Since the announcement of Melbourne United on May 20, people around the world have been cracking Soccer (Football) jokes from Melbourne United being the Kings of Handball to expressing disbelief that Basketball players have joined a Soccer club, now fans have enjoy a parody of Melbourne United’s logo where a Soccer Ball has been put in place of a Basketball making the Melbourne United logo finally a proper logo, fans can get the Melbourne United Soccer/Basketball Club logo here.
Melbourne Tigers fans who have opposed Melbourne United and have indicated to them a disinterest in joining as a member or receiving any promotional material have been receiving phone calls and emails from United, one Tigers member was even called on a mobile number that was not listed in past Melbourne Tigers membership applications or listed on social networks, Tigers fans who do not want to join Melbourne United should check to see if they have opted out of signing on for 2014/15 membership and also opted out of receiving emails and phone calls from Melbourne United.
If you have opted out of receiving emails and phone calls and still receive them then you are entitled to remind them that it is illegal for them to continue to contact you and that you could exercise your legal rights to stop their emailing and calling.
Melbourne Tigers fans are calling on other fans who are opposed to Melbourne United to sign the change.org petition to stop Melbourne United being used and revert to the Melbourne Tigers name, so far 500 fans have answered the call and with the 2014/15 season drawing closer it is hoped for fans sign as Melbourne United get notified every time a signature is added to the petition.
Change.org have had great success with petitions and there is always the possibility that it will work for Tigers fans but it is impossible if Tigers fans do not rally together and add their names to the petition.
Click here to visit the petition page, to sign it use the Facebook option to make it easier and remember to pass the petition around wherever possible.
Melbourne United has decided to make available the jersey numbers that were retired by the Melbourne Tigers.
Numbers such as Andrew Gaze’s #10 and Lanard Copeland’s #21 and many other Tigers legends are now able to be used by Melbourne United players.
In the case of Warrick Giddey’s retired #6 and Lanard Copeland’s #21 they have been taken by Nate Tomlinson and Greg Page (a development player).
This discovery will further anger Tigers fans who believe that retired jersey numbers should be honoured and untouched by Melbourne United despite their claims the two sides are different.
With Melbourne United claiming they are a new team in the NBL, United’s Wikipedia page is a contradiction with the team claiming to have won four NBL titles among other honours.
The four titles won in the NBL were by the Melbourne Tigers and while the Tigers license is owned by Melbourne United it has been repeatedly said in writing that Melbourne Tigers and Melbourne United are not the same therefore all four titles and other honours earned by team and past players have no place at Melbourne United, one such written example is taken from United’s history page.
“The Tigers’ 30-year history came to a close in 2014 as the team owners launched a new era for the franchise now know as Melbourne United.”.
Melbourne United was formed in 2014, it has no titles, no Hall of Fame inductees, no retired jerseys and no history except when they decide to flip and flop on what is theirs and what is not.
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