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There’s magic still left in the FA Cup

30 Jan 2012

When I was just a wee lad and footballs were made of leather and got as heavy as a sack of potatoes in the rain, way back then, the English FA Cup was the only game that was ever televised live in Australia. It was also, without any doubt, the biggest game of the English [...]

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So if the Melbourne game kicks off at 9.30pm, what time are the other games being played in the countries that are hosting them?

Gulf influence cripples the FFA again

4 Feb 2012

There is no need to look overseas for a new coach. Sydney FC have plenty to choose from right here; Alex Tobin, Jean Paul De Marigny, Peter Tsekenis and Brad Maloney are all highly respected and qualified coaches who already live in Sydney. Steve Corica has been groomed for the top job at the club ever since he retired as a player. Might be time for SFC to look in their own back yard.

Vitezslav Lavicka to quit Sydney FC, Sky Blues go global for replacement

4 Feb 2012

Newcastle got a World Cup qualifying game in 1989 when Australia beat Fiji 5-1 in the second leg of a two-legged tie, after going down to a shock 1-0 loss in Suva. the match was played at Speers Point and attracted a healthy crowd that packed the Macquarie Field. I agree that WCQs need to be spread but I think there should have been a game in Newcastle in the first round of qualifying against, say, Thailand. Not to say the Steel City doesn't deserve a game in the next round but as other posters have opined, FFA are looking to maximise crowds in the latter stages.

Newcastle needs a World Cup Qualifier

30 Jan 2012

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