Seemingly, the focus at Sydney FC right now is on the life-and-death struggle to make the finals – a cause only partly helped by Saturday night’s draw against Melbourne Victory.
Truth is, there is a much bigger prize preoccupying the front office at Moore Park. Building a centre of excellence remains the holy grail for chairman Scott Barlow, who is acutely aware that after a decade of existence the club desperately needs to prove it has some sense of direction.
At last, the CoE is more than a dream. Soon it could become a reality. But for that to be achieved, the richest club in the A-League needs to win a battle for hearts and minds with a club many associate with a bygone era, Sydney Olympic.
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Great news that these clubs are at least planning this.
It will be interesting to see which club gets the go ahead.