After a poor start to the season, we can breathe easy again. Two wins on the trot has put Melbourne a point from first place, though the A-League is so tight this season that we're still only in sixth place. But it's good to see the team hit some form at last.

With a third of the season almost done, I thought I'd pop in to share my thoughts on how the mighty Victory are faring this year.

Pedestrian. Lethargic. Boring.

A shade over 15,000 came out to watch 90 minutes of the dullest football I've ever seen at the Dome. It all went wrong about three minutes in when Billy Celeski went down and stayed down. No Celeski. No Hernandez. The only bright spark for me was Matthew Kemp, who was in fine form after a couple weeks away.

One point from two home games is hardly something to be pleased about, but last night's comeback draw felt like a win. The revamped back line was quite atrocious at times in the first half, but tightened up considerably in the second period. Not coincidentally, Melbourne showed a lot more class going forward after the break.

The Melbourne Victory may have focused on maintaining stability in the squad this off-season, but my life has taken a new direction. In April, I became a dad. Benedict Gordon is a healthy little boy who's learning a heap about life at the moment — as are his parents.

Anyway, as those of you who are parents will know, having a kid is quite an absorbing activity.

A few weeks ago, I received a pair of Nike5 Zoom T-7 FS in the mail. Receiving freebies is one of those lovely perks of blogging, up there with waking up in the morning to find a few comments on your latest post. I suppose it compensates for those mornings when you wake up to find an anonymous Adelaide United supporter accusing Archie Thompson and Kevin Muscat of doing all sorts of lovely things; or those days when you find your site's been hacked by some Viagra spammers.

On Saturday night, in front of a packed house of over 53,000 at the Dome formerly known as Telstra, the Melbourne Victory became the first club in A-League history to win the Grand Final twice and to win all three trophies in a single season (Pre-Season Cup, Premiers and Grand Final Champions). It was far from [.

Call me crazy, but I think the only thing that could undo the Melbourne Victory tomorrow night is complacency. Melbourne faltered at times during season 4 of the A-League - especially against teams propping up the ladder. For the latter half of the season, this became the pattern: solid wins against top of the table sides, [.

Adelaide put some demons to rest on Saturday night as it beat Queensland Roar 1-0. Disappointing for Queensland fans, and a surprising finish for many who wrote off Adelaide after the hiding in Melbourne and Aurelio Vidmar's rant. Adelaide now get a chance for redemption. I thought I'd take the occasion to compile a bunch of [.

Another embarrassing thrashing of Adelaide United in a finals series, another coach's outburst. No evil forces conspiring, just the city of Adelaide, a "piss-ant" according to Aurelio Vidmar. After Vidmar's hissy-fit, it's hard to see how Adelaide are going to regroup for their semi-final against the Queensland Roar, who put the Central Coast Mariners away 4-1 [.

If statistics are anything to go by, things aren't looking good for Adelaide United. They haven't beaten Melbourne since the Pre-Season Cup. Melbourne has won all of its last 6 games at home. And Adelaide has a 2 goal deficit to make up for; meaning, in short, that it must score at least three times [.

First of all, I hope that you and your friends and family have all remained safe this weekend. My deepest sympathies go out to anyone who has lost a loved one in the bush fires. It didn't feel quite right to start this blog post without pausing to acknowledge what's currently happening in our fine [.

And so it begins. The Queensland Roar got the ball rolling last night with an all-important 2-0 away-from-home win against the Central Coast Mariners (report). Attention now turns to tonight's affair in Adelaide. Melbourne have had the edge over Adelaide all year, with three wins from three. That may, as Kevin Muscat suggests, give us a [.

Round 20 and 21 have been a little like a penalty shoot-out. Melbourne lines up; shoots; scores. Adelaide's turn; they shoot; score. Now back to Melbourne. It's far from a perfect analogy, but I think it may help those disgruntled by the fact that the final round of the A-League is staggered - rather than having [.

I'm happy to say that all the hackers' damage has been removed from the site, so you are once again free to visit MVFC Blog. My apologies. The site should be much more secure now. Let's hope this never happens again. Last Friday's game against the Central Coast Mariners was, of course, a wonderful night for [.

Dear readers, I'm afraid MVFC Blog has been the victim of some wily hackers. I have done just about everything I can think of to fix it, but Google still seems unconvinced. Please do NOT visit MVFC Blog at the moment, as it may not be safe for your computer. I'll keep you posted. For [...]