What were your motives for leaving Melbourne Victory? Was it more to do with your dream of playing in Europe or a desire to secure a place in the Socceroos squad for 2010?

It's always been my ambition to play overseas, so I want to give it a crack. I suppose at age 28, it's a good age. I'm out of contract and I'm a free agent, so if I'm going to do it, this is probably the best time. I don't want to die wondering and don't want to have any regrets in my footballing career.

Obviously with the Socceroos, Pim Verbeek has stated that he does prefer his players to be playing in the highest leagues possible in Europe. I'm sure if I do that it won't do my chances any harm for getting a call-up to the Socceroos either, because that's another goal of mine that I want to be a part of.

So you actually believe that playing in Europe will make you more attractive proposition to Pim?

Again, Verbeek has stated that he prefers his players to play in Europe. It's another level up from here in Australia and if you're playing regularly and doing well, I don't see why you wouldn't get a call-up for a Socceroos squad.

You don't do yourself any harm in playing over in Europe.

Has playing in A-League hampered your chances of playing at the 2010 World Cup?

No, not really. I've been here in Australia, and Pim's obviously been watching the games and I've been called up to a couple of Socceroos squads, which has been great experience and something I want to be a part of more often. In saying that, Melbourne Victory has been great for me in terms of playing regularly here in Australia. We've had a lot of success as a team and individually I've won the Goalkeeper of the Year award. It hasn't done me any harm by plying my trade here in Australia.

I suppose I've achieved everything that I wanted to achieve here, in terms of winning the championship twice, being Premiers, I won the goalkeeper of the year award. I think for me, at 28 years of age, it's a good time to head overseas and try to pursue my career over there.

With that list of achievements in mind, do you feel a tad unlucky that you didn't receive more call-ups for the Australian-based Socceroo squad?

I can only do what I can on the park and it's up to other people if I get called up or not. I can only just keep working hard. If I get a call-up, great. If not, I'll just keep working harder and hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later.

With no clear understudy to Mark Schwarzer in the Socceroos squad, do you feel confident you can become that player?

I'm confident in my ability, but again, there are a lot of goalkeepers. We're quite fortunate in Australia that we have quite a few talented goalkeepers. There are a few of the boys putting up their hand for that position. Obviously three goalkeepers will go to South Africa, so I'll definitely put my hand up to be part of that.

In Australia, you've had to contend with the likes of Danny Vukovic, Eugene Galekovic and Ante Covic for the Australian-based Socceroos squad. In Europe, you'll be competing against the likes of Brad Jones, Adam Federici, etc, for a place in the Socceroos squad. Are you looking forward to that sort of competition?

The competition lifts up another notch, doesn't it? The boys here have done well in Australia and obviously competing against the likes of Federici and co., it's another step up and another challenge I'm looking forward to. I suppose when you step up in environment, even pace-wise you lift another 10-20 per cent as an individual.

I'm really looking forward to hopefully securing a contract and challenging myself to improve as a goalkeeper and hopefully challenge the other boys and put my hand up for that position.

Which clubs did you recently trial with?

There were a few clubs. I went to Everton and a few Championship sides. It was a great experience just to see the way things are run over there. It is an environment that I want to be a part of and I feel that I am capable of being a part of it.

I'm really looking forward to hopefully securing a contract.

I went to a couple of clubs. I went to Cardiff; there were a few anyway. You don't have to read too much into it. There were a few Championship sides and I got a taste of the Premier League. It gave me an understanding of where I'm at and the game over there in Europe.

Do you have a club lined up?

I have a couple of options, but for me, it's just a matter of weighing them all up and taking my time and making sure it's the right move for me. I have to be somewhere where I'm playing regularly and doing well and the environment has to be a good one. I'm in no rush to make a decision. I've obviously parted ways with Melbourne Victory and now it's just a matter of finding the right club for me and hopefully in the next couple of months I'll sort something out.

Has Everton or Cardiff expressed any interest?

My management team is working on a few things. They are just a few clubs that I trialled with. I got some feedback and it's now a matter of weighing it all up. There are a few clubs that I'm looking at.

We saw what happened when Mark Milligan went over to Europe looking for a club. Are you hopeful the same thing won't happen to you?

I went after the [A-League] finals and I was quite confident in the way I trained and the feedback that I got that I'd be able to secure something. With Milligan it was a bit different. With me I'm only 28, I'm a goalkeeper, it's a great time, I'm out of contract and a free agent and I've got a European passport, which is a massive thing. Milligan hasn't got one so obviously he struggled in that department; he was very limited to the countries he could go to.

Is Greece a likely destination?

I'm open to all avenues. Greece could be an option. I speak the language so I'm not disregarding anything. The UK is the home of football, so I would prefer to play in the UK, but in saying that, if a great opportunity came up for me in Greece or another country, I'd be silly not to consider it.

Was it difficult to leave Victory?

Definitely. We have had some great times. We won the two championships, played in the Asian Champions League - they are fond memories. I was one of the inaugural players at the club, and I remember the first training session where there were only five of us training. The club now has 20,000 members and is building a new stadium that's going to fit 32,000 people. It's come on in leaps and bounds. It's been a great club to be involved with and it's the most successful club in Australia. I'm very proud, being a Melbourne boy as well, to have represented my hometown and to have had so much success here in Australia with them.

Who do you hope wins the battle for the number one spot at Victory?

I've personally worked with Mitch Langerak and I'd like to see him get a start. I know he's a very capable goalkeeper and he's got a great attitude. Personally, I'd like to see Mitch get first crack at it but in saying that, Glenn's been around and he's a very capable goalkeeper, so I'm sure either way the boys will be pushing each other.