Central Coast won fans by putting a strong emphasis on engaging the community and earnied plaudits for its efforts to embrace fans from the outset.

McKinna is a firm believer in reaching out and being part of the community and he believes Western Sydney's franchise could do worse than follow the Mariners' lead.

The Bluetongue boss is better qualified than most to assess Western Sydney's chance of success having spent three years as assistant coach at Parramatta Power in the old National Soccer League.

"There's no doubt that there's big potential in western Sydney," McKinna told au.fourfourtwo.com. "I think if the people there can engage the community, engage the grass roots from the start there then there is an opportunity.

"I'm not sure where they will be based but western Sydney is a big area and you could be  taking in areas like Granville, Parramatta, Blacktown and Campbelltown.

"Sydney is a big city and can cope with two teams. Look at cities across the world, they often have at least two teams and sometimes more. London for example."

McKinna had a taste of the area's potential during his spell with Power.

"I remember leading up to our first game and there was a projected crowd of about 15,000," he said. "Unfortunately there was a huge storm ahead of kick off and it didn't reach that number but it showed what is possible.

"Maybe with the A-League coming later, it was just a case of being five years too early at Parramatta?"

The Ian Rowden franchise has stressed its desire to engage and among other things is using the forums of au.fourfourtwo.com to reach out to fans for feedback.

Rowden is excited about the new Sydney club and says he'll continue to engage the readership of au.fourfourtwo.com.

"The journey has started and we have many decisions to take in the coming months," he said. "From time to time we'll check back in and let you know the progress we are making. 

"We said from the outset we wanted to build a club that was inclusive and by that we mean we want it to be a club for every football fan in Sydney.

"To this point we know we have to be prepared to listen and learn as we go. And we intend to live up to this fact.

"For now we really want to thank all of you who have personally joined the conversation and who care enough to tell us what you think, what you want or you'd like us to consider."