Comments on: The others are coming http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/2008/09/the-others-are-coming/ View and News on Melbourne Victory and Football Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:27:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mike http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/2008/09/the-others-are-coming/#comment-439 Mike Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:33:53 +0000 http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/?p=142#comment-439 I agree that it will be hard for this new club to find an audience, but its too early to call at this stage. If they end up signing some of the names mentioned in the paper today -- Dukes, Skoko -- then that would certainly get people on their side. (Out of curiosity, didn't Viduka sign a deal with Victory saying that should he return it would be for MV? I remember hearing that a couple of years ago...) As for the name, well, Hearts isn't great. And if we get ANOTHER United in the comp I'm gonna be severely annoyed. Melbourne City is OK, wouldn't mind FC Melbourne -- that gives MV two FC's to hate! As long as it is original I'm happy. And I wouldn't read to much into all the Casey talk, I'm viewing it from an AFL perspective: all the clubs are 'based' in the suburbs but essentially play out of the same two venues and have broad appeal. That's at least how I see it. I agree that it will be hard for this new club to find an audience, but its too early to call at this stage. If they end up signing some of the names mentioned in the paper today — Dukes, Skoko — then that would certainly get people on their side. (Out of curiosity, didn’t Viduka sign a deal with Victory saying that should he return it would be for MV? I remember hearing that a couple of years ago…)

As for the name, well, Hearts isn’t great. And if we get ANOTHER United in the comp I’m gonna be severely annoyed. Melbourne City is OK, wouldn’t mind FC Melbourne — that gives MV two FC’s to hate! As long as it is original I’m happy.

And I wouldn’t read to much into all the Casey talk, I’m viewing it from an AFL perspective: all the clubs are ‘based’ in the suburbs but essentially play out of the same two venues and have broad appeal. That’s at least how I see it.

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