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  • Robinson Redemption Begins With Round 1 Derby

    mack

    By mack

    The Western Sydney Wanderers road to A-League redemption begins on Saturday, the 20th of November, in a colossal Round 1 Sydney Derby at the Western Sydney Stadium.

    With the club reeling from yet another dismal failure of a season, the team will face a huge test in their opening round fixture from losing Grand Finalists Sydney FC. In addition to the usual intrigue of a Sydney Derby, the match has been selected as the first to be shown on Channel 10 in the new A-League broadcast agreement.

    The opening 6 rounds of the fixture list have been released, with the Wanderers heading to Newcastle in Round 2, then Wellington for an "away" game that will likely take place somewhere in New South Wales due to New Zealand travel restrictions, a South West Derby against Macarthur at home, before heading on the road against for matches against the Central Coast Mariners and the Newcastle Jets to round off the opening stages.

    The FFA Cup fixture against Broadmeadow Magic has not be scheduled yet, but it would not surprise if it were played prior to the A-League kick-off. Other big games at the start of the season include a Mariners/Jets F3 Derby in Round 1, a Melbourne Derby in Round 5 and a Macarthur/Sydney FC match in Round 6.0

    The Wanderers W-League team also had their first 4 matches announced, starting with a 3rd of December, Venue TBD game against Wellington in the NZ sides first ever W-League game, a Parramatta Sydney Derby for Round 2, Newcastle in Round 3 and another Derby for Round 4, this time at Leichardt Oval.

    Carl Robinson has said a lot of words so far in his stint at the Wanderers, but very little to back it up on the park. Having punted a variety of underperformers like Dylan McGowan, Jordon Mutch, Graham Dorrans, Kosta Grozos, Patrick Ziegler, and watched off contract stars like Mitch Duke and Bruce Kamau leave for overseason, the squad is unquestionably his.

    There are no more excuses after years of failure. There are 18 points on offer in this first set of matches, and I see the bare minimum as 12. Anything less and the club should cut it's losses quickly and get rid of the talker and bring in someone who gets results. Perhaps Sydney FC and Macarthur will get the better of us, but putting away the Mariners, Newcastle and Wellington is a must if the club is to return to competing for trophies.

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    MartinTyler

    MartinTyler

    Posted

    13 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

    I know the match is still over 2 weeks away, but ticket sales don't seem to be doing too good at the moment. Still tickets available in all rbb seated sections. They've allocated 7 bays to sfc away which I think is ridiculous considering that only 75% capacity is allowed. 

    How many in a bay though? Best to keep them all together though as I'm sure the demand will be high amongst FC fans

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

    How many in a bay though? Best to keep them all together though as I'm sure the demand will be high amongst FC fans

    Not sure about that. Would be dissapointing though if we couldn't fill 75% for a round 1 derby.

    WSWJACK

    WSWJACK

    Posted

    75% is just plain silly in my view, surely past that point now, make it 100% because it is not going to sell out i feel.

    as per RBB bay first come first served memberships, sellout from centre bays outwards, those who want in will be in, come start of season allow "blow in' fans to occupy the non sold seats in the lower wings, simples. 

    THEWANDERERSPOST

    THEWANDERERSPOST

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, WSWJACK said:

    75% is just plain silly in my view, surely past that point now, make it 100% because it is not going to sell out i feel.

    as per RBB bay first come first served memberships, sellout from centre bays outwards, those who want in will be in, come start of season allow "blow in' fans to occupy the non sold seats in the lower wings, simples. 

    Apparently as of the coming Monday all NSW major sport stadiums can host 100% capacity games for fully vaccinated.

    Might upgrade the allocation from 75% to 100% for the derby.

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, THEWANDERERSPOST said:

    Apparently as of the coming Monday all NSW major sport stadiums can host 100% capacity games for fully vaccinated.

    Might upgrade the allocation from 75% to 100% for the derby.

    That'd be nice. I thought they would save that for December, but the earlier the better. 

    Davo

    Davo

    Posted

    The relevant part:

    Quote

    Caps will be removed for settings other than gym and dance classes (where the 20 person cap for classes will remain) and replaced by density limits or 100 per cent fixed seated capacity for major recreation outdoor events (including stadiums, racecourses, theme parks and zoos) and entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres).

     

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, Davo said:

    The relevant part:

     

    I've emailed the club asking if they will allow 100% for round 1.

