Kogarah Oval on Saturday night was a joyous place to be for the home crowd, for those who had made the effort to follow their beloved Sky Blues and salute Anthony Caceres’ 100th game for the club. Sitting in sixth place, having played way more games than those around them, Sydney FC have not exactlyContinue reading “Unexpected cruise reignites finals push”
Tag Archives: A League
Jump up in the Cove!
For those of you not fortunate to be at Kogarah Oval on Friday night for the A-League womens’ semi final, Sydney FC vs Melbourne City, sit back, grab a coffee and have a read. Scroll through the photos. Soak in the atmosphere. For the rest of us, we had 72 minutes of on-field struggle followedContinue reading “Jump up in the Cove!”
Football, you cruel bastard
Sydney derby day. With grassroots football still called off due to the recent heavy rain, a free afternoon presented itself to take in the full Sydney FC away derby matchday experience. In the end, a day full of fun, laughter, excitement and anticipation ended up being spoiled by the football and Sydney was painted inContinue reading “Football, you cruel bastard”
Wellingong home and away
Who would have thought that singing Boney M, Bonny Tyler and Spandau Ballet classics with a bunch of likeminded individuals would keep us occupied on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Leichhardt. But here we are, after a fabulous day out at Sydney FC’s home away from home in the leafy Inner West of our greatContinue reading “Wellingong home and away”
Another Nada for Jada in controversial climax
If Sydney FC thought they were going to take out this Premiership in a canter, they were given a rude shock in Newcastle; the Jets went so very close to ending the winning streak thanks to an injury time goal that was chalked off. The home team can count themselves very unlucky not to haveContinue reading “Another Nada for Jada in controversial climax”
Wishing I was lucky
Yes, it was Wet Wet Wet at Kogarah on Saturday night, the kind of shitty drizzle and heavy rain that spurs many an Englishman to escape to Australia. With the Cove in good voice and in good spirits though, the conditions brought the best out of the Sydney FC support and we enjoyed a crackingContinue reading “Wishing I was lucky”
Blue skies at Leichhardt
Sydney FC turned certain defeat into a majestic win on Sunday afternoon in what was the coming of age of Anthony Caceres in a Sky Blue shirt. We’ve long known that we have a serious talent in the number 17, but today we saw leadership and poise, so much so that it was like havingContinue reading “Blue skies at Leichhardt”
Almost the perfect away day
If you’ve never done Melbourne Victory away, you’re missing out. The sense of parochial pride as you represent your club, your city and your state as your team goes into battle on foreign soil is the most sought after feeling of any football fan, and a big blue in Melbourne delivers in spades. I wasContinue reading “Almost the perfect away day”
Elephant in the room.
A truly bizarre evening at Jubilee Oval as Sydney’s women passed a huge test against form team Melbourne City, while the men surrendered meekly despite having all the ball. On a day when made-up Covid rules gave a new angle to an inventive Active support, with the Wiggles taking out Triple J’s Hottest 100, SydneyContinue reading “Elephant in the room.”
Cooked at Kogarah in midnight plum
Double the fun, double the entertainment. Some people love a double-header, some people loathe it; frankly what more would you want than two games of top flight live football back to back? There is a definite line between supporting the women and supporting the men, but it all comes together under the umbrella of supportingContinue reading “Cooked at Kogarah in midnight plum”