Dominic Bossi is a football reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Since the first days of pre-season, Graham Arnold has reiterated the same bullish stance that the biggest test Sydney FC will face this season will be against themselves. As of January 1, that may no longer be the case.
The homecoming of Kerem Bulut lasted just four months after Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of one of their most popular players.
A year that was all about Timmy Cahill, expansion and TV rights.
"People want to beat Sydney FC, that's the reality of it. Every club gets up to play against us."
"Do you see what is happening to John Grant in the NRL at the moment? Nothing is off the cards."
The first transfer directly between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers is a product of the death of loyalty in football.
The much celebrated homecoming of Kerem Bulut is set to come to an abrupt end with the Western Sydney Wanderers striker closing in on a move to Asia in the January transfer window.
Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne may have played his last game for the club, and is poised to move to bitter rivals Sydney FC as part of a swap deal with Vedran Janjetovic.
Graham Arnold is set to become the longest serving coach at Sydney FC after signing a new two-year contract extension
Football Federation Australia is set to announce the first instalment of its bumper new TV deal on Tuesday though clubs will await confirmation of their share before celebrating.
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