Samoti M

Research & Insights, Love -🎾⚽🏎️

[Sinisa Cohadzic @sikic10]

THANK YOU, SOUTH MELBOURNE FC 💙🤍

It is incredibly difficult to find the right words to say goodbye to a club that has given me so much.

South Melbourne FC gave me an opportunity to make my name, to prove myself, to lead, and to be part of a journey that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

When I look back at what we went through together, I feel nothing but pride.

From fighting to save ourselves in that first year, to lifting the Dockerty Cup, becoming National Australian Champions, reaching the Grand Final of the OFC Pro League, and then achieving something truly historic in winning the Australia Cup with a semi-professional team competing against fully professional opposition.

That achievement will always hold a special place in my heart. We were a group of players and staff who balanced football with the realities of semi-professional life, yet we refused to put limits on what we could achieve. We believed in each other, believed in our standards and believed that when we stepped onto the pitch, reputation, resources and professional status did not determine the outcome.

Together, we made history.

To win the Australia Cup as a semi-professional club, in a competition featuring the best professional teams in the country, is an achievement that will forever hold a special place in the history of Australian football.
And perhaps what makes that journey even more special is seeing where the club stands today. The team that achieved that historic success as a semi-professional group has now become fully professional.

To know that we played a part in that progression, helped raise the standards and demonstrated what this club was capable of becoming gives me an enormous sense of pride.

We didn't just win trophies, we helped change what people believed was possible for South Melbourne.

We created memories and achieved things together that can never be taken away from us.

More than anything, I hope we leave behind a legacy at this club. Not only in the trophies we lifted or the results we achieved, but in the standards we set, the belief we created and the culture we built together. I hope this group showed what is possible when people truly believe in one another, fight for the badge and refuse to compromise on what they stand for.

If even a small part of what we built continues to live on and helps inspire the next chapter of this great club, then that is something I will always be incredibly proud of.

But football is about much more than trophies and results. It is about people, emotions, sacrifice, belief and belonging.

To the South Melbourne supporters, a big thank you. Your passion and support meant more to me than you will ever know. I will never forget standing there and hearing you chant my name. Those moments inspired me, lifted me and drove me to give absolutely everything I had to bring success to this great club.

That sound and that feeling will stay with me forever.

To my players, saying goodbye to you is the hardest part. You were my group, my responsibility and my family. We suffered together, celebrated together, fought together and achieved together. The emotional connection I have with this group makes this incredibly difficult. I am incredibly proud of you, not only as footballers but as people. Thank you for trusting me, believing in me and giving everything for the badge and for each other.
Whatever happens next in your careers, never forget what we built together, the standards we set and what we proved was possible. Protect that legacy and continue to carry it forward.

To Co-Presidents Bill Papastergiadis and Andrew Mesourouni, and to the Board my sincere and heartfelt thanks. None of what we have achieved would have been possible without your unwavering belief, commitment, and support.

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

I was not arrested or detained, I was KIDNAPPED.

Thank you for your support, here's the full story 👇

[South Melbourne FC @smfc]

SOUTH MELBOURNE HELLAS

AUSTRALIA CUP CHAMPIONS 2026

HISTORY MADE 💙💙

[Hahn Australia Cup @AustraliaCup]

History at AAMI Park 👏

Tonight’s Hahn #AustraliaCup 2026 Final has set a new all-time attendance record at the venue, with 29,911 fans in the house for South Melbourne FC v Melbourne Victory FC 🤯

A night to remember 💙

#MagicOfTheCup

[Samoti M @samotimazumdar]

@BithellJoshua Unfortunately there's a lot more to why South Melbourne aren't in the A-leagues yet.
And I should rephrase my 2nd point. You're comparing apples to oranges. As other replies have mentioned.

[Samoti M @samotimazumdar]

If you live in Melbourne and say you follow Football (any level), you should be at the Australia Cup GF on 10 Oct.

[Hahn Australia Cup @AustraliaCup]

SOUTH MELBOURNE HAVE DONE IT! 👏

Hahn #AustraliaCup Final 🔜

#MagicOfTheCup

[South Melbourne FC @smfc]

𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟!

A famous hat trick from Bul Juach sends us through to face Melbourne Victory in the final!

𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘! 💙🤍

[Samoti M @samotimazumdar]

@lachieflannigan @AustraliaCup @smfc Omg I can't believe I missed meeting you!

[Toni Kroos @ToniKroos]

Football won

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Apparently, Lamine was a bright-eyed boy until he held up a Palestine flag. Then, he became controversial.

The journalists who make a living romanticising athletes like Muhammad Ali are the first to punish those who try to use their voice for something meaningful today.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Imagine if Iran bombed Washington and killed students in schools, what would you call it? Terrorists

The U.S. and Israel bombed Tehran and killed students in schools. Why do you call it a "pre-emptive strike"?

Bombing a school is a war crime under international humanitarian law

[Davis Cup @DavisCup]

Scenes from an historic win for India on home soil as they beat Netherlands 3-2 in an epic encounter 🇮🇳🫡

Dhakshineswar Suresh beats Guy Ouden 6-4, 7-6 (4) to help his nation progress to Qualifiers 2nd Round 👏

#DavisCup

[out of context schitt’s creek @SchittsCreekOOC]

goodbye to a great actress 😎

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

Featuring in the 2009 Australian Open R3:

Novak Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka
Marin Cilic

Featuring in the 2026 Australian Open R3:

Novak Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka
Marin Cilic

[Aditya Reds @aditya_reds]

Way to answer your critics @LisandrMartinez & @HarryMaguire93

[Randa Abdel-Fattah @RandaAFattah]

My statement in response to the racist decision to cancel me from Adelaide Writers' Week.

[Samoti M @samotimazumdar]

@smfcmike Thanks for the lovely words Mike. Much appreciated :)

[South Melbourne FC @smfc]

Meet Samoti – or as most of you know her, Sam!

For the past nine seasons, Sam has been an integral part of our match day team and the friendly face who greets you at the door.

Originally from India, Sam came to Australia to complete her studies and soon fell in love with the club after volunteering.

Today, our match days simply wouldn’t be the same without her. Listen to her story!