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Tim Cahill says Melbourne City have eyed off the FFA Cup since pre-season as a way to break through for the clubs maiden piece of silverware.City host the final against Sydney FC at AAMI Park on Wednesday night, and whoever the winner, a drought will be broken.The Sky Blues havent lifted a trophy since claiming the 2010 A-League championship across town at Etihad Stadium in a penalty shootout success over Melbourne Victory.City, then Melbourne Heart, came into existence a few months later and this week play in their first final.Its only natural then that Cahills club is taking the match as seriously as any in their seven-year history.The match is being played at AAMI Park after City made a successful pitch to FFA for hosting rights.Executives from parent organisation City Football Group are in Melbourne for the match, after previously talking up the season as a year to deliver on the weighty investments made.At the season launch in October, club vice chairman Simon Pearce told the audience he knew rather than believed that success would come to the club.On Tuesday morning, Cahill said everyone at the club understood the imperative to be successful this season.Its definitely something that was on the menu at the start of the season when we talked about where we wanted to be and what we wanted to go for, he told SEN radio.To be in this position is excellent and its now about executing tomorrow night.Cahill said two factors were crucial in achieving that success; a cultural shift and a new-found strength in depth.Demanding success and trophies is one thing, he said.One of the biggest things about our football club is changing the culture.You can see the style of football were playing week in week out. Were progressing. Were improving.Silverware will definitely be the icing on the cake but improvement of the football club is first and foremost.The all-time Socceroos leading scorer said the sides bench against Wellington on Sunday, when they won 2-1, showed the unbelievable talent at coach John van t Schips disposal.We had Thomas Sorensen, myself, Manny Muscat, Bruce (Kamau) and (Nicolas) Colazo coming off the bench and youve still got Paulo Retre and Osama Malik that werent involved, he said. Cheap Jerseys UK . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. Clearance NBA Jerseys UK . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. http://www.cheapnbajerseysuk.com/ . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Cheap Basketball Jerseys UK . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Cheap Authentic NBA Jerseys UK . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. Cameron Smith expects Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods to be at the forefront NSW captaincy plans for next years State of Origin series.The curtain will be drawn on Blues leader Paul Gallens State of Origin career in Wednesday nights game three clash at ANZ Stadium and Maroons leader Smith likes Woods chances of getting the NSW job.Aaron Woods is a club captain at the moment, Smith said.I would dare say he would be well in the mix to take over.While Gallen will retire from the Origin arena, Smith says speculation about a departure for the Blues 2014 series-winning coach Laurie Daleys future is off the mark.Craig Bellamy is the only Blues coach in Origin history to have not been sacked after two consecutive series defeats.But Smith said he felt for Daley as Queensland planned for a fifth Origin series whitewash.I think he is a great guy and a wonderful coach - he understands the game, Smith said.dddddddddddde was one of the best players to have played our game, particularly at Origin level.Whether he stays or goes is totally out of our control.But he is good enough to stay there and coach them.Smith said Queensland were bracing for an impact from fullback James Tedesco, the latest rookie Daley has picked for the 2016 series.He has got some youth coming through at the moment - Jack Bird and Tyson Frizell, he said.And Tedesco, hes an extremely dangerous player.Weve had a look at him this week and put into place a few things that may minimise the impact of his game.If he gets plenty of opportunities he will really hurt us. ' ' '