New Wanderer Juric eager to improve game

i can't help but feel that a supporter stake in the club is being a little wishful. FFA seem more than happy to sell 100% to an individual or single entity. personally don't mind too much. i'm very confident that the RBB slash most passionate supporters will always possess a strong influence over the club regardless of who or what owns it.

I think any deal must involve WSW being part owned by the fans. 10,000 fans paying $150 gives them $1.5m, this should secure them at least 1 seat on the board and maybe a 10% stake in the club???? Man City (or whoever) should also have to pay some sort of contingency fee to the FFA. Something like $8m which is used like a deposit to ensure the longevity of the club if they suddenly want to pull out.

makes some sense. City's away jersey is red and black right? both sets of fans do the Poznan. SFC wanted to be the Man Utd of A League i guess that kinda makes WSW the City of A League? haha. despite being a Man Utd fan i wouldn't mind City being involved with WSW. but local owner would still be ideal.

The big difference is clubs purchased by Sheikh Mansour are benefiting from big spending on infrastructure and other club facilities

It worked out so well for Northern Spirit. In fairness, Man City have backed the new NYFC team with the Yankees. Maybe Panthers and Man CIty could team up - HA!

"Manchester City and one other EPL club have reportedly made preliminary inquiries about buying a stake in the Wanderers or the entire team." http://www.afr.com/p/lifestyle/sport/epl_clubs_make_western_sydney_wanderers_ax4eMyRzkriFe6IRuk3ENP

after Marconi we have Borussia Dortmund.......hold on what!?!? well a vague interest. quote from BVB CEO Hans Watzke "We have already been in talks with the Australian Football Federation about various club ownership scenarios..."

next up we have Marconi http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/stallions-join-race-to-take-reins-at-wanderers-20130822-2sehz.html Critical points - club president has said that they will certainly make a bid in the near future - Marconi in the past have been debt-ridden but more stable now - no change to team colours or name - will train at Marconi Stadium and play at Parramatta - long term plan to improve Marconi Stadium and make it their home ground. Currently has 8000 seats. - Marconi have a strong Italian connection Wouldn't be all bad. But again moving from Parramatta Stadium is not an option in my eyes.

its on the Rugby League tab

I agree its all about looking after themselves. What a dumb idea: "But Fairfax Media has been told the idea of relocating the Wanderers from their home base at Parramatta Stadium to Penrith was the deal breaker" http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/ffa-knocks-back-panthers-wanderers-bid-20130821-2sbkh.html#ixzz2ceXGSSIu

Not to mention how silly it would be for a club aiming to represent the whole of Western Sydney to tie itself to a single NRL club. Almost immediately the WSW would cease to truly represent 'West Sydney' in many people's eyes were that to happen.

Whilst as a Roar fan I'd cherish beating the Wanderers on the park(took us by suprise last season) off the park I'm luvin the way their operating as a new club in contrast to the dogs breakfast of Clive Shrink the Crowd United & North Qld hand round the collection box Fury. Not only the club ,but the way the FFA is handling the club in contrast to the above two. The takeover rejection is a right & correct,its been tried before & football took second place for a dozen reasons. That was in the NSL but I would argue its more important now, because no A-League club should be a secondary priority for its owners,simply because the goals possible for an A-League club are far higher than ever before. Those goals being to win the Asian Champions League giving a club the chance to win the World Club Championship. All financial resources behind an A-League club should be focused on these aims. That means developing players & bringing in the best possible imports including quality marquees & providing the best playing & training facilities.

Az I'd have Hersi on the right flank not left thats where he does his best work. Interesting form the Panthers we'd be doing exactly the same thing utilising a stadium for 52 weeks of the year not 12 home games for a 52 week year, makes sense . I'd like to thank the Parramatta Eels for being co tenants and hopefully they have a better season next year .

also short report on last night... WSW took on Nix at a horribly cold Lily Homes Stadium, home of the mighty Blacktown City Demons. The pitch was in disastrous condition. Aside from the final 15mins it was a pretty dour affair. Both sides missed easy opportunities but Santalab showed his worth scoring 2 late goals to seal a 2-1 win for WSW. No one really blew me away with their performance last night but Nix did show glimpses of brilliance as they broke WSW's defence several times in the first half. Appiah Kubi is one player in particular I have concerns over. Great physical presence but poor with the ball at his feet. Juric had a fairly uneventful game. WSW looked very cramped for space for a lot of the game which I found disappointing and far from pretty to watch. It's preseason for the RBB as well. They went through a handful of new chants, changed some of the old ones and belted out the classics :P The addition of a trumpet was quite nice. Initially the active group was situated on the half way line but space became an issue and they tried to force their way to the end of the ground. After a few minutes of drama with security and police they were able to take their rightful place behind the goals. Next up is our tour of China and Japan. Premier Barry O'Farrell announced it rather vaguely yesterday but rumours are that it'll involve a match against the magnificent Urawa Reds and their amazing supporters. I'm sure the RBB will send some representatives on the trip to take notes.

