Western Sydney Wanderers

@happy tiger said:
@Blackpearl said:
@Cultured Bogan said:
Big ask to go to China and get the biscuits. Guangzhou will come out gunning after last nights shenanigans.

just hope the wanderers are fortunate enough to get the cookies.
if the wanderers can jag an away goal the other mob might find the pressure too much to handle. confident that popovic will have a good game plan for the return leg.
go wanderers !

Just hoping no one gets kicked in the Jatz crackers

So where if they win next , Monte Carlo or Kingston ??
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ar ..nott sure who is next
 
Last year's runners up, FC Seoul in the semis. Only Adelaide have made it this far before, this may be two of the biggest matches in the club's short history.
 
Did my best to give the Wanderers the Happy Kiss of Death last night

Well done , taking in consideration that the opposition was in the middle of the season of the Wanderers only form guide was losing to a non A League side in Adelaide City in a basic warm up game they have done well

Good luck in the semis
 
THE Western Sydney Wanderers are a remarkable football club. There is a toughness and resilience in their DNA which makes them almost unique in Australian sport.

Their Asian journey continues this Wednesday when they take on FC Seoul in our region’s version of the ­Champions League.

Australian teams operate on a beer budget compared to clubs like Seoul, who have imports such as Brazilian Everton Santos, Spain’s Osmar and Colombia’s Mauricio Molina. These three would blow the salary cap of any A-League club.

Now look at the Wanderers. There is hardly anyone left from the team that did so well last season. Shinji Ono is gone, Youssouf Hersi has left, Jerome Polenz, Adam D’Apuzzo, club captain Michael Beauchamp — they have all moved on.
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Watch the Wanderers v FC Seoul, Wednesday Fox Sports 3 from 8.30pm (EST) or follow our live blog.

Evergrande are Asia’s super club, they won the champions league last season and were expected to brush aside the upstarts from ­western Sydney. But the Wanderers found a way to win.

The next challenge is Seoul, last year’s finalists. This is Rocky against Apollo Creed, but Tony Popovic’s men definitely have a puncher’s chance. If they get an away goal this Wednesday, the fairytale is possible, especially with the form of goalkeeper Ante Covic.

It’s a pity the Wanderers’ run has been lost in the back wash of the NRL and AFL finals because what they are attempting is truly inspiring.

For non-football people, it’s hard to explain just how enormous this challenge is for Australian clubs.

A-League teams are weighed down by salary caps, they are playing Asia’s wealthiest clubs during our long off-season and our sides are disrupted by off-season player movements.

What Popovic would give to have Ono on deck has a potential X-factor across these two semi-final legs.

However, what we do know about the Western Sydney Wanderers and their army of fans is they won’t shy away from the battle.

In the process, they can also lay down a significant marker for the Socceroos and Australian football with the Asian Cup next January.

Outside of the imports, Seoul are stacked with South Korean internationals and they are in Australia’s group for the Asian Cup. There would be no better way to dent their confidence than winning this semi-final.

It’s also a massive chance to open Australian eyes to Asian football because it’s crucial for the FFA — especially if we still hold ambitions to one day host a World Cup — that the country gets behind this Asian Cup tournament next year.

The Wanderers represent the tribal passion, heart and spirit of Australian sport.

In just two seasons they have totally changed the view of what makes a football club work. It’s about community, togetherness and a group standing as one.

Other codes are now trying to embrace the model.

As their fans in the Red and Black Bloc sing from the terraces: “These Colours Unite us All”.

For two games against an Asian powerhouse, red and black is the colour of ­Australian football.
 
@AmericanHistoryX said:
THE Western Sydney Wanderers are a remarkable football club. There is a toughness and resilience in their DNA which makes them almost unique in Australian sport.

Their Asian journey continues this Wednesday when they take on FC Seoul in our region’s version of the ­Champions League.

Australian teams operate on a beer budget compared to clubs like Seoul, who have imports such as Brazilian Everton Santos, Spain’s Osmar and Colombia’s Mauricio Molina. These three would blow the salary cap of any A-League club.

Now look at the Wanderers. There is hardly anyone left from the team that did so well last season. Shinji Ono is gone, Youssouf Hersi has left, Jerome Polenz, Adam D’Apuzzo, club captain Michael Beauchamp — they have all moved on.
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Watch the Wanderers v FC Seoul, Wednesday Fox Sports 3 from 8.30pm (EST) or follow our live blog.

Evergrande are Asia’s super club, they won the champions league last season and were expected to brush aside the upstarts from ­western Sydney. But the Wanderers found a way to win.

The next challenge is Seoul, last year’s finalists. This is Rocky against Apollo Creed, but Tony Popovic’s men definitely have a puncher’s chance. If they get an away goal this Wednesday, the fairytale is possible, especially with the form of goalkeeper Ante Covic.

It’s a pity the Wanderers’ run has been lost in the back wash of the NRL and AFL finals because what they are attempting is truly inspiring.

For non-football people, it’s hard to explain just how enormous this challenge is for Australian clubs.

A-League teams are weighed down by salary caps, they are playing Asia’s wealthiest clubs during our long off-season and our sides are disrupted by off-season player movements.

