Bosnich, who was sacked by Chelsea after failing a drugs test in September 2002, came out of retirement last year and has recently impressed during a seven-week A-League guest stint for Central Coast.

Despite some wonderful form for the Mariners, which included a 'save of the season' against Wellington last weekend, the 36-year-old has no definite plans beyond a first family Christmas in his homeland for almost 20 years.

He said: "I would love to (keep playing). I was out of football for a long period and sometimes you don't realise how much you love something until it is gone.

"I just need to keep working hard, performing well and hopefully those doors open.

"I'm not thinking too far ahead. Hopefully it keeps going the way it's going but it can also go the other way and experience has taught me that.

"You just have to be humble, which I really am trying to be, and be happy where I am at the moment."

Asked if retirement was a possibility, he replied: "We will see when the time comes.

"For the time being I'm going to keep working hard and not look too far ahead.

"If you have one foot in the future and one foot in the past then the present suffers. I don't want that to happen."

The former Manchester United and Aston Villa player, who now preaches to youth about the dangers of drug use, admits to being shocked at how well his big frame has re-adapted to life as a professional footballer.

"What I have been pleasantly surprised with is (how well) the body's held up... that has surprised me," he said.

Bosnich appears to be already planning for life beyond football, revealing he will be travelling to Los Angeles in late October to begin work on a documentary.

He could also not confirm whether he saw his long-term future in England or Australia, admitting both places are close to his heart.

"They are the two best countries in the world and I love them both dearly," he said.

"But I don't know (where I will end up)."