    Edinburgh

    Edinburgh

    Posted

    On 02/11/2021 at 12:11 PM, GE942150 said:

    I've emailed the club asking if they will allow 100% for round 1.

    And if members will now be allocated to their own normal seats?

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Edinburgh said:

    And if members will now be allocated to their own normal seats?

    Didn't ask them that part. Still waiting for a response. But they will probably announce it on socials if it happens.

    BohemianDublin

    BohemianDublin

    Posted

    This is all a bit odd.

    I got seats in the other end (allocated as part of the covid 75% rules).

    I'd love to take a few more folk [mates of the youngest], but at the minute I can't because they'd likely be in a different area.

    Seems very strange if now, there are more tickets available, sales are not brilliant and random folk can buy a seat in my zone.

    Well, given what we've all be through over the last 10 years, it's par for the course.

    New kit is good though.

    #stripes all around

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    13 minutes ago, BohemianDublin said:

    This is all a bit odd.

    I got seats in the other end (allocated as part of the covid 75% rules).

    I'd love to take a few more folk [mates of the youngest], but at the minute I can't because they'd likely be in a different area.

    Seems very strange if now, there are more tickets available, sales are not brilliant and random folk can buy a seat in my zone.

    Well, given what we've all be through over the last 10 years, it's par for the course.

    New kit is good though.

    #stripes all around

    The membership team can move your seats to your original spot. The seat rearrangement was a glitch in the system.

    Wobblies

    Wobblies

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

    The membership team can move your seats to your original spot. The seat rearrangement was a glitch in the system.

    True provided your original seat/s have not already been allocated. 

    Benched

    Benched

    Posted

    I have 7 memberships, tried to redeem 7 tickets, would only allow for 6. Waiting to hear back from the membership team.

    Benched

    Benched

    Posted

    Update, club has called me back and are fixing my tickets.

    Also I asked re the government annoucement and can confirm that the stadium is back to 100% capacity, however we still need to do the same process as tickets have already been issued that way.

    Cynth

    Cynth

    Posted

    6 hours ago, BohemianDublin said:

    This is all a bit odd.

    I got seats in the other end (allocated as part of the covid 75% rules).

    I'd love to take a few more folk [mates of the youngest], but at the minute I can't because they'd likely be in a different area.

    Seems very strange if now, there are more tickets available, sales are not brilliant and random folk can buy a seat in my zone.

    Well, given what we've all be through over the last 10 years, it's par for the course.

    New kit is good though.

    #stripes all around

    Same happened to me. Just call the membership team. They were super and fixed it quickly. 

    ItchyNek

    ItchyNek

    Posted (edited)

    Has Vedran left the club and left the phone off the hook as I cannot get through? Need my tickets.. Thought they closed at 6? Otherwise ill email them

    Edited by MistahCampoy
    StringerBellend

    StringerBellend

    Posted

    On 05/11/2021 at 10:49 AM, BohemianDublin said:

    This is all a bit odd.

    I got seats in the other end (allocated as part of the covid 75% rules).

    I'd love to take a few more folk [mates of the youngest], but at the minute I can't because they'd likely be in a different area.

    Seems very strange if now, there are more tickets available, sales are not brilliant and random folk can buy a seat in my zone.

    Well, given what we've all be through over the last 10 years, it's par for the course.

    New kit is good though.

    #stripes all around

    Its not a Sydney derby unless they make ticket sales needlessly complicated

    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted (edited)

    1 hour ago, StringerBellend said:

    Its not a Sydney derby unless they make ticket sales needlessly complicated

    They usually allow RBB members to purchase additional rbb tickets for the derby. Not this time. So must be restrictions on active support unfortunately. And they never announced that 100% capacity is allowed.

    Edited by GE942150
    mintoff

    mintoff

    Posted (edited)

    25 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

    They usually allow RBB members to purchase additional rbb tickets for the derby. Not this time. So must be restrictions on active support unfortunately. And they never announced that 100% capacity is allowed.

    The club still working on it, they looking what the cost will be, that's what the office staff told me today.

    Edited by mintoff
    GE942150

    GE942150

    Posted

    Just now, mintoff said:

    The club still working on it, they looking what the cost will be, that'

    s what the office staff told me.

    Cost for rbb tickets? Well, they better hurry up because the game is in 11 days.

    Davo

    Davo

    Posted

    Yeah I got am email from the club yesterday saying the same thing. Also members are back in their regular seats.



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