ACL2 - MD4 - Sydney FC vs Sanfrecce - Thur 7 Oct

"Light rail replacement buses run between Central and Randwick/Kingsford via Moore Park. Catch light rail replacement buses to Moore Park to get within walking distance of the stadium. Additional buses will run between Central and Moore Park before and after the match to help you get to and from the game.
After the game return light rail replacement buses from Moore Park to the city, Randwick and Kingsford leave from the following stops
To Central Station: buses leave from the Moore Park bus terminal outside the stadium.
To Circular Quay: regular route 396 buses leave from Anzac Pde at Sydney Girls High School (Stop ID: 202116)
To Randwick and Kingsford: buses leave from Anzac Pde near Lang Rd at Centennial Parklands Sports Centre (Stop ID: 202128)
Consider walking between Central and Moore Park via Devonshire Street and the Albert ā€˜Tibbyā€™ Cotter Walkway to avoid the queues for transport services before and after the match. See our Moore Park walking route map (pdf 550KB) to find your way. "
I could walk up but itā€™d take me a couple hours
https://transportnsw.info/events/2024/11/league-men-sydney-fc-v-macarthur-fc

We do?

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Iā€™d argue that mid week games are the main deterrent. Fighting Sydney rush hour traffic to get to the other side of Sydney and then coming home late on a school night isnā€™t ideal for most.

I still slog it out though.

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The average football supporter in this country has no idea who most of the teams we play in Asia are so there is no excitement to them. Iā€™d say even Hiroshima isnā€™t that well known, even amongst those that follow the game. As far as they are concerned itā€™s just a random local team we picked from a hat to play in a midweek friendly.

I doubt Iā€™ll be there tonight because to be honest I canā€™t be fucked getting to Kogarah from north of the bridge on a Thursday night.

Itā€™s a shame, because I generally always find the Asian games more entertaining than A League matches. Theyā€™re generally more open and free flowing (when playing against similar opposition that is).
But yeah 7pm down in Kogarah is a pain, I personally wish the match was starting at 8pm, as Iā€™ll probably be rocking up 10 mins late

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I thought the crowd for game one was great.

Iā€™m missing tonight due to a family thing.

I hope the potential storm doesnā€™t impact the game, itā€™s a miserable stadium the moment thereā€™s a single drop of rain and it is woefully unprepared for heavy rain at all.

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He shut that down real quickly. Must have some good media training, spoke very, very well.

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From Sanfrecce coach presser yesterday:

Tomorrow we will probably have a different squad to our last matchup. Weā€™ll go in with some very interesting young players and some veterans who are keeping a high level and weā€™ll try to get at least a point tomorrow if we can.

Sydney FC are very physical and have fast players up front, so itā€™s going to be a very difficult game, but an interesting one."

"Two weeks ago they played in the same conditions [of long travel] and performed well. This time we will prove ourselves.

We are footballers, so even after a loss [in the league] we will do everything to look good and perform well for the next game. Tomorrow we want to play well.

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I donā€™t think that is Talayā€™s way, though.

Light rain from 4pm, continuing through to 11pm but probably light or non-existent during the game.

Since weā€™re all stuck in the single grandstand we should alright for rain right, certainly the top level is fine, probably most of the bottom tier too

Storms forcast out in Narellan for when I leave work at 5.

Iā€™m going to fairweather this one. Had to do rego this week, and Iā€™ve got left over roast beef in the fridge for dinner -

Cove have been moved to the traditional Cove area of Kogarah for this game.

Good news for the broadcast too, wonā€™t look as terrible/empty as it did last time

Its looked heavy to the south most of the day. Generally the storms roll in slightly to the right of this image.

Itā€™s farken hot & windy outside today.

PAX2844ā€¦

And going by social media, 850 of those are away supporters

Thats shot, Iā€™m flying into Sydney this eveningā€¦