The Sydney FC Gazette
Squad13 Sep 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.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Tyler Williams is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Alexandar Popovic signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Alexandar Popovic commits to Sydney FC for another 3 years.
Market13 Sep 2027
Jason Wood steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jason Wood has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market13 Sep 2027
Craig Powell steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Craig Powell has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Hayden Powell joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hayden Powell is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Sep 2027
Jackson Phillips steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jackson Phillips has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
Tiago Quintal 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 dugout13 Sep 2027
Adam Bugarija 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 Adam Bugarija trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Squad Tiago Quintal wants out of the dugout
- The dugout Mitchell Glasson keeps his manager's vote
- Boardroom The Sydney FC academy earns its keep