Melbourne Heart have chosen their colours

[NK Arsenal]

It's been almost 30 years since the red and white of the South Melbourne Football Club left town for Sydney, but the colours will return with Melbourne Heart.

The new A-League club will likely don a red and white strip for its debut next August. It is also close to announcing its name, with four nominations that will be open to public opinion via the Herald Sun website.

Sporting Melbourne FC is one of the names being considered for the 11th A-League team, but the Heart board is determined to avoid any in-house debate until after the online poll.

"We've got four names to be considered and we're finalising some of the legalities and registrations," Heart chief executive Scott Munn said.

"I told the board the four names, but they said they did not want to debate them until the public had had their input."

Football Federation Australia approves of the colours and was keen to see the red and white gap filled, while A-League apparel supplier Reebok has been working on designs, although a third colour may be incorporated astrimming.

There has been a suggestion the shirt will feature red and white hoops, offering a design the A-League has not seen before.

But given Heart's desire to offer football tradition within its branding and colours, it may opt for vertical stripes in the fashion of famous clubs Atletico Madrid, Sunderland, PSV Eindhoven and Southampton.

For something different it could go with a white shirt and red sash in a nod to Argentine club River Plate, or it may take a lead from coach John van't Schip and adopt the Ajax strip of white shirt with a thick red panel down the middle that he wore for 16 years.

"Red and white is a palette we've asked Reebok to have a look at," Munn said.

"But we haven't seen anything from Reebok yet and we haven't made any decision.

"We're open to all designs. Nothing has been decided for certain on the strip."

Heart is close to signing its first players, with negotiations almost finalised with two A-League players.

Seven candidates are being interviewed for assistant coaching jobs.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26333380-5000940,00.html

Vote for the team name here

I went with Sporting Melbourne FC because the others are pretty ordinary

 

[Tom Shines]

A bigger balls-up than the Sydney Rovers bid. What's with all the faux tradition they're trying to implement?

Sporting Melbourne? FMD. I would go with Melbourne City if anything.

 

[Mr Angry]

These are the four choices?

Sporting Melbourne FC
Melburnians
Melbourne Revolution
Melbourne Heart FC

So I looked up animals starting with M

I like the Melbourne Maggots, or the Melbourne Moles but doubt either will catch on.

Not much doing with the letter M

Mammoths, Monarchs not much better than above

 

[fish eel]

Melbourne City would be good name.

Melbourne United? Nah, already enough 'uniteds'

Personally I think Sydney have the best name.

'Sydney FC'. Nice. Simple. No rubbish.

Nice colours, red and white...in a world cuo year brings back memories of being in Stuttgart singing to the Croatian fans 'You're red, you're white, you're going home tonight'

 

[CC_Eagle]

"Melbourne Revolution"

Almost as lame as the Fury.

Melbourne City would get my vote.

 

[jc155776]

"Melbourne Revolution"

Almost as lame as the Fury.

Melbourne City would get my vote.

How dare you.

The NQ Fury are the biggest and most dominant sporting brand in the world.

 

[meltiger]

Sporting Melbourne was the one I voted for and will surely win of those four options.


I was so hoping for Melbourne City though, saying exactly the same thing as Melbourne Heart in a much less, well girlish way


It's funny you know, when the Storm were born, the name was chosen from a newspaper comp, and I think the public came up with just the perfect name, but in this case, geez some of them are woeful.


I am strongly considering supporting the new side, but not if it's Melbourne Heart or Melbourne Revolution. Revolution, FMD

 

[nibbs]

Those are some gay names.

I'd prefer Melbourne Heart tbh.

 

[Tom Shines]

Hearts of Melbourne?

 

[The Tank]

As much as I hate the name Melbourne Heart, it's better than the rest of the sh*t they've suggested. Melburnians - FMD!!!

 

[Follow Me Up To Carlton]

Melbourne City.

They can represent the Melbourne centric types whereas Victory can be the team of the Victorian nationalists.

 

[Sparky 74]

Hmmmm Melbourne Heart ................. Why not call the team The Carlton Crew lol :crazy:

 

[Knightmare]

Melbourne Olympic?