The next Big Blue is over three weeks away but that hasn’t stopped Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC from trading a few early barbs.
The battle moved from the pitch to Twitter on Thursday when social media users went looking for a way to alleviate the tedium of Facebook and Instagram’s global outages.
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Hyundai A-League clubs weren’t immune and so Twitter became the backdrop for a brilliant bit of banter involving the competition’s two most successful clubs.
The Sky Blues unwittingly kicked off the exchange by sharing their frustrations with the wait to get fully back online…
Waiting for our Facebook & Insta to work again like…
Keep up to date with everything Sky Blue here! ?#FacebookDown #SydneyIsSkyBlue #ComeWithUs pic.twitter.com/QgDQaweB2V
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) March 13, 2019
And the club they’ve faced in three Grand Finals couldn’t resist sparking a war of words with a reminder of one of the most iconic moments – and pieces of commentary – in Hyundai A-League history.
Here’s how it unfolded…
Are you waiting… forlornly? pic.twitter.com/i1glF6Vkeb
— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) March 14, 2019
Nah, we're just going to hit the bar while we wait. pic.twitter.com/FkPyq1Xdez
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) March 14, 2019
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 14, 2019
You can do that in Sydney? Make sure you're home by 11pm. pic.twitter.com/YwSjU2fL3l
— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) March 14, 2019
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It won’t matter when the fierce rivals go head-to-head in the final Big Bue of the campaign at the SCG in Round 24.
For some clubs, the day’s social media crashes simply made life easier.
When you only have one account to worry about.#FacebookDown #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/n2CaVAKH6k
— Adelaide United (@AdelaideUnited) March 13, 2019
Facebook and Instagram breakdown driving you crazy?
Why not grab a three game membership whilst you wait!
?Packages: https://t.co/Wg9QikmpjX#OneGlory pic.twitter.com/n7Jqqbw8ou
— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) March 14, 2019
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