Bryce King

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Western Sydney Wanderers
10 Aug 2030
Saturday
Process

Marked for Bryce King

134 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

19 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Western Sydney Wanderers make home a hard place to visit

35 without defeat on their own grass. The pitch has not changed; the crowd has — louder earlier, and quicker to sense when the opposition would rather be somewhere else.

The dugout

Arion Sulemani keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Western Sydney Wanderers may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Tempers go at Western Sydney Wanderers

Harry Souttar 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

A row about effort at Western Sydney Wanderers

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Bozhidar Kraev was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

No hiding place for Justin Vidic

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

Player ratings

Rivaldo Mkhize runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Market

Still no ink between Western Sydney Wanderers and Justin Vidic

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Western Sydney Wanderers, another week without a signature from Justin Vidic.

Squad

Bryce King stays put

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

Loan watch

Dylan Peraić-Cullen wants to come home

“I did not go to Melbourne Victory to sit and watch. I want to come back to Western Sydney Wanderers and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 33 matches say the rest.

In brief

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The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

20 Nov 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

A falling-out at Western Sydney Wanderers

Angus Thurgate and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout

Joel Anasmo 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.

The dugout

Justin Vidic asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout

Steven Ugarkovic gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Steven Ugarkovic is on it.

Looking ahead

A reunion for Harry Souttar

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Adelaide United in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market

Talks stall between Western Sydney Wanderers and Mlindelwa Nyanisa

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout

The manager makes Panashe Madanha a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Western Sydney Wanderers. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

Looking ahead

Western Sydney Wanderers host Adelaide United

Next up at home: Adelaide United, who go into it in position 7. The kind of fixture a season is quietly built on or quietly loses its shape in.

Squad

Bozhidar Kraev named in the team of the week

A rating of 6.74 was enough for the selectors, and nobody who watched the match is going to argue with them.

In brief