"We will look to the people of the region to shape the club and once the bid is over the line we will be seeking their input on a number of fronts.

"We want to give the community a club they can be proud of," the club's CEO Clive Mensink told au.fourfourtwo.com.

The club is close to completing its final paperwork in its bid to be granted a full A-League licence by FFA.

Mensink expects the final documents to be compiled this week and submitted to the governing body in the hope that final approval to compete in the 2009 season of the competition can be given "sooner rather than later".

And United coach Miron Bleiberg believes the opportunity to relocate to the Coast will act as a carrot to the players he has earmarked to make up his inaugural squad, but says the chance of making history is also very appealing to his transfer targets.

"The Gold Coast is a very attractive place in which to live and work with a great lifestyle and of course with us being a new club that also has its attractions," he said.

"Every sportsman wants to leave his mark on his chosen occupation and as we are a new club there will be players who can tell their grandchildren that they were in the very first Gold Coast United team. It will be something to be proud about.

"We have a lot of work to do behind the scenes because to find 23 players who will take us to glory is not an easy job."

And it won't just be players from interstate. Local Gold Coast premier league players are in the mix for a dream chance of playing in the A-League and it's known that Bleiberg is eyeing one or two of the up-and-coming league's star players.

"I am very optimistic and would like to think that if we get the right players the Gold Coast people will be very proud of the team we are going to have," Bleiberg added.