An intriguing read, especially for a man like me, immersed in the same beautiful game, Sally Freedman’s “Get your tits out for the lads” is a difficult one to describe. Without having read the back cover, but with having knowledge of the book and its premise prior to picking up this title in Fair PlayContinue reading “Book review : Get you t!ts out for the lads”
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The St James’ Park whodunnit?
“Right,” said Coral (name changed for anonymity), the St James’ Park tour guide, holding a coat hanger aloft, “A shirt has gone missing and we need it returned immediately.” The famous stadium tour had reached the home dressing room, and the participants were making the most of the short time in Eddie Howe’s black andContinue reading “The St James’ Park whodunnit?”
Feliz cumpleaños in Unite round repeat
Sydney FC 1 Melbourne City 1 Sydney FC women’s team, the current A-League champions, took on the current A-League leaders at the jewel in the crown of Sydney’s boutique stadiums, and produced a carbon copy of the Unite round fixture to throw away the lead in familiar circumstances. A post-Newcastle-away mood was brought to lifeContinue reading “Feliz cumpleaños in Unite round repeat”
Sudden draw specialists
Newcastle Jets 2 Sydney FC 2 The legendary Newcastle away trip – always something to savour, always some controversy on the field and plenty of action of it, the first A-League game of 2025 did not disappoint. Had Sydney FC come away with a two-goal defeat, no one would have been surprised, but they stagedContinue reading “Sudden draw specialists”
Booming Bluey, penalty pain and jolly Lolley
Sydney FC Women 0 Melbourne Victory 1Sydney FC Men 3 Melbourne Victory 0 That mysterious weekend, lost between Christmas and New Year, served up a glorious double-header of A-League football action for those fortunate enough to make the journey to Allianz Stadium. While it was yet another defeat for the floundering women, it was definitelyContinue reading “Booming Bluey, penalty pain and jolly Lolley”
Book review : Making It… Or Not
A book that delves into the treacherous pathway from junior footballer to ‘making it’, this one certainly triggered my curiosity. Author Amy Schembri is a new name to me, but she is doing a good job with publicity and I’ve seen her on social media frequently since the book was announced. I had an ideaContinue reading “Book review : Making It… Or Not”
Sydney shit themselves in double disaster
Sydney FC 3 Western United 4Sydney FC Women 1 Newcastle Jets 2 How’s that for a couple of scorelines at home; a club that purports to be the biggest in the league, with aspirations of Asian glory while entertaining the fans week in week out, absolutely outsmarted not once but twice in a Jekyll andContinue reading “Sydney shit themselves in double disaster”
Plucky City schooled by students
Sydney University 4 Blacktown City 0 Blacktown City got their pre-season campaign underway in blistering sunshine on Sunday and were soundly beaten in the shadows of Sydney Airport at Tempe Reserve. In a game split into four quarters to allow the players respite from the torrid summer conditions, we had to wait until just beforeContinue reading “Plucky City schooled by students”
Sydney scuttled by Mariners
Central Coast Mariners 2 Sydney FC 1 The Sydney FC beach party took an unwanted twist just before half-time in a wonderfully open encounter in Gosford on Sunday, when goalkeeper Harrison Devenish-Meares was given his marching orders for a moment of madness. The game looked to have slipped away in the second half as CentralContinue reading “Sydney scuttled by Mariners”
The fountain of youth overflows
Sydney FC 3 Kaya FC 1 Thursday night football returned to Kogarah and Sydney FC sent out the young guns for a dead rubber in the Asian Champions League 2, with second place in group E already secured. A meaningless kickabout to some, this was a fabulous evening where Sydney FC youth made their impressionContinue reading “The fountain of youth overflows”