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Key takeaways from W-League Season 10... so far

Key takeaways from W-League Season 10... so far

Halfway through W-League Season 10, and pushing 70 goals scored, it’s already clear there are some key takeaways. 4 Dec 2017
New board must learn from ignorant FFA

New board must learn from ignorant FFA

Whether we like it or not, November 30 2017 will forever live as a crossroads day for Australian football with a board clinging to power, a duo refusing to accept defeat and an uncertain future for the world game in Australia. 30 Nov 2017
Australia's Russian Bolters

Australia's Russian Bolters

Who are the bolters for Russia 2018? The Socceroos have qualified for a fourth consecutive World Cup Finals. That’s brilliant – but seven months out, we need to re-appraise. Especially up front. 25 Nov 2017
Farewell Ange - we miss him already...

Farewell Ange - we miss him already...

Ange Postecoglou warned us we'd miss him when he's gone. We miss him already and his seat's still warm. 22 Nov 2017
Calling All Coaches!

Calling All Coaches!

We all want Ange to stay on with the Socceroos, but what if he quits? We need to start looking at the options. 21 Nov 2017
Australia v Honduras 2nd Leg: Diary of a Socceroos tragic

Australia v Honduras 2nd Leg: Diary of a Socceroos tragic

I would’ve gone to the game but had to go to Melbourne for work today, which meant getting up really early (3.45 am) and I’m way too tired to cope with the journey home to the Central Coast afterwards. Therefore, I am now drinking vino at home and pouring my guts out as the night unfolds… 15 Nov 2017
Mariners rising part two

Mariners rising part two

A couple of weeks ago I said I was putting my head on the chopping block by suggesting the Mariners could make the finals after getting one point from two games. After last night, my neck feels decidedly safer. 11 Nov 2017
Four ways Manchester City could flop

Four ways Manchester City could flop

It’s looking ominous already in this year’s edition of the Premier League as the weekend closed and the swathes of British-based talent flew out to join their international squads, it were those rabid attackers from Eastland’s whose chests will be most aloft. 7 Nov 2017
Why Women's Football is Having a Moment

Why Women's Football is Having a Moment

You know women’s football is having a moment when your elevator conversation involves not making small talk about the weather but someone saying to you: ‘How about those Matildas? And that Sam Kerr!’ 30 Oct 2017
Small clubs, big cultures

Small clubs, big cultures

Football is not just about 22 people running around a pitch for 90 minutes. It takes a hell of a lot of work to make football happen and, at amateur level, the game is sorely dependent on way too small a group of time-poor individuals. 30 Oct 2017
Mariners Rising?

Mariners Rising?

Okay…I’m putting my neck on the chopping block here. I’m suggesting the Central Coast Mariners – one point out of six so far – can make the top six this season. 17 Oct 2017
When Is The Ref's Decision Final?

When Is The Ref's Decision Final?

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and mistakes by referees. 6 Oct 2017
The Science of Set Moves

The Science of Set Moves

There's more to football than just speed, strength and skill. Adrian Deans takes a look at the science of football, with apologies to Einstein and Monty Python... 4 Oct 2017
Fickle Fan Forums

Fickle Fan Forums

It would have been so much easier to be a footballer in the days before social media… 25 Sep 2017
Play-offs can reignite Australian football

Play-offs can reignite Australian football

The Socceroos’ current predicament isn't ideal but it is an opportunity for the team to re-capture the imagination of Australian sports fans. 8 Sep 2017
An Arsenal fans' message to Alexis Sanchez

An Arsenal fans' message to Alexis Sanchez

Heading into the new EPL season there’s something Adrian Deans desperately needs to get off his chest. 8 Aug 2017
Every club is a selling club

Every club is a selling club

‘We are not a selling club’ is the refrain heard from fans, owners and managers alike, when their star players are linked to bigger clubs. The truth is, nearly every club in the world is a selling club. 4 Aug 2017
The hidden beauty to the beautiful game

The hidden beauty to the beautiful game

For Les Murray, there was much more to football than 22 players running about a pitch. It was gateway to diversity, to inclusiveness, to acceptance. It was a gateway to a better Australia. 1 Aug 2017
Conversation with the Eurosnobs

Conversation with the Eurosnobs

Adrian Deans, a lifelong Arsenal fan but also passionate Mariners supporter, goes undercover to talk with a bunch of Eurosnobs about the merits of the A-League and the Socceroos. 24 Jul 2017
Death to John the Pragmatist!

Death to John the Pragmatist!

So, we’re out of the Confederations Cup. Two draws and a one goal loss against Germany, Chile and Cameroon rated three, four and 32 respectively against our plucky 48. 27 Jun 2017
Ange and the art of the possible

Ange and the art of the possible

They say that trying the same experiment multiple times and expecting different results is a form of madness. What then does this suggest about our national coach and his patently ineffective three at the back system? 21 Jun 2017

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