The Sydney FC Gazette
Boardroom22 Oct 2029
Mark Reynolds signs on for the long haul
Sydney FC moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Mark Reynolds, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Player ratings22 Oct 2029
Nobody could get near Mpho Padime
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad22 Oct 2029
Tempers go at Sydney FC
Takahiro Sekine 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.
Market22 Oct 2029
As if he never left: Caleb Jackson returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Caleb Jackson is a Sydney FC player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market22 Oct 2029
As if he never left: Mark Riley returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Mark Riley is a Sydney FC player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market22 Oct 2029
Luke Crawford comes home
The shirt still fits. Luke Crawford is back at Sydney FC, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market22 Oct 2029
Ethan Richards comes home
The shirt still fits. Ethan Richards is back at Sydney FC, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Match20 Oct 2029
Al Hassan Touré the difference as Sydney FC beat Wellington Phoenix
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Al Hassan Touré. 2‑1 against Wellington Phoenix, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad22 Oct 2029
The manager makes an example of Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Christian Theoharous
- Player ratings A masterclass from Al Hassan Touré
- Boardroom A promise the Sydney FC board did not keep