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We'll be back

We'll be back

So it's done. Sydney Rovers have finally been scrapped after months of speculation, extended timelines and hushed whispers in the corner... I've been debating whether to write this blog or not for a week or so. I did state that I would never write another one until we had a definite answer to ... 22 Dec 2010
The Silly Season Is Upon Us.

The Silly Season Is Upon Us.

The Christmas season is upon us and for the last couple of weeks, the Reds have been handing out the presents.  The second half against Wellington was just a disaster waiting to happen as the Phoenix attacked at will until they wrapped up the points late on. Even last week's match against ... 21 Dec 2010
Warm Nights And Cold Showers

Warm Nights And Cold Showers

  The Weather Channel predicts that this summer in Australia will be one of the wettest on record.  Looks like we'll be spending a lot of time clad in those supremely attractive plastic ponchos.  Yes, I know what you're thinking : only Eric Olthwaite-type nerds and old folks ... 21 Dec 2010
Kuwait To Win?! No Really...

Kuwait To Win?! No Really...

Welcome to this month's betting blog, brought to you with our chums from Sportingbet Australia. We're heading into a congested period of football in both Australia and England over the festive period, then the Asian Cup will be upon us in January! Let's hope this month's blog can boost your Xmas ... 21 Dec 2010
Go on - PROVE IT.....

Go on - PROVE IT.....

Go on - PROVE IT..... This was the mantra being sung from all quarters. From the pundits to the haters and from the GCU board all the way through to its fans. It was used positively and negatively, as a rallying cry and as a slur. Whatever the motive the message was clear, "SHOW AUSTRALIA THAT ... 20 Dec 2010
Merry Christmas, you Jets fan.

Merry Christmas, you Jets fan.

The past few games for the Jets have been great. OK, there was a 4-0 biff in the nose in Wellington, but that's just a blip. How do we know the last game was just a blip? Look at the past few matches before that. Alright, the game against the Galaxy was only an exhibition match, but no matter ... 20 Dec 2010
A Festivus Miracle

A Festivus Miracle

'Be wary of the side that has no chance, for they have everything to play for'. As the holiday season is upon us, it seems appropriate to take a seat at the FourFourTwo dinner table and give thanks for the extraordinary events at Hindmarsh stadium last Friday night:   The Feat of ... 20 Dec 2010
Saving the lady reds

Saving the lady reds

There are few things make me yell at the TV more or want to bash out a cranky blog than ill-conceived, small-minded, short-term solutions to footballing growing pains. And I say growing pains, because that's what we're going through, as football finds its feet in Australia and develops on its ... 19 Dec 2010
W-League Round 7 Wrap

W-League Round 7 Wrap

Who'll finish atop the table is the question being asked of week seven, 2010's ultimate W-League round. Sydney have briefly reclaimed the spot after beating the luckless Lady Reds 4-0 in Adelaide on Saturday, while Perth consolidated their fourth-placed spot with a 1-0 win over Melbourne. Now ... 19 Dec 2010
Time To Make A Decision

Time To Make A Decision

With Viteslav Lavicka's contract ending during the AFC Champions League Group Stage, some tough decisions have to be made now. The main being should Lavicka stay on as coach of Sydney FC, or should he step aside so that a new coach can have sufficient time to mould the team to his (or her) ... 17 Dec 2010
A Low Start Gets a Higher Finish

A Low Start Gets a Higher Finish

So last week started with a low, the Mariners kind of limped into a draw with Glory. On the balance of play and chances the Mariners should consider this a good result for them. Despite the incredible stat at the 65 minute mark with the Mariners having 99% of possession between the 60th and ... 17 Dec 2010
A Real Man’s Game

A Real Man’s Game

Right now, English football is going snood-crazy; you’re either driven to buy one for yourself and your dog, or you’re driven mad just by the sight of grown men wearing some sort of spare tire around their necks to keep their precious throat warm.    Op... 17 Dec 2010
Cane Toad Cup Christmas

Cane Toad Cup Christmas

It's beginning to look an awful lot like Christmas in the sunshine state but it's not the afternoon storms, Moreton Bay bugs and mango smoothies sort of Christmas we Queenslanders are so accustomed to. This year, the Christmas spirit will be crushed like so many consumed cans of XXXX as the ... 16 Dec 2010
W-League Round 7 Preview

W-League Round 7 Preview

We're over the halfway mark and heading into the last round of football for 2010, with the W-League's round seven clashes set to be fast-paced and action-packed. In South Australia and live and exclusive on ABC TV, the struggling Lady Reds will play host to Sydney FC, with the latter working to ... 16 Dec 2010
A Three-Horse Race?

A Three-Horse Race?

Six rounds in and staring down the barrel of the seventh and final round of football for 2010, the W-League table is starting to open up. Well, open up if you're talking a difference of one point, which is all that separates first from second and second from third. The question is whether it's ... 16 Dec 2010
Asian Cup 2: Time for Revenge

Asian Cup 2: Time for Revenge

If there's one way to overcome heartbreak it's to look on the bright side, right? Well, in less than a month's time Australia will have probably its best chance for 'revenge' over the sickening 2022 World Cup host decision, and that's enough of a bright side for me to find some comfort. However... 15 Dec 2010
The V-Factor

The V-Factor

Con Boutsianis.  Hiro Ishida.  Adrian Trinidad.  Adriano Pellegrino.  Perth Glory, like most other football clubs around the world, has had its share of players capable of brilliance but equally capable of shocking matches or major brain-fades.  Sometimes these players ... 14 Dec 2010
Freebies and the All Blacks

Freebies and the All Blacks

The stage is set. The team is on the rise and a top 4 battle awaits. Of course I am talking about our looming Central Coast Mariners game. How could any other news regarding football on the Coast be bigger than this? The clubs fan base was split in two on the return of the crowd cap with one ... 13 Dec 2010
10-Woman Roar Retain Lead

10-Woman Roar Retain Lead

W-League Round 6 Wrap: 10-woman Roar retain the lead and season two golden boot winner Michelle, Heyman, signals her intentions to make it two in a row. Three first-half goals ensured that league leaders Roar Women secured the three points when they downed Adelaide 3-1 this weekend, despite ... 12 Dec 2010
Throwing Sparticus to the lions

Throwing Sparticus to the lions

 I am Spartacus  Football is not a matter of life and death ... it's more important than that. So goes the famous quote that Bill Shankly never actually said. In the past decade, football has become the favourite tool of despots, feudalists and associated ne'er do wells to achieve ... 10 Dec 2010
What Theo Did Or Didn't Do

What Theo Did Or Didn't Do

Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos came in for a hammering from disgruntled Melbourne Victory supporters following his seemingly obvious handball in the dying seconds of last Friday's match at AAMI Park. The debate raged after the game - did he or did he not handle the ball outside the ... 10 Dec 2010

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