This slideshow requires JavaScript. Season 2012/13 has come and gone for the Sky Blues. Some amount of dust has settled since events at Suncorp. What to make of it all? In some way it has been a classic Sydney FC season. Dramatic highs – the inaugural Sydney derby win 1-0 on enemy territory, 35,000 opening home crowd, signing Joel Griffiths and the Socceroos Captain, 5 consecutive homes wins, and some guy called Alessandro Del Piero. Followed by the devastating lows of a coaching resignation, awful defending, injury after injury, poor away form, questionable contract decisions, an overall lack of consistency and quality, as well as being unable to leverage the biggest asset the competition has ever had- on the field. Pre-season began with a new coach wanting to release the shackles from the Lavicka era and play an open style of pass-and-move “sexy” football. The problem however began prior to Crooks appointment. Although it feels like a lifetime ago, it is important to track the timeline of events when analysing the whole season in context. The bottom line was Ian Crook did not want to be head coach. He loved to coach, to work with youngsters and develop players. He [...]