Branko Culina sacked!

Nine games into the season and Branko's gone.

Didn't take long did it. Even Terry Butcher got longer. No-one seemed to give Branko too hard a time despite the miserable football, not like Butcher, I wonder why:)


Branko started so well in Asia, but he lost his way quickly. Tony Popovic? Was he Branko's signing?

If so Branko mis-read the situation big-time.

His team had done so well in Asia, played such positive football. But then he lost his left-side. All of it. David Carney and Nikolai Topor-Stanley, two of the best and most mobile lefties in the country.

And in came what?

In truth Branko had little time, and little preparation. Injuries, players signing late.

But he stripped Mark Rudan, Mr Sydney FC of the Captaincy. Plain dumb if you asked me.

And Poppa was/is a waste of money. Clearly Poppa's wage could have been spent on a Sasho Petrovski...funny how he's won three games, nine points for the Mariners, with his match winning goals.

Branko couldn't do much about Petrovski, maybe he couldn't do much about Poppa, but he did achieve so much in Asia.

Even Craig Foster was pleased. But now Branko's gone.

Short and sweet.

They say Kozzie or David Mitchell.

Graham Arnold, anyone, anyone?

And Ron Smith don't think they're not thinking about your job in Perth.

Just don't ask if you have full support Ron. Just don't.