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[Monoethnic Social Club]

Well the 3 individuals in question have or will commence taking legal action shortly.

How mysterious... won't be the first and probably wont be the last... Fuck them too whoever they are, we've got lawyers for our lawyers.

 

[Souk]

OOhhh edgy, who might that be exactly?

Just make sure the club pays the former coach and a few ex players still chasing the cash owed by the club

Was Morgan Evans one of those players? I feel like i remember seeing some reference to this on Twitter (could be mistaken)

 

[biggiemic]

Was Morgan Evans one of those players? I feel like i remember seeing some reference to this on Twitter (could be mistaken)

Wasn't part of the three individuals I am aware of

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

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.

Yeah I know what you mean... It was great to have the finish to the season we did but time for a little break from it all...

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Wasn't part of the three individuals I am aware of

Nagamatsu maybe, I doubt it was Iwakami as he was only signed to get us out of relegation... Who are the other two are have you signed NDAs as their agent?

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

Wasn't part of the three individuals I am aware of

With so much insight can I get the numbers to the lotto this weekend??.. I promise to pay ypur mates if i win champ! Pretty please?

Ρε με κάτι μαλάκες που έχουμε μπλέξει!!!!

 

[biggiemic]

With so much insight can I get the numbers to the lotto this weekend??.. I promise to pay ypur mates if i win champ! Pretty please?

Ρε με κάτι μαλάκες που έχουμε μπλέξει!!!!

Make sure your there on 30 Jan

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

Make sure your there on 30 Jan

Make sure to say hi!

 

[grazorblade]

Anyone keen to be on tv?

I plan a ofc pro league preview pod 2 mondays before kickoff (to be released the thursday after recording) and would love to have South fans on form the forum

 

[SMFC1959]

The scary thing is that our new season starts in just 37 days against Tahiti United in Auckland!

I'm hoping the players can switch off from football and relax with friends and families. They've got a massive 2026 season ahead.

 

[southmelb]

I think by sending our best team over for the first phase that will give us an idea of what we need to do moving forward. If we absolutely smash teams we can maybe use that as a guide to use our lesser likes in the following rounds. If we struggle with our best team we've probably bitten off more than we can chew.

 

[Glenardo]

Do people feel like joining the ofc pro league was more about making a statement than the actual practicalities of playing in it

 

[SMFC1959]

Do people feel like joining the ofc pro league was more about making a statement than the actual practicalities of playing in it

Its a financial consideration.

A decent run in the OFC Pro League will generate good prize money (no official confirmation yet on the size of the pool of prize money yet). When you win the NPL Victoria comp, its just $25K.

 

[SMFC1959]

Analysis from the South of the Border Blog.

https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2025/12/no-rest-for-wicked-guest-post-by-manny.html

	Round	Date	Team	City	Country
OFCPL	Circuit 1	18-Jan-26	Tahiti United	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 1	21-Jan-26	Solomon Kings	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 1	24-Jan-26	PNG Hekari	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 2	1-Feb-26	South Island United	Port Moresby	PNG
OFCPL	Circuit 2	4-Feb-26	Bula FC	Port Moresby	PNG
OFCPL	Circuit 2	8-Feb-26	Vanuatu United	Port Moresby	PNG
NPL VIC	Round 1	14-Feb-26	Avondale	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 2	19-Feb-26	Hume City	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	21-Feb-26	Auckland FC Youth	TBA	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	24-Feb-26	Tahiti United	TBA	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	27-Feb-26	South Island United	TBA	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 3	28-Feb-26	Altona Magic	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 4	7-Mar-26	Bentleigh Greens	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 5	13-Mar-26	Green Gully	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 4	15-Mar-26	Vanuatu United	Honiara	Solomon Islands
OFCPL	Circuit 4	19-Mar-26	Solomon Kings	Honiara	Solomon Islands
NPL VIC	Round 6	21-Mar-26	Dandenong Thunder	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 7	30-Mar-26	Dandenong City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 8	11-Apr-26	Preston Lions	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 5	12-Apr-26	Auckland FC Youth	Ba & Suva	Fiji
OFCPL	Circuit 5	15-Apr-26	Bula FC	Ba & Suva	Fiji
OFCPL	Circuit 5	18-Apr-26	PNG Hekari	Ba & Suva	Fiji
NPL VIC	Round 9	19-Apr-26	Oakleigh Cannons	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 10	24-Apr-26	St Albans Dinamo	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 11	1-May-26	Melbourne City	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	6-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
NPL VIC	Round 12	8-May-26	Heidelberg United	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	10-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	13-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
NPL VIC	Round 13	18-May-26	Caroline Springs George Cross	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Semi-Final*	19-May-26	TBA	Auckland*	New Zealand*
OFCPL	Final*	24-May-26	TBA	Auckland*	New Zealand*
NPL VIC	Round 14	25-May-26	Avondale	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 15	30-May-26	Hume City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 16	7-Jun-26	Altona Magic	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 17	19-Jun-26	Bentleigh Greens	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 18	28-Jun-26	Green Gully	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 19	5-Jul-26	Dandenong Thunder	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 20	10-Jul-26	Dandenong City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 21	19-Jul-26	Preston Lions	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 22	24-Jul-26	Oakleigh Cannons	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 23	2-Aug-26	St Albans Dinamo	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 24	15-Aug-26	Melbourne City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 25	23-Aug-26	Heidelberg United	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 26	29-Aug-26	Caroline Springs George Cross	Melbourne	Australia

South will need a squad of at least 30 players to make this work. I agree with the analysis presented on the blog, that some players will need to be focused on NPL, some on OFC, and some that will float between competitions.

To be honest, I think South will need to send a weakened side to one or two of the hubs in order to ensure it remains in top 3 contention in the NPL competition as well Dockerty Cup matches.

Unless a squad of 30 is selected, this will have an impact upon our NPL Victoria results. It may potentially cost us a top 2 finish.

The blog also mentions that South could play up to 68 competitive matches in 2026! That is a staggering number of matches from January to December 2026.

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

Analysis from the South of the Border Blog.

https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2025/12/no-rest-for-wicked-guest-post-by-manny.html

	Round	Date	Team	City	Country
OFCPL	Circuit 1	18-Jan-26	Tahiti United	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 1	21-Jan-26	Solomon Kings	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 1	24-Jan-26	PNG Hekari	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Circuit 2	1-Feb-26	South Island United	Port Moresby	PNG
OFCPL	Circuit 2	4-Feb-26	Bula FC	Port Moresby	PNG
OFCPL	Circuit 2	8-Feb-26	Vanuatu United	Port Moresby	PNG
NPL VIC	Round 1	14-Feb-26	Avondale	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 2	19-Feb-26	Hume City	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	21-Feb-26	Auckland FC Youth	TBA	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	24-Feb-26	Tahiti United	TBA	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 3	27-Feb-26	South Island United	TBA	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 3	28-Feb-26	Altona Magic	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 4	7-Mar-26	Bentleigh Greens	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 5	13-Mar-26	Green Gully	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 4	15-Mar-26	Vanuatu United	Honiara	Solomon Islands
OFCPL	Circuit 4	19-Mar-26	Solomon Kings	Honiara	Solomon Islands
NPL VIC	Round 6	21-Mar-26	Dandenong Thunder	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 7	30-Mar-26	Dandenong City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 8	11-Apr-26	Preston Lions	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Circuit 5	12-Apr-26	Auckland FC Youth	Ba & Suva	Fiji
OFCPL	Circuit 5	15-Apr-26	Bula FC	Ba & Suva	Fiji
OFCPL	Circuit 5	18-Apr-26	PNG Hekari	Ba & Suva	Fiji
NPL VIC	Round 9	19-Apr-26	Oakleigh Cannons	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 10	24-Apr-26	St Albans Dinamo	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 11	1-May-26	Melbourne City	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	6-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
NPL VIC	Round 12	8-May-26	Heidelberg United	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	10-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
OFCPL	Playoff Stage*	13-May-26	TBA	Auckland	New Zealand
NPL VIC	Round 13	18-May-26	Caroline Springs George Cross	Melbourne	Australia
OFCPL	Semi-Final*	19-May-26	TBA	Auckland*	New Zealand*
OFCPL	Final*	24-May-26	TBA	Auckland*	New Zealand*
NPL VIC	Round 14	25-May-26	Avondale	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 15	30-May-26	Hume City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 16	7-Jun-26	Altona Magic	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 17	19-Jun-26	Bentleigh Greens	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 18	28-Jun-26	Green Gully	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 19	5-Jul-26	Dandenong Thunder	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 20	10-Jul-26	Dandenong City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 21	19-Jul-26	Preston Lions	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 22	24-Jul-26	Oakleigh Cannons	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 23	2-Aug-26	St Albans Dinamo	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 24	15-Aug-26	Melbourne City	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 25	23-Aug-26	Heidelberg United	Melbourne	Australia
NPL VIC	Round 26	29-Aug-26	Caroline Springs George Cross	Melbourne	Australia

South will need a squad of at least 30 players to make this work. I agree with the analysis presented on the blog, that some players will need to be focused on NPL, some on OFC, and some that will float between competitions.

To be honest, I think South will need to send a weakened side to one or two of the hubs in order to ensure it remains in top 3 contention in the NPL competition as well Dockerty Cup matches.

Unless a squad of 30 is selected, this will have an impact upon our NPL Victoria results. It may potentially cost us a top 2 finish.

The blog also mentions that South could play up to 68 competitive matches in 2026! That is a staggering number of matches from January to December 2026.

What a calander! With that many games I see us needing to sacrifice something! First rounds of OFC and results/competition there, will dictate our focus moving forward i think!
Think our depth needs to grow a little more sharply for 68! More so if we lose more players as is likely.

Given recent reality I am alot more relaxed that thw right replacements will be selected for anyome that leaves and the team core is pretty well cemented on for next year currently. Lavale loss would be the focus and perhaps bit more depth at the back!

 

[KostaV92]

From Sunday fc show

 

[southmelb]

We need to bolster our squad further. On the back of our championship win attracting quality players shouldnt be an issue.

 

[SMFC1959]

We cannot just sign 23 players for both competitions. From an operational perspective, its going to place an unfair burden on the small sized squad. There will be an overlap in competitions that requires more players to be available. The bare minimum required are 22-24 first team players, and a further reserve of 4-6 younger players that can step up against weaker opposition.

We are talking about potentially playing in excess of 60 matches in 2026 across all competitions!

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

We need to bolster our squad further. On the back of our championship win attracting quality players shouldnt be an issue.

100% having lost Marshall theoretically all it will take to derial everytjing is a long term injury to eliopoulos and giannakop to be forced to backline for the midfield to be starved of its key pressing ability as we sit (unlesa siki sees something we dont).. that would be disastrous.. happy with Menelaou but i dont see him lifting that sort of weight as a holder/destroyer, good off the bench though.

 

[SMFC1959]

100% having lost Marshall theoretically all it will take to derial everytjing is a long term injury to eliopoulos and giannakop to be forced to backline for the midfield to be starved of its key pressing ability as we sit (unlesa siki sees something we dont).. that would be disastrous.. happy with Menelaou but i dont see him lifting that sort of weight as a holder/destroyer, good off the bench though.

I would keep Menealou for 2026 simply because we require coverage in the middle of the park when Giannakopoulos and Pasquali will be focusing more on OFC Pro League at times.

We also need to hold onto Spink as well. He'll be playing far more in defence in 2026.

We'll also need to see more of Leech and Pope in the NPL to cover certain matches when the main midfielders are away in an OFC Pro League hubs.