story of our season, didnt show up for first 45min and got punished. didnt deserve to win. 
now for Western United to smack us for 6 this sunday.

good news i'm hearing is the cleanout will begin. rumors have it, Roberts going to Sutherland, Poscoliero to Illawarra leagues, Clut gone...

yer it might get ugly Sunday but hope not..........

No doubt the clean up is in order, I actually wasn't that excited pre season of recruits.

Re new recruits be it for any of the top flight.
I frequent more games below at PL1/2 levels and see many promising prospects.
Do any of the top flight TD's or whoever ever spend sometime watching these prospects I wonder barring their own up and comers ?
For eg like Choi going back to BC, I mean he's a sound player and known but i'd be searching below for those younger hungry hidden gems.
Its results based I know but its all so short term.
I even watch some Prem1 games that is full of ex NPL players who got the jack of all the BS politics - so many are worthy playing back up in the higher leagues.

Regarding promising prospects - one of the issues is that if players start to play up, they'll get picked up by the A-league academies. I know Sydney signed a 17 year old from Sydney United, that had some minutes this season, during the window. 

Opening the pyramid will change this. The kid won't have to leave Sydney United to chase a full time contract if Sydney United are playing in the second tier he has a pathway to pro football.

United is always full of good up and coming talent, a lot of them get picked up by the AL youth teams early, they like to dangle the carrot for AL first team action, a handful of left just in the past season

However we are also entertaining the overseas options where players surpass the AL, we have sold 4 of our GK's this way. Goran Palecek (18 yr old) signed for HNK Orijent in HNL.2 just the other day. 

yes the NSD will be the path we need big time.

CONGRATS SU58.......thats made up for the season.
That was good to watch - loved seeing SU getting some possesion and being effective, some build up play was really good one touch flow.
Couple of chances would have been nice to have taken but thats the game.
Taking a short corner late in normal time was wrong decision I was livid.
Backline did really well under the pump, lucky couple of times might I add but they couldn't convert when presented.
Some soft decisions by the ref but typical.
Look forward which Pro Club SU is up against next.

the up's and down's of supporting this great club lol. 
Had a below par season, lose the waratah cup final to an NPL2 club but then go and beat the A-League Champions lol.
Yes we got lucky, Western had a lot of chances, but you need some luck. I felt we played better in the second half, and had chances to win it. 
Regarding the referee, we thought late in the first half Western United's defender should of got a straight red for lashing out at Perkatis, however he decided to give both players a yellow... some of the decisions really are in the favour of the A-league clubs. 

whoever we get next is just a bonus now!

yep thats why we love football, the highs and lows !
yer luck always plays a big part when your up against a better opponent at the same time the teams lifted for the challenge thats what great viewing.
Agreed 2nd half some passages were on your side and a couple chances should have hit the target instead of wayward ones.
Agreed re the Perkatis incident.

Whatever happens next with you, just want you guys to put in the same and go down fighting with all there is to throw at whoever.

Is the last 8 played at neutral grounds I wonder, and I hope its in our town.

if we draw another A-league club it will be at home. 
I dont believe neutral venues come into play at all, until it's the final

Well done and good luck. I enjoy watching the NPL clubs beat the A-league franchises, especially when it's a club from NSW.

1st Grade -  Semi Final this weekend, winner goes into the Final against Manly. 



U20's -  Winner of the semi goes into the Final against Sydney FC youth.  

So who's your tip getting through vs Manly fellas ?
SO BC pretty even through the season in the end - BC looks to be the pick but some big game players in SO and being @ Belmore its SO for me.
Should be a good crowd.

Hard to call, both teams have been fairly consistent throughout the season.    To be honest I'm surprised that APIA & Marconi choked so hard, they had such great promise for this season. Though they were going to go all the way.  

Well went to pens, watched bits on npltv and pens.
Hard fought game.
SO having 2 shootouts in a row - I suppose BC feel justice missing out on the Premiers plate.
Got to say for such a game Belmores surface is sub standard. 
Manly BC should be a good GF. 

Boy did Sydney Olympic choke or what... heartbreak not once, but twice. 

Manly v Blacktown final, hopefully it draws more than 1000 people.

yep bitter pills to swallow......

Manly folk sure arn't good travellers - BC should have a few more :)

Grand Final Day

Sat, 27th Aug 2022

FW4
Match 7PENDINGSydney FCSat 27 Aug02:30 PMMt Druitt Town Rangers FCMATCH CENTRENPL NSW Men's U20CommBank Stadium .

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Match 7PENDINGManly United FCSat 27 Aug06:00 PMBlacktown City FCMATCH CENTRENPL NSW Men's 1st GradeCommBank Stadium .

Congrats to Blacktown for the GF win

yep - who could have picked those 2 making the GF, well imo.

Kudos to BC.

and huge congrats to SU58 !
That was a great win away and with far less possesion and hanging on after the early goal.
Another Nizic MOTM right ?
Semis wow friggin great.
SU was quoted near on or more 1k fans ventured north that about right ?

anyone attend the final? i didnt even get a chance to watch it. 
the was the last ever final series, next year it's first past the post.

Yeah Nizic and our Defenders were solid. Where was that all year lol. 
there was a least a few hundred that travelled from sydney, the rest was local Brisbane croats and Gold Coast Knights supporters. 

likewise mate, was caught up at a bbq and didn't think to put it on but find ways to watch your game.
TBH both Clubs don't gain my interest - I saw a crowd of 4k quoted at the ground.

Yep back to the ol days first past the post - I tend to prefer it. the most consistant gets all the accolades instead of being shadowed by a play off series if they get knocked out.

FNSW quoted 3.4k, but it looked far less than that, might of been the total attendance throughout the day, then again they arent the best supported clubs in the league.

We were at the game, that looked about right.  One side of the lower grandstand had people all the way to the end and three quarters at the other end.  There were a few hundred down the end & there were people above the players benches which was another couple of hundred.   Great venue for football.   

League One Grandfinal results 
U20s WS Wanderers beat CC Mariners 5-1
Senior St George City FA beat CC Mariners 2-1

Does anybody know what's up with the demolition works at Sydney United Sports Centre? Looks like half of the terraces on the Boka side were demolished.

going through renovations at the moment. that section of the grandstand wasnt structural sound anymore, as it was built on foundation and not piers which is why they decided to demolish it and build something new

any player movements / transfers for 2023?

hearing some clubs have already started pre-season

cheeez still banned, come on site let a devoted supporter free.

I have no intel of player movements to date, anyone else got some goss to report ?