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W-League Round 6 Preview

W-League Round 6 Preview

Ten, nine, eight, six, six, four, zero is the spread of W-League cumulative points, which means that the lead and the top four can and most likely will change in round six. Brisbane Roar will be hoping that won't be the case, with the season one winners and season two runners up, who moved into ... 9 Dec 2010

Flattery will get us nowhere

Flattery will get us nowhere

What do Sydney FC last weekend and the Mariners the weekend before have in common? They both made their opposition look much better than they actually were. Don't get me wrong both the Roar and the Mariners played well in the first half of their respective games but neither played as well as ... 9 Dec 2010

The missed opportunity

The missed opportunity

It's official. The world has decided not to ‘Come Play' in 2022, and I'm glad that the whole ordeal is over. Now, more than ever, we have a chance to focus on what really matters in Australian football - bringing the A-League to the forefront of the Australian sporting landscape. This is ... 8 Dec 2010

Keeping Star Players Happy

Keeping Star Players Happy

Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn't have been happy to have been greeted by the news that Wayne Rooney wants to leave Manchester United, but it is a reality of modern day management that you will get players who are seeking pastures new.It is rare for a so-called ‘tier-one' club like Manchester ... 7 Dec 2010

Sasho hits the target again.

Sasho hits the target again.

Can the Jets run of form continue? Another win can take them into the top six, with games in hand. With Sasho Petrovski scoring in game after game, can Branko afford to leave him on the bench? And on other things, now that Australia won't be hosting the 2022 World Cup, will a pall of gloom ... 7 Dec 2010

The True Scourge of Football

The True Scourge of Football

These days, it seems everything is supposed to be a cancer on the game of football. Diving. Highly-paid players. Club v Country. Player agents. The long ball. Matthew Breeze (oh, wait...) The fact is though, none of these come close to the one issue that affects football more ... 7 Dec 2010

In my view

In my view

My view of the game There was with a little sigh of relief at half time as we headed in to the change rooms a goal to the good. After Wednesday night proved that a top placed NYL team isn't a match for a bottom placed A-League team (only just), I was a little nervous that our injury ... 6 Dec 2010

Make or break: The week that beckons...

Make or break: The week that beckons...

The luxury of playing at home is something we must take full advantage of if we are to continue pushing the ball out wide come February. This week could potentially make or break our campaign. Two massively important battles will be fought on our ground, one on Wednesday night against a side ... 6 Dec 2010

You couldn't write that script...

You couldn't write that script...

Sometimes football's scriptwriters come up with a scenario so implausible that if you hadn't seen it happen, you wouldn't believe it. Ben Sigmund doesn't immediately appeal as the central character in a fairytale, but he provided a very happy ending for Phoenix fans on Sunday in Christchurch.&nb... 6 Dec 2010

Blind fury

Blind fury

Usually one is said to be to be with green with envy but on Friday night that all changed as I became green with anger or to put it more simply, angry with Green. Never in all my football watching life have I felt so much anger flowing through my veins as the final whistle blew. A fully ... 5 Dec 2010

Four Is The Score

Four Is The Score

W-League Round 5 Wrap: Four proved the perfect minutes and scores, with the number—which has dominated scoresheets in recent weeks—cropping up again in round five wins. With both Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar coming off the back of confidence-boosting wins, and although Amy ... 5 Dec 2010

A-League Awards - Week 17

A-League Awards - Week 17

OH...what a week. Whatever your take on Australia's failed World Cup Bid, surely the nations grounds staff, the FFA, the clubs, someone, should have taken it upon themselves to remove the 'Come Play' signs which have inhabited the A-League grounds around the country on Friday. Nevertheles... 5 Dec 2010

Football Heaven

Football Heaven

Is there any greater high on this earth than to see your team score after 28 seconds and again four minutes later ? To be 3-0 up at half-time and then 4-0 at the final whistle is a scenario all football fans fantasise about, but when it comes on the back of a crushing defeat in the ... 5 Dec 2010

W-League Round 5 Preview

W-League Round 5 Preview

It's two v five, three v six, and four v seven while one get the week off in Round 5 of the Westfield W-League. Having found their feet against Adelaide, the fifth-placed Melbourne will be taking on the second-placed Brisbane, who have also been improving steadily each week. Both teams will be ... 3 Dec 2010

Trust in Formation

Trust in Formation

So Matt Ryan has been asked to stand up and perform at a higher level this year. Graham Arnold appears to have placed a great deal of trust in Ryan this year so why does it seem some of the players have been mistrustful of the very same keeper in the past few weeks. It has become evident from ... 2 Dec 2010

Record Hi-Jinx

Record Hi-Jinx

All last week it seemed nobody at the all-conquering Brisbane Roar really wanted to talk about records. And fair enough too, if you're a part of a winning team you really don't want to jinx these things. As for me, well I'm not part of the team. I merely support them with a fervour bordering ... 2 Dec 2010

See you in 2011?

See you in 2011?

Let me preface this blog by apologising for my lack of recent blogging activity; my wife and I are in the middle of an interstate move, plus uni exams, etc. Hopefully things are settling down now and we can get back to focusing on what is important. The same can be said for the very club ... 2 Dec 2010

The A-League Relegation Battle

The A-League Relegation Battle

These are crucial weeks in the fight against relegation from the Australian A-League. In the mix are poverty-stricken North Queensland, whom many thought would end up in this very position, and two teams who were picked to finish towards the other half of the table - Perth Glory ... 2 Dec 2010

Goals Anywhere, From Anyone, Anytime

Goals Anywhere, From Anyone, Anytime

If there are two things round four of season three of the W-League reminded us, it's that the game's not over until it's over and that goals can come from anyone, anywhere, and anytime. Fans who thought results were foregone conclusions—that is, that Sydney was going to get up 1-0 and that ... 1 Dec 2010

Why Brisbane Roar Are So Good

Why Brisbane Roar Are So Good

Having enjoyed another good display of football from Brisbane Roar this week in their matches against Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners and being half way through the A-League season , it is worth analysing why the Roar are having success particularly with their attacking play.What ... 1 Dec 2010

Red Mist

Red Mist

As if things weren't bad enough at Perth Glory, a major outbreak of red cards is now threatening to further threaten the dreadful season the club is having. As many as 5 red cards have been dished out to Glory players in the last 3 matches. This makes 8 for a season just 19 ... 30 Nov 2010

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