Sydney FC Annual Anti-Awards
The Chad Gibson award
This prestigious award goes to a player that has over achieved on the football field causing the opposition team to score when your team is no apparent danger.
Winner
Bea Busch
For his ability to move in slow motion as Travis Dodd ran towards him, his long back swing when making a back line clearance looked like one of those super slow-mo replays you see at the tennis and cricket. Unfortunately Bea Busch's clearance rebounded off a motoring Travis Dodd and into the Sydney FC goal. the speedy winger stealing a goal like a thief in the night.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=VCXWOTDxGG8
Fast forward to 8.20 sec for the gold.
Goal of the season
Winner
Shannon Cole free kick against the Mariners: The previous week Shannon Cole hit the post against Melbourne but stepped up to give Sydney a 3-2 win against the fishermen.
Goal view from the terrace
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Abd9RV-8C_4
Runner Up
Shannon Cole and Brendan Gan (Joint runners up)
Sydney lost this game but was up 2-0. Nuff said about that check the goals out.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0gd1AWMxjho
Best game of the Season
Winner
Central Coast Mariners 2 V Sydney FC 3 - 23aug08
Sydney took a two goal lead early the Mariners came back and Sydney won 3-2.
The result and performance was nothing but a tease Sydney never played like that again.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Abd9RV-8C_4
Runner Up
My first blog was about this game; Sydney beat Melbourne Victory 2-0 away from home. The first time Sydney beat Melbourne Victory away.
Nostalgia can be a bitch. Melbourne won the Premiers Plate and Sydney missed the finals.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCmks2fQrg&feature=related
Chant of the Year
High five for the Vukovic:
The Sydney away cove was in immense form giving it to Danny Vukovic reminding him of the incident that cost him his place at the Beijing Olympics after he high fived the referee in last season's grand final.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=pMeluP0kU5o&feature=channel_page
You're not playing for Chelsea (runner up)
The Cove reminding Mark Bosnich that he no longer plays for Chelsea and in fact he was warming up in Gosford.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2D_aRgXTA&feature=channel_page
Sydney Player of the Year
Winner
Shannon Cole most crosses in the box than any other player in the A-League, 100 more than his closest rival. He made a list of the world's top 50 emerging players by the UK media. Shannon made the Socceroos squad after playing for Sydney Olympic last year in the NSW Premier League. His motto is "write your own story"
Runner up:
Daylight
Best Kossie Moment
Danny Allsop shoulder charging Kossie, I don't condone this sort of behaviour but c'mon everyone loves a good stack.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=XTsb4315GVU&feature=related
So what where your special moments?
