Football

Over to You Jim

Many were surprised at the announcement of Irishman Jim Magilton as the Melbourne Victory’s coach replacing the sacked Mehmet Durakovic, but so far it would appear that it could be an inspired choice. Magilton showed good Irish humour in his

A-League on A-List?

FIFA’s head of security, Englishman Chris Eaton yesterday warned that players lives could well be at risk if they engage in match fixing. “In any exposure to organized crime lives are at risk, these people are ruthless and we need

Do Finals Lead to a Lack of Ambition?

Congratulations to the Perth Glory on their first win in Wellington at the weekend. A very positive result and one that may well have been born out of the performance against Brisbane Roar. The collective commitment against the Roar augured

Should Merger Go Ahead?

It was back on May the 18th of 2011 that “Not the Footy Show” broke the story about Perth Glory’s intention to take over Inglewood United (“Glory in State League”) and have a team in the Western Australian State league.

Big Wednesday a Big Hit

We will admit that we were not sure about the FFA’s plans for Big Wednesday, scheduling all A League games across New Zealand and Australia back to back on the same day, but it appears to have been a huge