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[Monoethnic Social Club]

Zamina-mina, eh-eh
Waka-waka, eh-eh

NPL who gives a shit we won the championship

Ive heard some funny chants over the years from the Corner, but that was so much funnier in real life.....

The terrace on Saturday was amazing, funny, well behaved, loud, just a few teeny weeny flares, perfection...

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

5 goals in 9 games, most of them off the bench, AND has his own chant...safe to say Many is a bit of a fan favourite?

 

[SMFC1959]

I couldn't sleep on Saturday night. Was just that excited. We have not felt that level of excitement for such a long time. It has been 9 years since our last state championship and 26 years since our last national championship.

We finish the 2025 season with the following silverware:
FV Community Shield
FV Dockerty Cup
FA Australian Championship

Not bad for a team that was facing relegation in May.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

I couldn't sleep on Saturday night. Was just that excited. We have not felt that level of excitement for such a long time. It has been 9 years since our last state championship and 26 years since our last national championship.

We finish the 2025 season with the following silverware:
FV Community Shield
FV Dockerty Cup
FA Australian Championship

Not bad for a team that was facing relegation in May.

Exactly right.... I know its just a gimmicky tournament style thing for now, but its just good to have the club up and about again

 

[SMFC1959]

Some of the images captured from Saturday's Grand Final have been amazing.

I think Football Australia would be happy with how the Grand Final panned out from a crowd and TV perspective.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Some of the images captured from Saturday's Grand Final have been amazing.

I think Football Australia would be happy with how the Grand Final panned out from a crowd and TV perspective.

Watching the replay, I got the feeling Tolios was wishing he could run out to the grandstand with flare in hand and chant with the rest of us..

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

We're gonna have to get the painters in to touch the trophy mural again boys and girls

 

[Souk]

Any idea if we've organised some summer friendlies for the next few months? Need to ensure our second stringers are staying fit to deal with the onslaught of games we'll cop in the early months of 2026

 

[smfc_hellas59]

Any idea if we've organised some summer friendlies for the next few months? Need to ensure our second stringers are staying fit to deal with the onslaught of games we'll cop in the early months of 2026

The players that weren’t part of the matchday squad + the players that we have kept on and missed out on Australian Championship squad but that will be playing in OFC and some U23s players played a friendly last night vs George Cross. I believe we lost 1-0.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Any idea if we've organised some summer friendlies for the next few months? Need to ensure our second stringers are staying fit to deal with the onslaught of games we'll cop in the early months of 2026

Our first match is 18th Jan in Auckland - enough time for a 2-3 week break for Christmas and back at it.... Some of these guys have played 44 matches over NPL, Dockerty, Australia and Championships this year... PLUS a few friendlies during two preseasons... The peasants from OV like to push the narrative of record breaking season for match time but by the time next season finished some of our guys may have well played 80 matches on the trot....

 

[hellas_johnny]

We have a friendly vs Goulburn Valley on Saturday away. Obvs you'd expect players who haven't been playing/ players who missed the championship squad and u23s at most

 

[SMFC1959]

Our best 15-17 players will be resting until the Christmas break. These will be U20s players keeping fit for OFC Pro League.

 

[smfc_hellas59]

The 23 players that make the OFC Pro League squad have to be on professional contracts and also have to be in our NPL squad so fair to say our strongest team will be playing in these OFC Pro League games.

 

[SMFC1959]

The 23 players that make the OFC Pro League squad have to be on professional contracts and also have to be in our NPL squad so fair to say our strongest team will be playing in these OFC Pro League games.

Yes and no - I can see the players moving between both competitions.

I cannot see us winning the 2026 NPL Victoria Minor Premiership as there are a few matches where there is an overlap. This is where you need to recruit well to reduce the impact from these issues. Players like Spink in defence and Menelaou in the midfield will be playing more in the NPL. Its important we keep Khaddour as he will provide added coverage. Habibi can be used upfront as we saw when he scored the winner against Sydney Olympic.

 

[southmelb]

Khaddour was just signed for the championship, believe he is gone. Habib is not a prolific scorer, we will need to sign another forward.

 

[KostaV92]

Khaddour was just signed for the championship, believe he is gone. Habib is not a prolific scorer, we will need to sign another forward.

Oli was also signed for the championship

 

[SMFC1959]

Oli was also signed for the championship

Lavale will likely look for an A League contract. Hoping for our sake he doesn't, so he can play in both the OFC Pro League and NPL competitions.

Thankfully Pasquali, Giannakopoulos, Uchida and Aguek are signed on for the 2026 NPL/OFC Pro League competitions.

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

If they become professionals does that mean that they will make less money like in the AL??

 

[Son of Sam]

Soccer never Sleeps at South.... our club is now more prolific than A League clubs! Never mind Heidelberg!

 

[southmelb]

Soccer never Sleeps at South.... our club is now more prolific than A League clubs! Never mind Heidelberg!

Part of me dislikes it, this season felt like a decade, im buggered! 5 weeks until our next game is not enough of a break.