Carl Robinson has bagged his first three points as Western Sydney coach in a 2-1 victory over the team he abandoned on the eve of the A-League season.
The Sky Blues dominated possession and territory at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday but were made to do it the hard way by the Newcastle Jets.
Days after their future was secured,the Newcastle Jets are facing a showdown with a player and a coach who stand accused of betraying the club in its darkest hour.
McDonald Jones Stadium says patrons from identified hotspots and"selected postcodes in Western Sydney"would be barred from attending Friday night's match between the Jets and Wanderers.
Carl Robinson is expecting a hostile reception from Jets fans,but those who know the full story behind his shock exit are already trying to arrange catch-ups.
Shane Mattiske has been appointed the executive chairman of the Newcastle Jets,a club he says has all the right fundamentals in place to be a success.
Martin Lee,the Chinese businessman who bought the Newcastle Jets in 2016,has had his club licence terminated by Football Australia.
A double from Rosie Galea fired Western Sydney to a 2-1 victory against Newcastle at the Wanderers Centre of Football.
This year's competition will be split into two"conferences"for at least the first month. Here's a team-by-team guide for the NSW-based sides.
Bernie Ibini is set to join the Western Sydney Wanderers after an ugly exit from the Newcastle Jets - and he’s copped a spray from CEO Lawrie McKinna on his way out.
Rival owners are likely to be the saving grace of the cash-strapped Newcastle Jets after a consortium of investors walked away from negotiations to buy the club.