A stalemate in the weekend’s expansive Blue does diminutive for either club’s cause and the A-League hegemony that seemed likely 12 months ago is still some way offSydney and Melbourne have long been a centre point for the national competition ever since the dawn of the NSL in 1977. Varying periods of dominance from the likes of Sydney City,Marconi, South Melbourne and Melbourne Croatia helped see to that.
It’s only natural that the two biggest cities, or both with strong football heartlands,should also constantly be at the fore in the A-League.
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Source: theguardian.com