There was a time when South Melbourne legend Ange Postecoglou would come to Sydney and be seen as the arch enemy.
But fellow former Hellas hero Steve Blair reckons the Hoops boss will get treated like a hero in the Aussie city this week. Glasgow born ex-pat Blair is looking forwarded to meeting up with his old pal Down Under and he’s convinced there will be thousands more waiting to hail the Celtic boss.
Blair and Postecoglou were South Melbourne stalwarts back in their playing days and while Melbourne Knights were the local foes, there was always a frosty welcome when they nicked up the coast to the Harbour City. But it’ll be a different story with Ange’s big homecoming tour for the Sydney Super Cup. Ex-Socceroos star Blair said: “They were usually fiery affairs when we went to Sydney as United and Olympic were seen as big rivals.
