My football journey is taking me to many different places recently, and one place I really enjoy visiting is Commbank Stadium. This is a fabulous arena to watch a game of football; modern and spacious, every seat has a great view and the higher up you get the steeper the pitch of the seating, soContinue reading “Wanderers : the good times are back”
Tag Archives: A League
Oh Sydney conspiracy!
Sydney FC came to Macarthur looking to emulate last season’s handsome win, and brought a good number of fans to the Bull Pen for what is fast becoming a favourite away day. An outrageous VAR decision turned the game on its head and the Sky Blues dominated the second half without ever being totally comfortable,Continue reading “Oh Sydney conspiracy!”
Catalan magic in the Sydney suburbs
Whatever the Eurosnob bashers say, the arrival of Barcelona in Australia was an amazing coup, even if the timing just before the biggest domestic game of the season was in question. After the city was swamped with ‘blue and garnet’ shirts, and the newly named Accor Stadium was lit up in blaugrana, Australian football fansContinue reading “Catalan magic in the Sydney suburbs”
Sydney FC 2021/22 : memories
For absolutely no reason other than for personal amusement, I’m going to run through my top five memories of the 2021/22 season of following Sydney FC. For the women, this was a great season, striding ahead at one point to take a seemingly unassailable lead at the top of the A-League Women, only to stumbleContinue reading “Sydney FC 2021/22 : memories”
Farewell Kogarah. Oh, and Sydney are shit.
Saturday night was the perfect opportunity to say goodbye in style to our adopted home in the suburbs, Netstrata Jubilee Oval in Kogarah. The Sky Blues had nothing to play for, apart from spoiling visitors Melbourne Victory’s chances of winning the Premiership. To the neutral this was maybe a low key affair, but to theContinue reading “Farewell Kogarah. Oh, and Sydney are shit.”
Reward for the hardcore
This was an evening when everything went right for Sydney FC as the Central Coast Mariners were swept aside in a five-star performance. With the season grinding to a disppointing finish, this was a reward for those Sky Blue fans who kept the faith following a four goal mauling in midweek. A game day thatContinue reading “Reward for the hardcore”
Punchy Pavlesic saves Sydney
Sydney FC showed exactly what’s been missing this season in one exhilirating 90 minutes in the final Sydney derby at Kogarah Oval. Fight, persistence and finishing were in abundance as the Sky Blues weathered a storm at the end, Rhyan Grant dismissed on his record-breaking appearance, and they rode their luck to give their fansContinue reading “Punchy Pavlesic saves Sydney”
Making Kogarah cavernous
A miniature crowd, generously reported as 1700, braved the elements and an early start to cheer on Sydney FC in the poor man’s Sydney derby at Kogarah. What looked like a training run for Macarthur FC in the first 30 minutes, changed complexion with a Trent Buhagiar goal before the break. An early own goalContinue reading “Making Kogarah cavernous”
Football can be United
After a hiatus in 2021, the Football Writers Festival 2022 was a major event in the diary of any football writer, fan or anyone with an interest in the Australian game. Not only a forum to present new authors and to discuss books, the festival has quickly become a way of sharing ideas, and thisContinue reading “Football can be United”
Oh no, not again.
A-League Women’s Grand Final day. A day of celebration; we’d made it right to the end of the journey, and we’d already wrapped up the Premiership. What could go wrong? In a repeat of the semi-final against a stubborn Melbourne City, Sydney FC found themselves two goals behind with a mountain to climb. They ralliedContinue reading “Oh no, not again.”