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The A-League – A Time To Reflect and Change?

‘What has gone wrong with the A-League?’ This was a question posed at a dinner table on the weekend. The person who posed the question had recently read the article “A-League Audience Figures Fall To Alarming New Lows on Channel

Podcast #58 – Fandom, Do You CORF or BIRG? And So Much More.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

If you are reading this you are no doubt a sports-fan, but what kind of fan are you and why are you loyal to your team? Our guest on this show is Brand and Reputation consultant David Mitchell fonder of

Celebrity Status in the A-League?

It was Michael Jordan who gave the sage advice that aspiring athletes should “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” Some may say that it is a great deal easier to utter such words of wisdom when you have earned

Are The Best Payers Replacing the Best Players?

Which countries have the biggest sporting influence on Australia? This is a very hard question to answer, at the turn of the last century the influence came very much from the United Kingdom. Despite denial from many, some sporting historians

Investing in the Future, Who Picks up the Bill?

When Tennis Australia took over the running of the Hopman Cup from Paul MacNamee there were many in Western Australia who feared that Western Australia’s days of hosting the event were numbered. Despite assurances from Tennis Australia, and a far