The Beautiful Game

The A-League is back and with it comes the fanatical, vocal support unlike anything in Australia. Victory opened the season this year against the Wanderers in what is, hands down noisiest match the league has to offer. This fixture's timing in particular was rather fitting considering the importance the League has placed on first round impact in recent years. Over two thousand Wanderers faithful made the trip south to support their beloved team against  Australia's biggest club and even as an outsider, boy did they deliver. Melbourne was treated to 90 minutes of passion similar to that of the early seasons of the A-League that Melbourne was once accustomed to... It's no secret the atmosphere at Melbourne games isn't what it once was. Amazingly an a different type of growth either end of the ground has changed the match day experience. The South end have grown like a maturing professional and organised chanting is seldom at best. It's participants are c...

After only a few months into Western Sydney’s existence the A-League’s newest team has also become the A-League most talked about team. The hype surrounding the club from before its existence has not diminished in the slightest and in terms of public interest alone people would be forgiven for thinking the club had been around for years. In many ways the Wanderers have always been a part of Western Sydney but only now is the Australian public seeing the spirit of Western Sydney Football find a unified physical body and one that all of Western Sydney can be proud of no less. Even the old NSL representatives of the region have something to look forward as the Wanderers begin their prime objective of connecting with the region’s football community. In the weeks to come the Wanderers will face a number of local teams, at local grounds and give true fans the opportunity to watch the club build itself from the ground up in a way many argue football is meant to be watched, at grass...

After months of waiting and curious thought the FFA have launched the much anticipated Western Sydney A-League franchise. The Wanderers will sport the name of the first football club of the area and a traditional red and black hooped shirt. Parramatta Stadium will become the home ground of the club and their first three signings Aaron Mooy, Tarek Elrich and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi. With the club now branded one question remains. How will Western Sydney's people respond?