The first-season coach may well have been one of the only souls to wager that his team would win the A-League Men grand final“Not even tonight were they tipping us – $5 [the betting agencies] were giving us,” said John Aloisi. “If I could bet – I’m not a betting man, but if I could bet – I would’ve put so much money on that. They must have lost a shitload of money on that.”Had Aloisi had a bet, he may well have been one of the only souls to wager that Western United would win the A-League Men’s grand final. Most did not think it feasible they would make it there in the first place. And, after seeing off...
The expansion clubs are universally derided but United’s on-field trajectory can offer the Bulls hope after Ante MiličićThey are not exactly expansion bedfellows, and certainly not friends. But Macarthur FC and Western United bear striking similarities – and not just because they are expansion clubs. The very nature of the both their births, selected by then-Football Federation Australia to join A-League Men in 2018, means comparisons are inevitable.Off the field, both United and the Bulls have quickly become two of the most universally derided clubs in all of Australian football, the mere mention of their names almost certain to attract cantankerous commentators with grievances to air. Alas, unlike the likes of Melbourne Victory or Sydney FC, this is not born...