Mitchell Ferguson

Right Forward - Sydney FC
18 Sep 2028
Monday
Process
109 Edition

The Sydney FC Gazette

28 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alessandro Lopane asks to leave Sydney FC

“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.

Squad

Joshua Laws 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 Sydney FC, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Joshua Laws talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sydney FC know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

Back issues
108 Edition

The Sydney FC Gazette

21 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Mitchell Ferguson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Mitchell Ferguson and Sydney FC agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Tomislav Uskok 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

Joshua Laws 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.

In brief

107 Edition

The Sydney FC Gazette

14 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Sydney FC turn down Wellington Phoenix for Rhys Youlley

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Gabriel Popovic moves on

Western Sydney Wanderers pay $520.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Squad

Alessandro Lopane 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

Omar Moawad signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Omar Moawad commits to Sydney FC for another 4 years.

Market

Sydney FC sign Mitchell Ferguson, one for the future

Mitchell Ferguson is 17, and Sydney FC have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

Market

The Takahiro Sekine talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sydney FC know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief