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Posted February 04, 2026 16:18 · last edited February 08, 2026 06:51

One thing many have failed to point out above is that the quality of the A League was better 8-10 years ago then it is now. 

Would either Talay or Chiefy have done as well during the Roarcelona area or when a certain Italian footballer was at SFC, personally I think not, even with the extra coin we had to throw around then. 

Merrick's time highlights this fact clearly. His squad would own our current squad but we still didn't win a thing. Plus when Merrick and others were gaffers, there were no Aussie Cup games against weaker NPL sides to boost win stats either.

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Unknown editor edited February 08, 2026 06:51
One thing many have failed to point out above is that the quality of the A League was better 1l8-10 years ago then it is now. 

Would either Talay or Chiefy have done as well during the Roarcelona area or when a certain Italian footballer was at SFC, personally I think not, even with the extra coin we had to throw around then. 

Merrick's time highlights this fact clearly. His squad would own our current squad but we still didn't win a thing. Plus when Merrick and others were gaffers, there were no Aussie Cup games against weaker NPL sides to boost win stats either.
Unknown editor edited February 04, 2026 20:43
One thing many have failed to point out above is that the quality of the A League was better 10-13 years ago then it is now. 

Would either Talay or Chiefy have done as well during the Roarcelona area or when a certain Italian footballer was at SFC, personally I think not, even with the extra coin we had to throw around then. 

Merrick's time highlights this fact clearly. His squad would own our current squad but we still didn't win a thing. Plus when Merrick and others were gaffers, there were no Aussie Cup games against weaker NPL sides to boost stats win stats either.