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Texi Smith
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Author. FIFA-accredited journalist. Photographer. Aussie. Sydney FC member Cove Heights, Gladesville Ravens 45s player, NWSFRA ref. NUFC. MC Solaar disciple. Come visit texismith.com, check out my books at https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/
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Could this be the end of an era at @sydneyfc.bsky.social? An eerie silence fell over Leichhardt Oval as the players huddled without their coaches and a post mortem took place in the stands. Something is brewing, this could be the last straw. Great goals tonight, mind.
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Death knell tolls as Sydney slump
Sydney FC Women 1 Newcastle Jets 2 On an evening that tested even the most hardened of Sydney FC fans, the Sky Blues managed to blow their slender lead, succumbing to the ultimate sucker punch from…
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January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Paddy Wood and Zinedine Zidane mentioned in the same sentence. What more can I say? @sydneyfc.bsky.social were superb last night in Campbelltown - a breath of fresh air on a sweaty night where everything went right. Caceres and Bratts, we love you, but...

#football

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Wood burning hot for Zidane
Macarthur FC 0 Sydney FC 3 A glimpse of the real Patrick Wood, outsmarting the defence to run on and bury the final goal, left older Sydney FC fans rubbing their eyes in disbelief. Was this peak Zi…
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January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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This is one @sydneyfc.bsky.social fan who has had enough. Through thick and thin they say? The quality of the football being served up by the Sky Blues this season has quite rightly seen them plummet down the A-League ladder with zero goals from four games now. Dismal!
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That’s it! Not coming any more.
Sydney FC Women 0 Adelaide United 0 The return of football to Leichhardt Oval after it was taken out of action post-Christmas presented a glorious chance for Sydney FC to build on a much-improved p…
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January 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Tasty! A feast of @aleagues.bsky.social football begins with tonight's fireworks fixture in Gosford. Are you on board? See how the tipsters grapple with three Brisbane games in a week and join the tipping party at The Roar. Come and have a go...

#football

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A-League Tipping: Round 11 - Nine-game feast of football in seven days a nightmare to predict
A massive week of A-League action sees Brisbane busy, nine games and the ladder certain to change as a result.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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The conclusion of another year for the Texi Smith blog. 67 articles, Sydney FC and Blacktown City with 29 each, four each for Newcastle Jets, Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners. And book reviews! 2026 will be different, but there'll still be loads to read! Keep on clicking!

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The home of best-selling football fiction from Australia
Since March 2019, the Unashamed Football Novels by Texi Smith have captured the imagination of readers worldwide. In 2021 Anna Black got us excited for the FIFA Womens World Cup. Jarrod Black retur…
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December 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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An important #author milestone in the next Jarrod Black novel. We've clicked over 20k words. This is no longer an idea, it is something tangible. Excited to see where the story goes from here. Want to be a character in this one? Tell me what part you'd play in a #football novel - it may come true.
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Not sure if a sweary title will allow much online traffic to generate, but it is justified. A horror weekend for @sydneyfootballclub.bsky.social, the Men's not quite as bad as the Wellington fiasco in the Women's. Read how it went in Newcastle from the stands...

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Merry f*cking Christmas
Newcastle Jets 2 Sydney FC 0 Sydney FC sent their fans away with very little cheer on Saturday following a dismal defeat in Newcastle that knocked them off their unlikely perch at the top of the A-…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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We are top of the league! Not only is @sydneyfc.bsky.social top of the #Aleague ladder, but The Roar's leading tipster is also a Sky Blues fan. Loving the A-League right now, the door is left open this week for my fellow tipsters to close the gap.
#boldselections
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A-League Tipping: Round 9 - Every team still in it, top six spots up for grabs on weekend of certain change
The tipping nightmare continues and Round 9 throws up some interesting A-League clashes, with movement on the ladder certain.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Oh #ALeague, you unpredictable swine, you. We've all tipped Wellington Phoenix to win at home to Newcastle Jets, despite the Jets having recently knocked over their illustrious neighbours on their turf. Do you dare tip this wonderful league? Madness...
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A-League Tipping: Round 8 - Original rivalry with added spice, Perth to beat ladder leaders and go top
The tipping nightmare continues, with the voice of the people doing best in season 2025/26.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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BOOK REVIEW! What a book this is, The Eye of the Dragonfly by Tracey Lee Holmes. This is everything you'd want from a memoir, written by someone so worldly-wise and intriguing. Even if you don't know the author, you will be entertained. Do yourself a favour... read on.

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Book review : The Eye of the Dragonfly
Every once in a while, when you decide to invest your time into a book, you already have a good feeling about it. This was true about The Eye of the Dragonfly, the autobiographical life and times o…
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December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Fire up! The #sydneyderby may have lacked goals but there was a whole heap of action as #SydneyFC somehow came away with a point against an equally profligate #WesternSydneyWanderers at the Palace. The A-League women's always delivers!

#womensfootball #Football

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Sydney get away with it in derby
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Sydney FC Women 0 If Sydney FC’s season is defined by a single point at the end of the season, this was it – a horrible performance from what should have been…
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December 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Are you ready for the A-League men's weekend? You'd better be; there's two games tonight. Check out The Roar's famous tips and predictions, our tipsters have only agreed on one result. The tipping ladder could change dramatically after this round! #ALeague

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A-League tipping Round 7: Spicy New Zealand Derby headlines as Perth hunts three on the trot
Round 7 A-League action looks no easier for the hapless tipsters. Who takes the three points this weekend?
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December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Words for The Roar after a brief trip to Adelaide to see @the-matildas.bsky.social in their final warm-up game for next year’s Asian Cup on home soil. Fast flowing football is the key. Don’t be surprised to see risks taken. Bring it on!

