Sydney Rovers - Official...



EXCLUSIVE: Football Federation Australia have let slip the name and identity of the new Western Sydney club to join the A-League in 2011.
Internet and trademark documents have revealed the new club will be known as Sydney Rovers FC, and will likely feature a red, black and white colour scheme.

The sport's ruling body in Australia registered the domain name www.sydneyroversfc.com.au and filed a trademark application for the club crest and badge.

The new club is set to join the A-League in 2011 after the FFA this week confirmed it was delaying expansion to a 12 team competition for a year.

However the new logo - approved and owned by the FFA - was updated on the Australian trademark register a week earlier, on September 22.

The winning bid - headed by former Young Socceroo Ian Rowden - was put together in just a month after Joe Meissner's bid collapsed at the final hurdle.

They won out despite strong bids from other West Sydney hopefuls as well as bids from Canberra, South Coast and Tasmania.

The FFA did not respond to FourFourTwo enquiries about the new club today.

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/113959,sydney-rovers--official.aspx

Probably belongs in the A-League thread now... but why not?

That is near the worst names in the league.

it's not awful but why no western in the name?

ohh why dont you put this in the A-League part of the forum?

Yea its an ok name i guess...

oh my god....

One - why doesn't it say 'Western' Sydney Rovers

Two - it sounds like an AFL name

JohnLovesCanberraUnited wrote:One - why doesn't it say 'Western' Sydney Rovers

Two - it sounds like an AFL name

There was an article a little while back claiming that the new sydney team wanted to reach all sydney siders that didn't like sydney FC hence why they don't have the 'Western'

maybe they might form a Blackburn Rovers/Sydney Rovers alliance??!!

Don't mind the name at all actually! Nice and original in terms of the A-league. Really glad the didn't use Athletic cause that's what I'm wanting our teamt o be called.

But the colours? Not so sure...always thought StKilda colours were s**t and this doesn't change my mind at all.

Certainly won't need a clash strip for when they play the derby though!