The Macarthur FC Chronicle
The terraces9 Apr 2029
The mood at Macarthur FC has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Ji Dong-Won 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 Macarthur FC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad9 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Macarthur FC
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Harry Politidis was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Bryce Holmes signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Bryce Holmes commits to Macarthur FC for another 3 years.
The dugout9 Apr 2029
A promise honoured for Sebastian Esposito
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Macarthur FC told Sebastian Esposito something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
The dugout9 Apr 2029
Harry Politidis knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Harry Politidis trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Nikos Tsaras
- Squad The dugout calls for Ryan Fraser
- Boardroom The Macarthur FC production line keeps running
- The dugout The manager comes out for Kosta Grozos