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- Member Since:
- December 2009
- Based In:
- Coogee
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Socceroos
- Favourite Sports:
- Football, League, Cricket,
Latest Articles
The FA Cup - A Gen Xers Introduction to English Football
11 May 2013More than four decades ago, a young kid was given the ultimate treat. Sent to bed early, he was woken up just before midnight to watch something “special.” Live in glorious monochrome, the 1972 FA Cup Final served to hook that young kid on soccer forever – even if it was constantly called football by [...]
NSL lessons vital for A-League's future
8 May 2013Joe Gorman’s excellent article on South Melbourne’s attempts to buy into the A-League via the Melbourne Heart have raised some fascinating and spirited discussion on the legacy the National Soccer League (NSL). It’s worth remembering that the NSL was a truly ground-breaking concept for sport in Australia; the first-ever national domestic competition, launched in 1977. [...]
A dream and a nightmare end in one grand final
22 Apr 2013The 2013 A-League grand final proved you can have two fairytale stories concurrently. The Western Sydney Wanderers amazing debut season has been written about, chronicled and talked over by almost every football observer, let alone fan. However, the Season Eight champions are the Central Coast Mariners, and given they have contested half the championship deciders [...]
The ironies of the A-League Grand Final
16 Apr 2013Is it just me or does it seem like only last week that a brand new team started forging its identity by cheekily suggesting it adorn a statue of rugby league legend Ray Price in a red and black shirt? Eight months later, the Western Sydney Wanderers keep their dream debut season alive by adopting [...]
Popovic playing a dangerous game
2 Apr 2013Western Sydney Wanderers have been the story of Australian sport in the last 12 months. A mere twinkle in the FFA’s eye a year ago, the Wanderers have clinched their first piece of silverware with their 3-0 win over Newcastle Jets last Friday night. However, a report in today’s Sydney Morning Herald states that Wanderers [...]
Could Frank Farina do the unthinkable?
12 Mar 2013Incumbent Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill may not command a place in Sydney FC’s starting line-up if he overcomes the calf injury that kept him out of the Sky Blues’ 2-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners. A preposterous thought, surely? How many national captains – of any code – would get overlooked for one of [...]
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