That’s it! Not coming any more.

Sydney FC Women 0 Adelaide United 0 The return of football to Leichhardt Oval after it was taken out of action post-Christmas presented a glorious chance for Sydney FC to build on a much-improved performance in Melbourne last week, one that they passed up with yet another blank on the scoresheet. A game interrupted byContinue reading “That’s it! Not coming any more.”

Merry f*cking Christmas

Newcastle Jets 2 Sydney FC 0 Sydney FC sent their fans away with very little cheer on Saturday following a dismal defeat in Newcastle that knocked them off their unlikely perch at the top of the A-League ladder. Second-half goals from youngster Will Dobson and Xavier Bertoncello pulled the rug from under the Sky Blues,Continue reading “Merry f*cking Christmas”

Book review : The Eye of the Dragonfly

Every once in a while, when you decide to invest your time into a book, you already have a good feeling about it. This was true about The Eye of the Dragonfly, the autobiographical life and times of media figure Tracey Lee Holmes, especially after attending the launch at Gleebooks in Sydney where she hadContinue reading “Book review : The Eye of the Dragonfly”

Sydney get away with it in derby

Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Sydney FC Women 0 If Sydney FC’s season is defined by a single point at the end of the season, this was it – a horrible performance from what should have been a dominant away team saw them come away with a draw despite leaving the door wide open during aContinue reading “Sydney get away with it in derby”

West is best but Sydney stay top

Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Sydney FC 0 I’ll level with you, Saturday’s game at CommBank Stadium came on a weekend that included the Matildas in Gosford, the Gladesville Ravens Over 45/2 end of season get together and the work Christmas party. Four epic events in one short weekend. It was big, but the Sydney derbyContinue reading “West is best but Sydney stay top”

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”