Spirits were high in May after what may turn out to be the last night of A-League football at Ironbark Fields, when a Noah Botić hat-trick against Adelaide sent Western United to the semi-finals. There had been financial concerns swirling in the months preceding, but in the post-match function among sponsors and friends the club’s chair Jason Sourasis appeared untroubled.
The former AFL player agent and dealmaker is known to be personable, and he was at his attentive best as he entertained the Sydney-based mother of his star striker with a promise of flights down to Melbourne for the following week’s semi-final.