#Matildas #football

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Adelaide fails to reproduce Matildas fever but Sam looks sharp in thumping win over scruffy neighbours
Coming from Gosford, where Matildas fever had definitely grabbed the attention of the locals, Adelaide was somehow a completely different scenario. There was little…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Coach Joe Montemurro wished the AFC Women’s Cup started next week. There is energy in the squad and the players are buying into the fast flowing football philosophy. Don’t be surprised to see The Matildas taking risks when they next take the field in March. Bring it on! @the-matildas.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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All the match action from Central Coast Stadium as @the-matildas.bsky.social demolished the Football Ferns. Great crowd, happiness overload, a proper football occasion. Read on, my friends…

The Asian Cup can’t come quickly enough.

#football #womensfootball

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Matildas purr with five of the best as New Zealand prove no match for green and gold avalanche
Gosford loves its football. The local businesses had window displays, green and yellow balloons outside shop doorways, and there was a genuine buzz about…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The Sydney derby is the only difference between the tipsters this round. The panel is confident that Brisbane Roar will prevail in the hidden game against Victory. Honestly, going up against the @thematildas.bsky.social, what is the A-Leagues thinking? #aleague

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A-League tipping Round 6: Sydney Derby headlines, Brisbane to cement return to form against Victory
Round 6 A-League action begins tonight when Brisbane Roar face Melbourne Victory, yet all eyes are on the Saturday night Sydney Derby.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Well, look at that! @sydneyfc.bsky.social top of the table in the women's too! A vastly different Leichhardt Oval from the Saturday version, but another positive result in a tricky game. Weren't there? You'll want to read this then, the view from the terraces...
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Spend your days in the sunshine
Sydney FC Women 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney FC made it a six point weekend with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners at a sunny Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. The third top-fligh…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Splish splosh in the Cove! What a night at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday as the Sky Blues of #SydneyFC overcame bitter rivals Melbourne Victory with a comprehensive second-half display. Proper #Aleagues action. Have a read right here, straight from the terraces.

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Sydney super soaker
Sydney FC 3 Melbourne Victory 0 A second-half blitz by Sydney FC gave the travelling Melbourne Victory faithful absolutely nothing to cheer about as the league’s form team dispatched their ar…
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November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Were you at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday afternoon? Lots of fun, a @sydneyfc.bsky.social win, debuts and debut goals, a new baby, surprise call-ups, a bit of everything on a day that felt like a double-header after the storm hit. Marvellous entertaiment. Read on...

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Sydney storm past Glory
Sydney FC Women 2 Perth Glory 0 While all eyes should have been on Tony Popovic’s experimental team playing Venezuela in Houston with the FIFA World Cup 2026 in mind, we were instead treated …
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November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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"...if you’re looking for a similar kind of buzz to seeing Oasis for the first time, head down to a @sydneyfc.bsky.social game and experience all the emotions while you sing along..."

#MacarthurFC the latest victims of the fast-finishing Sky Blues out in the burbs.

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And I like it, I like it, I like it…
Sydney FC 2 Macarthur FC 0 Sydney’s won three in a row! And so sang the Cove after the Sky Blues eventually put Macarthur FC to the sword at a blowy Leichhardt Oval on Sunday afternoon. In th…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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"¿Por qué no los dos?" - it's because someone decided to schedule both the women's and men's on the same day with 45 minutes to get from Leichhardt Oval to McDonald Jones stadium. So we chose. And we were entertained. The @aleague.bsky.social women's is back, baby!

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Choosing between boys and girls
Sydney FC Women 2 Melbourne City 2 With the bus to Newcastle already departed, and those nailed-on Sydney Women’s Cove members having to decide between one of the best away days of the season…
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November 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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So, I clicked into this and read the comments. Sounds like one of my fellow tipsters is bitter at the foot of the ladder after 2 rounds. A bundle of flukes? How very dare you, sir. Let's see who's fluking tips this weekend in the @aleaguemen.bsky.social... #itswar
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A-League tipping Round 3: Perth on the ropes after Zdrilic sacking, early pressure for Wanderers and Victory
Round 3 A-League action looks as unpredictable as ever. Who wins as the form teams start to rise to the top?
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Leichhardt Oval, known to many as the Eighth Wonder of the World, was the venue for @sydneyfc.bsky.social's first home game of the @aleague.bsky.social season. Were you there? Whilst the football wasn't exactly top quality, the occasion certainly was. Have a read...

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Hello, hello. Good to be back!
Sydney FC 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 Six months since we last cheered on our boys in blue in a league fixture in Sydney, Leichhardt Oval was the perfect scene to fall in love with football all over…
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October 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Come and have a go! After Round 1 of the @aleagues.bsky.social men, we should have a better idea of the lay of the land. Experience tells us that this league is full of surprises though and what looks like a home banker is indeed a trap for the tipsters. Read on.

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A-League tipping Round 2: Perth, Brisbane and Central Coast looking to back up quick starts to the season
Round 1 of the 2025/26 A-League competition had it all. Who backs up after an explosive start to the season?
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October 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Grab your tickets, get a group of mates together and head down to an Australian Championship game this weekend. Here's how my first taste of this fledgling competition went, and I look forward to being back for more. Division Two is here! Get on board. #football
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Australian Championship – what’s that?
There’s just no helping some people. It absolutely amazes me that many football fans in Australia, so caught up in the English Premier League and how their Fantasy team is doing, have no idea…
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October 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM