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Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of the A-League Men grand final between Melbourne City andMost sporting competitions reach grand final day at the height of anticipation, overflowing with goodwill, celebrating all that is good in whatever season is about to conclude. Not the A-League. Nuh huh. That’s just not how things roll in these parts.
Instead, we have an unpopular and unsolicited break with tradition which sees the premiers travelling interstate for a championship decider, to the dismay of plenty and the delight of almost no-one. This was the inevitable outcome of the Sydney-based A-League’s partnership with Tourism NSW guaranteeing the men’s and women’s grand finals be hosted in the harbour city for three years.
Defending the move at the time, APL boss, and former Sydney FC CEO, Danny Townsend said, “we’re not going to get everything right, but this one we believe is in the best interest of the long-term sustainability of the league and its major event strategy”.On the field the grand final shapes as the quintessential David v Goliath battle.
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