Wintermute
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What's going on with the CFG teams? Did they just give up on the all the teams not from Manchester?
I actually think this is the core of the issue. It does seem that its all controlled from Manchester although TBF I personally have no idea. I think this season is when the straw has finally broken the camels back here in Melbourne. There has been a real shift in feeling towards the club amongst the majority of supporters IMO, and the media is starting to turn on the club (finally).
CFG has become poison over here, so If I were them id distance ourselves, allow Melbourne City to have a large amount of independence, allow us to make our own decisions (and mistakes) and develop the club ourselves. Critically, this needs to result in us having our own distinct home kit. The new colours I have no problem with. But it could not have been implemented in a worst way. I always thought the best way to bridge the change from Heart to City was for us to have a home kit like Argentina or Malaga.
Something like this....
Yeah, I have been shitting on CFG. But I was and still am (just) in favor of their ownership and not everything is bad. CFG have transformed the womens comp over here, which has been great and is something I am incredibly proud of. Plus the facilities they built, which are the best in the league (Although we have paid CFG back through Mooy and hopefully Arzani)
Melbourne also puts on some great events for supporters as well, they have started a partnership with a local micro brewery and they host supporter events where players all come along. In fact, I think the Manchester people will probably be shocked with the amount of access us supports here in Melb have to the players, although it is an unfair comparison.
New York I could not care less about, CFG made that club so their support cant complain about anything IMO. The situation here in Melbourne is fundamentally different.