Exclusive: Frank Farina set for contract extension

Posted on February 11, 2014 by FTS Staff in News // 1 Comment

Despite what has been a dismal season to date, Sydney FC are set to offer coach Frank Farina a contract extension – a lucrative deal which will see the former Socceroos tactician remain at the club for the next five seasons, From The Stands has learned.

The 49-year-old, whose current contract with the Sky Blues runs until the end of the 2014/15 season, took over the reins of the club in November of 2012 after the sacking of former coach Ian Crook. And his tenure to date has been marred by ugly clashes with fans and players alike.

Despite this, the club’s board are adamant that Farina is the ideal man to lead the club to the next level.

“Frank Farina is set to sign a lucrative offer which will see him remain at the club for years to come” an insider told From The Stands.

“Tony Pignata was absolutely delighted with their 5-0 win over Melbourne Victory a few weeks ago, and despite poor results since, the board believes the side’s flukey win is a sign of promising times ahead.”

Is the manager really that incompetent? The board seems to disagree…

Although his career at the Sky Blues has constantly come under the spotlight, the 49-year-old regularly appears on the list of ‘Top 500 Active Australian Managers’ and was recently named the 50th Best Manager to have “FF” as his/her initials.

And the club insider believes he is truly deserving of such a reward.

“We’re talking about a man who is mentioned in the same breath as great coaches such as Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho,” he continued.

“My client has chewed on more fingernails than most have had cereal for breakfast. He helped place Papua New Guinea on the footballing map with what was a successful spell. That’s invaluable experience right there!

“His time here at Sydney has gone better than anticipated, and if things continue in this vein, we could be in for one heck of a ride, with the club aiming to win an unprecedented 5th wooden spoon by 2020.”

Sydney FC is keen for Farina to put pen to paper as soon as possible. However, contractual talks have been rescheduled following news that Tony Pignata’s printer is suffering from chronic paper jam problems.