How would you say to Wanderers fans out there, of which they are many, but wanting to get reinvigorated this season after last season, that things are going to be better this time around?

Yeah, I think it's been a massive, massive build-up for the first game of the season, obviously because it's a derby.

I think it's an extra special and a bit more extra attention on the first game of the season.

We know that we owe our fans big time.

Last year wasn't good enough.

We've had a lot of change around the club and a lot of positive change.

I've been involved in a lot of pre-seasons.

Sydney FC, are there any kind of feelings towards them that are different to a regular

How would you say to Wanderers fans out there, of which they are many, but wanting to get reinvigorated this season after last season, that things are going to be better this time around?

Yeah, I think it's been a massive, massive build-up for the first game of the season.

Obviously, because it's a derby, I think it's an extra special and a bit more extra attention on the first game of the season.

We know that we owe our fans big time.

Last year wasn't good enough.

We've had a lot of change around the club and a lot of positive change.

I've been involved in a lot of pre-seasons.

I think, is a different one from the rest of the games

Uh, how would you say to Wanderers fans out there, of which they are many, but wanting to get reinvigorated this season after last season, that things are gonna be better this time around?

Yeah, I think it's been a massive, massive buildup for, um, for the first game this season, obviously, because it's the Derby.

I think it's a extra, extra special and a bit more extra attention on the first game of the season.

Um, we, we know that we, we owe our fans big time.

Um, last year wasn't good enough and, you know, we've had a lot of change around the club and a lot of positive change.

Um, I've been involved in a lot of pre-seasons and, uh, this one's been really good, really, really positive environment.

Um, the boys have really bought into, into the playing style that, that Ufie's tried to implement.

He's obviously not playing the game, but what's changed for you, uh, in preparations this season with him at the helm, would you say?

Why is this year gonna be better for the Wanderers? What can fans expect a- and why?

Yeah.

As on-pitch, I touched on that we're gonna have a, a clear, much clearer style.

Um, and, and to be honest, there's been a, a really good buy-in from the play- not that there wasn't last year.

Last year was, it was tough for everyone, but I didn't, I didn't see people giving up and, and stuff like that, which you might see from the outside.

You might, people might, fans might think that, but, um, that didn't really go on last year.

But, uh, yeah, the clear style from Orfi.

Uh, how, how confident are you that you can do that? What's your message to the fans who may have sampled the Chelsea game, who may have lapsed over the last few years, to get them back, back on board and back behind the, the guys?

But in a general sense, has it kind of blown you away about how the country kind of stops for these games?

Yeah, 100%.

I think the time difference with Australia and America suits way better than Europe or the Middle East, for example.

So it's been really cool to see everyone at the pub, for example, watching games or getting together as family or friends and watching games.

Yeah, it's the first time I've been home in Australia for the World Cup since probably since I was a kid.

And as a kid, I'd sort of wake up, it'd be two or three or four in the morning and that would be something pretty special.

Yeah.

You've got some games around the corner, but, but how does it feel initially?

But witnessing what it means to Australian sports fans back here, I'm sure the boys who I think you're back in for pre-season, you're getting around it because of the time zone and watching some of the games online, as a group, but in a general sense, is it kind of blown you away about how the country kind of stops for these games?

Yeah, a hundred percent.

I think, um, I think the time difference with Australia and America suits way better than, than Europe or the Middle East, for example.

So, um, it's been really cool to see everyone at the pub, for example, watching games or getting together as family or friends and watching games.

Um, Yeah, it's the first time I've been home in Australia for the World Cup since probably since I was a kid.

And as a kid, I'd sort of wake up, it'd be two or three or four in the morning and that would be something pretty special.

And then from sort of 2018 where I missed out on the squad, it wasn't quite the same watching it.

You've got some games around the corner, but how does it feel initially?