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Dasher39

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ACL: Money is not the difference

2 Mar 2011

It’s kick-off time for another edition of the AFC Champions League, and that can only mean one thing – the ready-made excuses will start coming thick and fast from Australian fans, media and occasionally, even A-League clubs themselves. “Cashed up”, “heavyweights”, “endless resources”; they’re all claims we’ve heard before and for the most part they [...]

The football battle between East and West Asia

24 Jan 2011

The fortunes of Asian football on and off the pitch couldn’t be any more different. Whilst off the pitch there has been a recent swing of power towards the West, on the pitch it is the East that is dominating. At the recent 2011 AFC Congress in Doha, long time AFC ExCo member Dr. Chung [...]

Socceroos, Bahrain in a David vs Goliath battle

18 Jan 2011

On paper it’s a David vs. Goliath battle between two nations with starkly contrasting football landscapes. The stats alone highlight the gulf between the two nations. On one hand, a nation of over 20 million with well over a million registered football players and a fully professional football league. On the other, a nation of [...]

Australia and Korea are set for epic showdown

14 Jan 2011

It’s by far the biggest game in the group stages of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and the result will go a long way to determining the hopes of both nations. Australia vs Korea Republic wouldn’t look out of place as a final, and it could very well end that way if results fall the [...]

How to share the love for the 2015 Asian Cup

8 Jan 2011

In light of Australia’s confirmation as host of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and the reaction to the non-inclusion of Adelaide and Perth in Australia’s bid, I have revised my plan for what I believe would be an all inclusive Asian Cup. Logistically it may cause some issues for some nations and the AFC, however [...]

Embrace Asia before taking on the world

17 Dec 2010

It won’t capture the imagination as much as the World Cup bid announcement, in fact there probably wont even be a live announcement on TV and it will only get a passing mention on news bulletins, if it all, but in just 21 days time Australia will be confirmed as the host of the 2015 [...]

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Why the Socceroos’ Asian Cup defeat hurts so badly

Interesting blog Adrian, interested by this point: "As some fans have noted, the response from certain sections of the media to the Socceroos’ progression to the final in Qatar was disappointing relative to World Cup coverage, which says a lot about the Australian media’s failure to grasp the significance of the Asian Cup. Winning in 2011 would have accelerated the perception of the tournament in preparation for 2015." I'm not so sure I see it the same way. Australian's massively underestimate and disrespect Asian Football. We have the mentaility that we're light years ahead of them and should defeat any nation without too much hassle. That's the attitude we had in 2007 and it bit us on the ass. I get the feeling that had we won the tournament at our second attempt it would have validated those thoughts for plenty of people in mainstream Australia. What I'm hoping is that this highlights just how strong Asian Football is and just how tough it is to win the Asian Cup. This isn't a Mickey Mouse competition, this is a serious competition and it is not easy to win. Just ask South Korea. Hopefully that leads to an increased respect for Asian Football and increased interest for 2015. Afterall, we now have a story for 2015 - revenge! That is what the media will (or should) be pumping up as we get closer to 2015. As much as losing hurt, there would be something quite satisfying about winning our first ever Asian Cup on home soil.

31 Jan 2011

The football battle between East and West Asia

I'm not a fan of an East-West split either. I can see the merit behind it, but I don't think it would be a good thing for Australian football, especially given OFC would merge into East Asia.

24 Jan 2011

Free up shirt design in the A-League

It's not the biggest issue, or even in the top ten, but I agree with the article - it should be moved to the sleeve. It then allows you to turn it into an actual patch (as it is it's a very ugly, clumsy looking patch) where you can have a special gold edition for the Champions. It also allows the front of the shirt to look a lot neater. Unfortunately though I know it isn't going to change any time soon, in fact the FFA want the logo on the shorts too, but that isn't going to happen...for now anyway. Also Football Fan, it is 100% confirmed that the FFA isn't signing with Reebok again. The three manufacturers mentioned in the article have signed up teams as far as I know, and ISC have signed up Melbourne Heart. Hopefully it leads to better looking kits and better looking supporter wear. It's amazing how much of a difference more professional looking gear can make.

18 Jan 2011

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