What Popovic would give to have Ono on deck has a potential X-factor across these two semi-final legs.

However, what we do know about the Western Sydney Wanderers and their army of fans is they won’t shy away from the battle.

In the process, they can also lay down a significant marker for the Socceroos and Australian football with the Asian Cup next January.

Outside of the imports, Seoul are stacked with South Korean internationals and they are in Australia’s group for the Asian Cup. There would be no better way to dent their confidence than winning this semi-final.

It’s also a massive chance to open Australian eyes to Asian football because it’s crucial for the FFA — especially if we still hold ambitions to one day host a World Cup — that the country gets behind this Asian Cup tournament next year.

The Wanderers represent the tribal passion, heart and spirit of Australian sport.

In just two seasons they have totally changed the view of what makes a football club work. It’s about community, togetherness and a group standing as one.

Other codes are now trying to embrace the model.

As their fans in the Red and Black Bloc sing from the terraces: “These Colours Unite us All”.

For two games against an Asian powerhouse, red and black is the colour of ­Australian football.
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Very good piece AHX.Was that you that wrote it or copied from somewhere else.Just asking cause its very good.
 
It'll be a very very good effort to reach the final. We are undermanned with a few players suspended for the first leg.
Not exactly sure of who is in Popovic first choice eleven with plenty of competition for spots.

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@Jerry Seinfeld said:
@AmericanHistoryX said:
THE Western Sydney Wanderers are a remarkable football club. There is a toughness and resilience in their DNA which makes them almost unique in Australian sport.

Their Asian journey continues this Wednesday when they take on FC Seoul in our region’s version of the ­Champions League.

Australian teams operate on a beer budget compared to clubs like Seoul, who have imports such as Brazilian Everton Santos, Spain’s Osmar and Colombia’s Mauricio Molina. These three would blow the salary cap of any A-League club.

Now look at the Wanderers. There is hardly anyone left from the team that did so well last season. Shinji Ono is gone, Youssouf Hersi has left, Jerome Polenz, Adam D’Apuzzo, club captain Michael Beauchamp — they have all moved on.
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Watch the Wanderers v FC Seoul, Wednesday Fox Sports 3 from 8.30pm (EST) or follow our live blog.

Evergrande are Asia’s super club, they won the champions league last season and were expected to brush aside the upstarts from ­western Sydney. But the Wanderers found a way to win.

The next challenge is Seoul, last year’s finalists. This is Rocky against Apollo Creed, but Tony Popovic’s men definitely have a puncher’s chance. If they get an away goal this Wednesday, the fairytale is possible, especially with the form of goalkeeper Ante Covic.

It’s a pity the Wanderers’ run has been lost in the back wash of the NRL and AFL finals because what they are attempting is truly inspiring.

For non-football people, it’s hard to explain just how enormous this challenge is for Australian clubs.

A-League teams are weighed down by salary caps, they are playing Asia’s wealthiest clubs during our long off-season and our sides are disrupted by off-season player movements.

What Popovic would give to have Ono on deck has a potential X-factor across these two semi-final legs.

However, what we do know about the Western Sydney Wanderers and their army of fans is they won’t shy away from the battle.

In the process, they can also lay down a significant marker for the Socceroos and Australian football with the Asian Cup next January.

Outside of the imports, Seoul are stacked with South Korean internationals and they are in Australia’s group for the Asian Cup. There would be no better way to dent their confidence than winning this semi-final.

It’s also a massive chance to open Australian eyes to Asian football because it’s crucial for the FFA — especially if we still hold ambitions to one day host a World Cup — that the country gets behind this Asian Cup tournament next year.

The Wanderers represent the tribal passion, heart and spirit of Australian sport.

In just two seasons they have totally changed the view of what makes a football club work. It’s about community, togetherness and a group standing as one.

Other codes are now trying to embrace the model.

As their fans in the Red and Black Bloc sing from the terraces: “These Colours Unite us All”.

For two games against an Asian powerhouse, red and black is the colour of ­Australian football.

Very good piece AHX.Was that you that wrote it or copied from somewhere else.Just asking cause its very good.
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Jerry Sienfeld - i didn't write it.
i copy pasted. And i neglected to acknowledge the author. My bad. Apologies all round.

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Incredible effort by the Wanderers to get a draw - its a shame the return leg couldn't be played at a bigger stadium as I'm sure all of Sydney would be behind them - good luck fellas.
 
Forget telecrap garbage about sowfscum being everyone's second favourite side, ….

Western Sydney wanderers will do me just fine.
The new boys are legends
 
Wanderers through to the AFC Champions League final in Saudi Arabia. 2-0 final score. A fantastic achievement. I think getting knocked out of the FFA Cup is possibly a blessing in disguise.

Given the stronger teams have historically been in the East Asian side of things they're a really massive chance of winning the whole thing.
 
@Yossarian said:
Wanderers through to the AFC Champions League final in Saudi Arabia. 2-0 final score. A fantastic achievement. I think getting knocked out of the FFA Cup is possibly a blessing in disguise.

Given the stronger teams have historically been in the East Asian side of things they're a really massive chance of winning the whole thing.
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I think losing the A League final was a blessing in disguise as well :wink:
 
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