The slow and then sudden demise of an A-League champion Bridget McArthur August 12, 2026 — 7:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Vusumizi Gumbo’s two sons, who are academy players for Western United, have been left in limbo after the club was wound up. AdvertisementTradespeople have been busy pulling apart Ironbark Fields this week after Western United was officially wound up. He said the council had made the call to terminate the deal following the APL’s decision to pull the club’s licence. Much of the club’s money was spent on infrastructure on council land which could not be extracted.