The Macarthur FC Chronicle
Match12 Sep 2033
Every point is an argument now for Macarthur FC
Position 11 and 9 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Market12 Sep 2033
Brandon Simpson asks to leave Macarthur 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.
Squad12 Sep 2033
Kosta Grozos 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 Macarthur FC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets12 Sep 2033
Brisbane Roar tell Macarthur FC: Matt Murphy is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market12 Sep 2033
Luke Scott steps up from the Macarthur FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luke Scott 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.
Market12 Sep 2033
Jamie Anderson steps up from the Macarthur FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jamie Anderson 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.
Market12 Sep 2033
Macarthur FC promote Harrison Murphy from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harrison Murphy 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.
Transfer targets12 Sep 2033
Max Vartuli stays at Melbourne City as time runs out
A deal that was a phone call from completion at lunchtime was dead by midnight. Macarthur FC will try again when the window opens; Melbourne City may not be selling by then.
The dugout12 Sep 2033
The manager has not finished forgetting Kane Johnson's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
In brief
- Squad Questions about Luke Scott on the training pitch
- Squad Cameron Davies is fit again