We're still targetting the grand final, says Popovic
Pressure is mounting externally and from within the club for the Wanderers to make a late charge into the finals but Tony Popovic isn't paying any attention to the weight of expectation.
Dominic Bossi is a football reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Pressure is mounting externally and from within the club for the Wanderers to make a late charge into the finals but Tony Popovic isn't paying any attention to the weight of expectation.
Not celebrating against your former employer has become the new norm in world football, though Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Terry Antonis could snap that trend against Sydney FC.
Sydney FC aren't prepared to make the same mistake twice and are preparing to make Bernie Ibini's second loan spell at the club permanent by the end of the season.
Guns N' Roses and extreme heat have failed to damage the pitch at ANZ Stadium ahead of the Saturday night's Sydney derby.
The curse of Olympic Park continues for Western Sydney Wanderers who are still searching for their first win at their temporary home precinct after being stunned by Central Coast Mariners on Sunday.
When Brisbane Roar knocked Shanghai Shenhua out of the ACL, they never expected it could land a lucrative contract on the desk of Wanderers' coach Tony Popovic.
He copped abuse in public from fans, dealt with an online campaign to have him dropped and his club signed a veteran replacement. Yet, Paul Izzo bounced back to reclaim his starting position and silence his critics.
Western Sydney Wanderers are set to make a move to sign exciting Dutch midfielder Roly Bonevacia next season with the Wellington Phoenix midfielder set to leave the club at the expiration of his contract in May.
Sydney FC are set to battle the riches of Asia, Europe and the Middle East for the services of Milos Ninkovic next season but defender Rhyan Grant urged the club to make every effort to keep the star midfielder.
There were 333 fewer fans at Allianz Stadium against Wellington on Thursday than the club's first ever match against a New Zealand side when they hosted the now defunct Knights in a pre-season friendly in July 2005, before the A-League started.
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