Anthony Pantazopoulos

Central Defender - Western Sydney Wanderers
29 May 2029
Tuesday
Process

Marked for Anthony Pantazopoulos

114 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

2 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Western Sydney Wanderers are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 38 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market

Ryan McDonald has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Western Sydney Wanderers they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Brandon Borrello signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Brandon Borrello and Western Sydney Wanderers agree another 2 years.

Squad

Ryan Fraser in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Western Sydney Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom

$3.2M on the table at Western Sydney Wanderers

The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.

Squad

Miguel Di Pizio knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Western Sydney Wanderers, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

Back issues
110 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

4 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Western Sydney Wanderers are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 38 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market

Ryan McDonald has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Western Sydney Wanderers they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Anthony Kalik stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Anthony Kalik and Western Sydney Wanderers agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Tempers go at Western Sydney Wanderers

Ryan Fraser was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Western Sydney Wanderers count the cost of losing Aydan Hammond

35 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Boardroom

Western Sydney Wanderers release $3.2M for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

In brief

108 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

21 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Aydan Hammond is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Western Sydney Wanderers is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Tempers go at Western Sydney Wanderers

Ryan Fraser was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Daniel Godwin gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Jacob Brazete signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jacob Brazete and Western Sydney Wanderers agree another 4 years.

Market

Perth Glory are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Western Sydney Wanderers will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Market

The Brandon Borrello question follows Western Sydney Wanderers around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Brandon Borrello’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

In brief

107 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

14 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Aidan Simmons asks to leave Western Sydney Wanderers

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Western Sydney Wanderers say no — this time

The offer from Waitakere United for Max Vartuli was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Ryan Fraser in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Western Sydney Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Perth Glory join the queue for Anthony Pantazopoulos

Add another name to the list: Perth Glory have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Anthony Pantazopoulos. The answer from Western Sydney Wanderers has not changed — yet.

Squad

No hiding place for Alex Gersbach

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alex Gersbach, and the manager let it.

Market

Andrew Redmayne told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Andrew Redmayne has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Western Sydney Wanderers.

In brief

103 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

17 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Aidan Simmons puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Western Sydney Wanderers, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Luke Brattan in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Western Sydney Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

No hiding place for Anthony Kalik

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Anthony Kalik, and the manager let it.

Squad

Ryan McDonald out for 44 days

The medical room confirms 44 days on the sidelines for Ryan McDonald, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Western Sydney Wanderers count the cost of losing Anthony Pantazopoulos

37 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Market

No place for Steven Ugarkovic in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Steven Ugarkovic has his answer from Western Sydney Wanderers; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

In brief

99 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

19 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Aidan Simmons puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Western Sydney Wanderers, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Adelaide United come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Western Sydney Wanderers did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Ryan Fraser in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Western Sydney Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Miguel Di Pizio signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Miguel Di Pizio commits to Western Sydney Wanderers for another 4 years.

Squad

No hiding place for Anthony Kalik

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Anthony Kalik, and the manager let it.

Market

Aydan Hammond is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Western Sydney Wanderers has been clear about where Aydan Hammond stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

98 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

12 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Western Sydney Wanderers are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 38 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market

Western Sydney Wanderers say no — this time

The offer from Waitakere United for Max Vartuli was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Tempers go at Western Sydney Wanderers

Ryan Fraser was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Alou Kuol stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Alou Kuol and Western Sydney Wanderers agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

Eyes on Anthony Pantazopoulos again

The phone has started ringing about Anthony Pantazopoulos again, and this time the name on the line is Adelaide United. Western Sydney Wanderers are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad

No hiding place for Miguel Di Pizio

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Miguel Di Pizio, and the manager let it.

In brief