Spend your days in the sunshine

Sydney FC Women 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney FC made it a six point weekend with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners at a sunny Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. The third top-flight football game in three days at this venue, with conditions in total contrast to the previous evening’s win forContinue reading “Spend your days in the sunshine”

Sydney super soaker

Sydney FC 3 Melbourne Victory 0 A second-half blitz by Sydney FC gave the travelling Melbourne Victory faithful absolutely nothing to cheer about as the league’s form team dispatched their arch-enemy in handsome fashion. The skies opened on Leichhardt Oval to give the spectacle an extra edge, which the Cove harnessed to urge their heroesContinue reading “Sydney super soaker”

Sydney storm past Glory

Sydney FC Women 2 Perth Glory 0 While all eyes should have been on Tony Popovic’s experimental team playing Venezuela in Houston with the FIFA World Cup 2026 in mind, we were instead treated to an extended afternoon delight at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney FC women’s withstanding a first half siege to come out of hidingContinue reading “Sydney storm past Glory”

And I like it, I like it, I like it…

Sydney FC 2 Macarthur FC 0 Sydney’s won three in a row! And so sang the Cove after the Sky Blues eventually put Macarthur FC to the sword at a blowy Leichhardt Oval on Sunday afternoon. In the same vain as the last home game, the visitors looked to have stifled Sydney FC’s attempts toContinue reading “And I like it, I like it, I like it…”

Choosing between boys and girls

Sydney FC Women 2 Melbourne City 2 With the bus to Newcastle already departed, and those nailed-on Sydney Women’s Cove members having to decide between one of the best away days of the season for the men’s and the season opener for the women’s, it was Leichhardt Oval that got the nod. Three thousand peopleContinue reading “Choosing between boys and girls”

Hello, hello. Good to be back!

Sydney FC 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 Six months since we last cheered on our boys in blue in a league fixture in Sydney, Leichhardt Oval was the perfect scene to fall in love with football all over again. Despite a creaky showing from our new-look team, the points were secured thanks to a calamitousContinue reading “Hello, hello. Good to be back!”

Sydney FC member’s forum

On a cold and wet Monday evening in Macquarie Park, Sydney FC hosted the first members’ forum of CEO Mark Aubrey and coach Ufuk Talay’s reign, and it was a huge success. Having originally scheduled the meeting for their new headquarters at Sky Park, the level of interest saw the club move the venue toContinue reading “Sydney FC member’s forum”

Sydney FC exhibition experts

Sydney FC 2 Wrexham FC 1 For those of us desperate for A-League action and those who like a good TV series, Tuesday night was the perfect winter warmer. A busy Allianz Stadium, bizarrely available now but not when the season starts, was rocking as the real-life Richmond FC rolled into town and every non-footballingContinue reading “Sydney FC exhibition experts”

Top five A-League photos 2024/25

The A-League season is long gone, but it served up plenty of opportunities to photograph our top stars in action. Games at Central Coast Stadium, Campbelltown and Commbank, with varying light and crazy weather, gave us some fabulous action and gave me a chance to fill the photo banks with library shots of players warmingContinue reading “Top five A-League photos 2024/25”

Sydney win as Sydney loses

Sydney FC 3 Newcastle Jets 2 The Sydney FC regular home season came to an end in an ill-timed Easter Sunday afternoon fixture that coupled as a farewell to long-standing custodian Andrew Redmayne. The timing, a clash with every family lunch or dinner as Greek Easter fell on the same day as Catholic Easter, wasContinue reading “Sydney win as Sydney loses”