South Back to the big League and there to Stay
By Burim Sulemani
As i a die hard supporter of South Dandenong Soccer Club thought that the club wasn't going to make it back to the Premiere League but i was wrong. With 1997 president who promoted them to the Premier league Qamil Rexhepi  back in action in 2000 and with new coach Bobby machglaclin ready to take his troops for a year it was South's Year. With players leaving like tony Bogjavic, Craig Moodie, Reshat menzezof, Carlo Vilani, Billy wright signs didnt look good and where was Bobby going to find all the players to replace. Well first he bought the keeper down from Springvale White Eagles Nick kalimaris,  Top Goal Scorer from the 1999 state League Fikret korakiric,Xhezair Sulemani from Bulleen, Guiseppe Corallo from Whiltessa Stallions a last minute Signing, David Grella, Arron Heally, John Macavoy from benteligh Greens, Christopher Nedza from State league Division 2 Rimgwood City,  and Favorite Son who left us in the 1999 season to play with his Idol Phill Stubbons Justin Geri came back. With the main aim of winning the league the Boys got off to a flying start with an  6-0 win over demoted club Sunshine Georgies who thought the only needed John wadell to survive. In the middle of the season  injuries started to occur and cause of that the boys lost there first game to our Rivals Westvale Olympic. The boys were going smoothly and thought they were going to do it like the Essendon Football Club. it looked liked that but it didn't they drawed to Frankston Pines and lalor United and lost to second place essendon Royals. At one stage they were 12 points clear of 2nd Place but even though managed to win the League and come first and get promotion to the Premiere league.

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