Have to agree with all this. ESPECIALLY as it's the PHIL GOULD led Panthers. That would be the equivalent of one of the NRL's most valuable clubs handing the keys to Craig Foster. I am absolutely loving Gallop. Even as a SFC fan I am loving the on and off field success (OK maybe not so much the on-field! haha) of the WSW so far. The bigger and better the derbies get the better for the whole game in Oz.

a few rather damning quotes from that article “Why would we contemplate selling the Wanderers to a club from another code?” more like.....why would they contemplate giving confidential information about the club and its plans to a rival. Gould and Gallop have a nasty past as well so even less chance of it happening. “It’s no different to us owning Panthers Leagues Club and Glenbrook Bowling Club five minutes up the road,If I could find an ice-cream shop, and it made sense, I’d buy it.” epitomises exactly why it was never going to work. that sort of attitude is poison to the A League. “We’re the tenant of a football field that gets used 12 times a year. If I could get it used 24 times a year, it’s a more logical proposition to us.” they've already failed the criteria. the club must remain at Parramatta Stadium regardless of who buys it.

I guess since there is nowhere else to discuss this, huge alright - hugely humiliating for the Panthers, although if they genuinely do not care that their attitude is coming across as arrogant then I'm stunned at the gall of them.

Shows the maturity of the A-League - we are not desperate for money, the maturity of the CEO David Gallop and the good job he is doing and the immaturity of Phil Gould and the Penrith Panthers to try and trick us like that.

A bit off topic AZ_RBB. Before anyone gets a hold of this and runs with it. This is nothing more than the Panthers trying to make sure they receive funding for any future stadium deals. Its got nothing at all to do with running a football team. I think they are trying to stir some sh*t up as well.

huge news...... PHIL Gould and his Penrith Panthers have failed in a secret bid to buy A-League super club, the Western Sydney Wanderers. The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Panthers recently lodged an expression of interest with UBS, the global financial services firm in charge of selling the club for up to $15 million. A-League boss David Gallop immediately rejected the Panthers' interest, shutting down the potential for more conflict with his old rugby league arch-rival. "Why would we contemplate selling the Wanderers to a club from another code?" Gallop said Wednesday night. "And while we are posing these questions, why would a club from another code want to invest their money and build up a rival?" Being the face of rugby league in Sydney's West, Gould and his venture into enemy ranks will stun NRL bosses and diehard footy fans in the code's heartland. League, soccer and AFL are involved in a fierce rivalry in the western Suburbs in junior development. "Personally I can't believe soccer was silly enough to say no to us," said Panthers supremo Warren Wilson, who confirmed the club's interest. "They should have at least let us in the door and put a price on the table. We might have been the biggest bidder yet they've shut it down." But Gallop is firm in his view that the Panthers have no right to be involved with Australia's hottest sporting franchise, currently owned by FFA. The company UBS was appointed to appraise the market and potential buyers in Australia, Asia and Europe for last year's grand finalists. A 50-page information document, titled Project Ono, was developed to provide prospective buyers with full insight of WSW financials, business plans, membership, sponsorship, playing roster and community engagement plans. For prospective buyers to receive the document, FFA needed to approve its release and have interested parties sign a confidentiality deed. Gallop refused to pass it on to the Panthers. "The Wanderers sales process needs to not only achieve the right price, but the right owners," Gallop said. "The community engagement remains a fundamental element of the club and we have given assurances to the fans that the name, colours and culture of the Wanderers will be protected in this process. "We have to make decisions in the best interests of Australian football, the A-League competition and the Wanderers. "We won't contemplate a sale to anyone who we believe can't align the community interests with the business interests." Not that the Panthers would have been the first NRL club to dabble into the round ball game. The Newcastle Knights and the Jets are a joint venture under the ownership of Nathan Tinkler. The Eels also once owned Parramatta Power in the National Soccer League. Wilson says the Panthers were disappointed to be rejected without getting to a bidding stage. "The simple scenario is that the Panthers Group is running a business and we look at all opportunities," he said. "We're the tenant of a football field that gets used 12 times a year. If I could get it used 24 times a year, it's a more logical proposition to us." Wilson insists the Panthers could have successfully run rugby league and A-League teams without clashing. "It's no different to us owning Panthers Leagues Club and Glenbrook Bowling Club five minutes up the road," he said. "I just thought, there's a business, does it make sense, can I make money out of it and would it add value to all our other assets? "This wouldn't have affected our rugby league commitment at all. If I could find a baseball team that made a good profit I'd buy them. "If I could find an ice-cream shop, and it made sense, I'd buy it. "Would it have made money going forward? Who knows? Unfortunately I wasn't afforded the opportunity to look at their financial records."