The Sydney FC Gazette
Player ratings25 Oct 2027
Nobody could get near Miguel Di Pizio
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Takahiro Sekine 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 Sydney FC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Oct 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Sydney FC
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad25 Oct 2027
No hiding place for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, and the manager let it.
Market25 Oct 2027
One of our own: Owen Kelly joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Owen Kelly is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Oct 2027
Sydney FC promote Dylan McLaren from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dylan McLaren has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Oct 2027
One of our own: David Lloyd joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Lloyd is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Oct 2027
Sydney FC promote Jesse Davies from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesse Davies has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Loan watch25 Oct 2027
Rhys Youlley wants to come home
“I did not go to Adelaide United to sit and watch. I want to come back to Sydney FC and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.
In brief
- Squad Víctor Campuzano has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Apostolos Stamatelopoulos could have had three
- Squad Joe Lacey dropped after a run of poor form