The Macarthur FC Chronicle
Match20 Oct 2035
16 matches without a win for Macarthur FC
The run now stands at 16, and the questions being asked around Macarthur FC are no longer polite ones.
The dugout22 Oct 2035
Owen Wilson keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Macarthur FC may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom22 Oct 2035
Graduation day at Macarthur FC
8 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad22 Oct 2035
A row about effort at Macarthur FC
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luke Vickery was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match20 Oct 2035
Brisbane Roar take the points off Macarthur FC
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market22 Oct 2035
Jack Bennett steps up from the Macarthur FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Bennett 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.
Market22 Oct 2035
Kane Powell steps up from the Macarthur FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kane 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.
Market22 Oct 2035
One of our own: Adam Hughes joins the Macarthur FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Adam Hughes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Oct 2035
Macarthur FC promote Thomas Jenkins from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thomas Jenkins 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.
In brief
- Squad Costly mistake from Conor Tracey
- The dugout Interim Coach faces the questions
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Conor Tracey's mistake