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The Commentators' Foul Curse
As a fan who watches most A-League games, all Socceroos games, plenty of other games and reads about the sport avidly I am familiar with the obsessions and foibles of the various commentators employed by Fox Sports, Bein Sports and the various newspapers.
5 Jan 2017
If I Were King Of The FFA
The FFA are trumpeting a major victory over their new deal with Foxtel.
22 Dec 2016
The Wizard of Woy Woy
Matt Simon has just been suspended for a match, and it might cost him. The famously combative striker plays with his (and sometimes other peoples') heart on his sleeve but his indiscretion last weekend might see him miss more than the week for which he was suspended.
16 Dec 2016
Secret Code Wars
An article appeared in The Australian on Tuesday 6 December written by Sports Editor, Wally Mason.
11 Dec 2016
Show Us The Money!
The next two years are going to be absolutely brilliant for Australian football.
27 Jun 2013
The Road to Kaiserslautern
From that amazing night when Australia beat Uruguay, Adrian Deans moves on to Germany 2006.
20 Dec 2012
Mel McLaughlin: First Among Equals
It should come as no surprise in the C21 that there are women who really get the game.
13 Dec 2012
Us versus Them
A new way of picking Socceroos?
3 Dec 2012
The Sleeping Giant Awoke
I was there when the Giant awoke...stretched...and rolled over.
16 Nov 2012
The Terror Of The Trolls
I got talking to a few of the GCU supporters at Bluetongue on New Years Eve.
2 Jan 2012
The Pride of the League?
Thank god for John Kosmina.
22 Dec 2011
Confusing New Feelings
My love for the A-League has overtaken my love of Arsenal...
22 Nov 2011
Wild About Harry Haters
Why on earth are so many Australian football fans so down on Harry?
8 Nov 2011
Contemplating Heresy
Is Mark Schwarzer still our best keeper?
24 Oct 2011
A Pyrrhic Victory?
9 Feb 2011
Goalkeeper Howlers
26 Jan 2011
The Fine Art of Sleazery
19 Aug 2010
Finest Keepers Strikers Weepers
31 Jul 2010
Looking Out For Number One: Part 2
21 Jul 2010
Looking Out For Number One
15 Jul 2010
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