The A-League’s new western Sydney franchise is tipped to unveil itself as the Wanderers when it announces its name, colours and home ground today.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) announced the 2012-13 A-League draw on Tuesday, with the inaugural Sydney derby scheduled for October 20 at a venue ‘to be advised’.
But it appeared to let it slip that the Western Sydney team will be known as the Wanderers.
In the FFA preview of the first round of 2012-13 matches on its own website, it initially previewed the Sydney derby under the title ‘Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC’, but it was promptly changed to Western Sydney.
A search of online domain ownership website Ausregistry confirmed that FFA owns the domain www.westsydneywanderersfc.com.au, with the organisation’s head of IT John de Carvalho listed as the registrant.
While club boss Lyall Gorman posted a note on the A-League website suggesting fans will know more about the club’s identity on Monday, there were no guarantees about the whereabouts of its home ground.