Burtonblue said:It's off to the Far East next I suspect.mancity111 said:Puppet Master Silva said:A new team/league to follow for us blues which is always fun, keeping tabs on our New York and Melbourne brothers. Can't be getting one of those naff Kappa kits though, I'll wait 'til they get Nike or Adidas ta.
It won't be the last team the owners buy either you can be assured of that.
Other large organisations will do the same and in fact have been doing so for some time.
Now that's one huge market they will deffo want a slice of.
Burtonblue said:Great to hear of your excitement.alexiano said:What a buzz. Still on a high from all this news even after having a few hours sleep. I've read through these 25 pages with much excitement to peer over the fence.
Being a foundation member of MHFC, and being involved heavily with the club through the terrific active support Yarraside, making two-sticks, making apps for the club and the active support, I'm thoroughly grateful that we have new owners. As such a fanatical fan, it's been a painful 4 years.
The one thing that I'm most excited about this is that Heart to date have really been innovative from creating fan-based 3rd strips, the best community grass-roots engagement, fan engagement activities. Finally, someone who can financially back these initiatives; the biggest win in my opinion.
Some innovations
* Season 4: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-FC-reveals-unique-Third-Kit/80497" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/mel ... -Kit/80497</a>
* Season 3: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Heart-set-to-launch-unprecedented-digital-initiative/60089" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/mel ... tive/60089</a>
* Playing FIFA14 on Big screen on game day
* <a class="postlink" href="http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/a-league-first-as-heartzone-wifi-platform-launched/77179" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/new ... ched/77179</a>
What I'd love to see is:
* City buy out AAMI park (which is expandable btw beyond the 30K capacity) and kick out Victory.
* Heart become Melbourne City FC, Melbourne City Heart (MCHFC) (giving a geographic point of difference)
* Heart keep the current home strip and adopt a sky-blue stripe equivalent as connection to City (or sky-blue and red stripes)
* Continue with the fan engagement
* Continue with grass-roots clinics
I hope most of your fans feel the same positivity and embrace becoming part of the City fraternity like you.
I think our owners are well on the way to developing a world beating brand which will dwarf anything that preceded it.
It confirms their intent to become the dominant force in world football and the best bit is we are all going to feel part of it.
So now you are officially my favourite football team in Oz.
Happy days!
Tony999 said:You guys have just added more fuel to the fire with our cross-town rivals :)
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/melbourne-victory-neighbourhood-set-to-get-very-noisy-as-man-city-move-in/story-e6frf4gl-1226809035720" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a- ... 6809035720</a>
It's partly because we know what you're in for ;-)johan_anders said:It's interesting to see how well this has been received by you Man City fans. Certainly it's a boost for us and our little antipodean club.
Im sure the Melbourne Hearts fans will be consulted as ADUG seemed to have a lot of respect for the history and traditions of manchester city when they tookover us.mancity111 said:greasedupdeafguy said:Bit of red and white in there to represent Melbourne Hearts?Yaya_Tony said:Huge news this. On the colours change thing, although it may face resistance initially the club's fanbase will grow to match Victory eventually and looking at the Abu Dhabi F1 track it seems inevitable;
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The City Footballing Group. Unbelievable.
Personally I don't see a colour change happening as Sydney fc already play in sky blue and I can't see Soriano and co wanting to piss a section of an already small fanbase.
Pretty sure their will be a colour change GUG sooner rather than later.
May not be identical to our home strip but close enough for fans and onlookers to identify it with Man City.
Perhaps Sky Blue with White but the predominant colour will be blue.
Doesn't really matter that Sydney where blue as all A League sides have away strips.
Puppet Master Silva said:Burtonblue said:It's off to the Far East next I suspect.mancity111 said:It won't be the last team the owners buy either you can be assured of that.
Other large organisations will do the same and in fact have been doing so for some time.
Now that's one huge market they will deffo want a slice of.
If I could I'd place a bet on China being the next league the City group delve into.
S04 said:So City football group Ltd got a Manchester branch, a New York branch and now a Melbourne branch.. Each one in a separate confederation which hardly is a coincidence.
Can we expect south-America and Africa soon?