhere they please, regardless of transfer windows.
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Yeah mate, no doubt but as per WAIW's post, the timing of it may mean that some of these players are left homeless this season... There is only so many signings a salary capped league can absorb and most overseas league are finishing up (or already finished) their summer business.
 
CentreHalf said:
They wont be playing this season.

I'd be putting them into recess. Not folding them.
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The right call.

Get themselves right for the enxt 12 months and sort everything out. Top to bottom.

Put a pin in the Stadium pipe dream immediately. Commit to building a proper stand on the other side of Ironbark fields and play there for the next 15 years. Its still a good option.

Good facilities, good youth set-up, just needs to right people in charge.
 
Players now all free agents.
Interesting to see how many remain in the A-League.
Wouldn't be surprised if we see some of the young blokes picked up for the Championship.
  • Matt Sutton — Goalkeeper
  • Michael Vonja — Goalkeeper
  • Alex Nassiep — Goalkeeper
  • Dylan Leonard — Centre-Back — Likely headed to Schalke 04
  • Tomoki Imai — Centre-Back
  • Besian Kutleshi — Centre-Back
  • Luka Coveny — Centre-Back
  • Ben Garuccio — Left-Back
  • Tate Russell — Right-Back
  • Charbel Shamoon — Right-Back
  • Rhys Bozinovski — Defensive Midfield
  • Angus Thurgate — Central Midfield
  • Sebastian Pasquali — Central Midfield
  • Jordan Lauton — Central Midfield
  • James York — Central Midfield
  • Khoder Kaddour — Right Midfield
  • Matthew Grimaldi — Left Winger
  • Abel Walatee — Left Winger
  • Luke Vickery — Right Winger
  • Hiroshi Ibusuki — Centre-Forward
  • Oli Lavale — Centre-Forward
  • Jake Najdovski — Centre-Forward
 
CentreHalf said:
The right call.

Get themselves right for the enxt 12 months and sort everything out. Top to bottom.

Put a pin in the Stadium pipe dream immediately. Commit to building a proper stand on the other side of Ironbark fields and play there for the next 15 years. Its still a good option.

Good facilities, good youth set-up, just needs to right people in charge.
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Nothing radical such as a stadium is going to happen unless extensive suburban development happens in the immediate vicinity or the immediate future. This whole thing from the very beginning was predicated on development occurring. It didn't, the local council stepped in and made that small stadium happen ( kudos to them, the club/developers did fuck all ) and that's about as much of a stadium there is going to be for the next 5 years at least.

Getting themselves right involves paying the rather large debt or starting to pay the rather large debt with collaboration either with investors, the ATO or whomever 'buying' the club and assuming the debt.

As it stands at the moment the people in charge steered the whole thing to this point of dissolution.

The whole thing was a finger crossed pipedream that is now surrounded by a dirt carpark and farmland twenty minutes from the nearest train station as far as the eye can see.

Hibernation? Those people that freeze their brains in the hope of living forever are also in hibernation.
 
erogenouszone said:
Nothing radical such as a stadium is going to happen unless extensive suburban development happens in the immediate vicinity or the immediate future. This whole thing from the very beginning was predicated on development occurring. It didn't, the local council stepped in and made that small stadium happen ( kudos to them, the club/developers did fuck all ) and that's about as much of a stadium there is going to be for the next 5 years at least.

Getting themselves right involves paying the rather large debt or starting to pay the rather large debt with collaboration either with investors, the ATO or whomever 'buying' the club and assuming the debt.

As it stands at the moment the people in charge steered the whole thing to this point of dissolution.

The whole thing was a finger crossed pipedream that is now surrounded by a dirt carpark and farmland twenty minutes from the nearest train station as far as the eye can see.

Hibernation? Those people that freeze their brains in the hope of living forever are also in hibernation.
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Its easier to sell the club to a potential buyer with the academy and current facility still being utilised.

They need to put a pin in the stadium immediately. It isn't happening.

If i was a prospective buyer, I'd be trying to distance myself from the property development arm of the agreement, and look to purchase the club as a football club, nothing more.
 
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