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Well it’s been a long time coming. In fact it’s been a slow, excruciating and torturous decline in the quality of footballers emerging from this country. Our best players….who by the way wouldn’t make the starting 11 in the 90’s-2000’s….will be past their peak by the next qualifying campaign. Worse still the next lot coming through are another step down in quality. Qatar is a World Cup I can handle not making but i fear it’s something we may have to get used to.

Socceroos' World Cup hopes take hit after Oman draw

They seem to be the flag bearer of Australian football at the moment….and for the life of me i cannot fathom why.

Matildas collapse at the Asian Cup after Gustavsson's 'Kerr or bust' approach fails dismally

Agree,what is the biggest transfer fee an A-League club has fetched for a player?

The rise of Riley: My personal glee as Celtic sign McGree

5 million quid Boro willing to pay, crazy isn’t it that’s Liverpool paid for prime Harry Kewell. Can’t see Celtic making a counter offer so looks like he’ll be staying in the Championship, better league by a mile and Boro in the hunt for a play off place.

The rise of Riley: My personal glee as Celtic sign McGree

Having a little look on Celtic forums and a lot of ” don’t know Mcgree but if he’s good enough for Ange he’s good enough for me” shows how much Celtic fans have come to trust the man. The odd ” he’s not good enough for Celtic” there but then again neither was Ange when he arrived.

Transfer rumours: McGree and Postecoglou to be reunited at Celtic, an emotional departure for Insigne and Pogba's journey continues to baffle us all

Glory v Wellington Jan 15 match postponed…. basically impossible to stay engaged with the season at this point

It's time to remind certain fans there's no place in the A-Leagues for homophobia

Well there’s a few issues there with regards to Indigenous players. The AFL and NRL both have the money to spend on more rural youth programs. Of course then we look at the exorbitant amounts of money football costs at elite youth levels in this country to even get to A-League level,which would be a huge roadblock for most/all in rural Indigenous communities. Then the simple cultural and generational issue, kids wanna do what their parents and mates are into and depending on which state they’re from Indigenous kids will lean towards NRL or AFL.

It's time to remind certain fans there's no place in the A-Leagues for homophobia

Are you making the assumption if there were more Indigenous players playing in the A-league then it would have AFL levels of Indigenous racism?… because it wouldn’t.

It's time to remind certain fans there's no place in the A-Leagues for homophobia

An interesting lot, who could forget the darts riot of 2015. Melbourne Cup is always good for a laugh as well.

It's time to remind certain fans there's no place in the A-Leagues for homophobia

More contagious but less severe symptoms apparently.

COVID cases to keep hitting A-League Men: Aloisi

So are the players even going to be able to train?

'They are distraught': Perth Glory player tests positive to COVID, games postponed

Feel for the players, can Glory just pull out for the season haha

'They are distraught': Perth Glory player tests positive to COVID, games postponed

You can add Tim Cahill to the list of players who slipped through the net, just lucky Western Samoa wasn’t an attractive alternative for an International football career.

Cristian Volpato and Josh Nisbet: Does Australian football even know what talent is?

“we are looking for favours, but we have everything in our own hands”…genius.

Socceroos World Cup qualifier fixture locked in

I’d take a Aussie striker playing at Burnley at this point, the Kiwis even have that!

'Best striker in the world': Two-goal Sam lifts Chelsea to crushing FA Cup final win over Gunners

He’s been in career best form only hasn’t been getting the goals, here’s hoping that opens the floodgates. What a goal.

Tom Rogic's goal of the year contender for Celtic stuns even Ange Postecoglou

Well he’s not a striker per say but Rogics goal for Celtic last night blew Kerr’s efforts out of the water if we’re being honest.

'Best striker in the world': Two-goal Sam lifts Chelsea to crushing FA Cup final win over Gunners

Full credit to Garcia and the players. Both performances in Melbourne have been very good, if not for some uncharacteristically poor finishing by Fornaroli and a dodgy VAR call Glory should’ve taken the at least a point against WU as well. Looking very organised and disciplined which is in stark contrast to last season, considering the vast inexperience running around out there it makes it even more impressive.
Picking up points early playing 2 months on the road is going to be crucial to our season as naturally the energy will be difficult to maintain…. though having so much youth in the squad may be a blessing in this situation with less family commitments/distractions at home they’ll probably find it quite the adventure!

Garcia hails 'resilient' Perth after 3-0 win over ten-man Victory

They are still a solid unit that is used to winning , couple that with a light travel schedule you would be silly to write them off yes.

With their stars headed for a retirement village, will Sydney FC even make the finals?

Cards stacked against Sydney FC?!, is that a thing? Nah completely outplayed from the start Brattan send off result of being overrun in midfield and 2 rash challenges. City scored 2 goals after the send off so not really struggling were they, could of had a couple more

With their stars headed for a retirement village, will Sydney FC even make the finals?

You wonder what that defeat in the final last year did to them mentally, it was an absolute demolition job by Melbourne City. Felt like the end of an era being televised.

With their stars headed for a retirement village, will Sydney FC even make the finals?

Agree on Rawlins. Great on the ball, quick and whips in a mean cross. Decision making needs work but hey find me a young player who can’t improve in that area. Looking forward to seeing more of Timmins, absolutely brilliant last season when Kilkenny left and crucial to that 6 game winning streak… won’t forget that worldy against Wellington anytime soon.

Alessandro Circati is Parma's next great Aussie hope

Great write up, good luck to the kid and hopefully he decides to play for the good guys if it comes to it haha. Also great to see the Glory academy starting to produce some promising talent, Rawlins/Timmins/Bodnar all breaking into the Glory first team

Alessandro Circati is Parma's next great Aussie hope

A Kambosos v Lomachenko fight in Australia would be the biggest boxing match as far as international reach this country has ever seen. Lomachenko has a fight in December I believe, he wins that it’s on the cards

'Oh my f---ing god!' Pacquiao leads tributes for Aussie Kambosos after all-time boxing upset

I watched the first half and it looked more like Brisbane shooting themselves in the foot than Victory playing any breathtaking football. Good for the league though having a strong Victory, they’re the “big club” who’s fans can actually be arsed turning up if they are playing well

A buoyant Victory and a busted Sydney – just what the A-League Men’s needed

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