Football

Cart Leading The Horse

Perth Glory management are supposedly in the throes of a review of the past season both on and off the pitch. Which is obviously good business practise. However there are a few key areas that we believe, as outsiders looking

Hiding Behind The Shield

A year ago Footballwest introduced the Footballwest shield, which saw the team that finished top of the league ladder, play the winners of the Soccer Pools Cup. A similar set up to the Charity Shield in England. It was a

Goalkeepers Score in 2010.

Readers of this blog may recall several months ago that we highlighted that no Goalkeepers had won the player of the year award in the State League Football awards since they were introduced in 1961. (A Time to Listen or

No Mending Bridges

It is very sad to read that Manchester City left back Wayne Bridge has withdrawn from England’s World Cup, because as he says “I believe my position in the squad is untenable.” As much as this is understandable, it is

Blades Blunted

The Chinese Football Association’s disciplinary committee has decided to relegate Guangzhou GPC and Chengdu Blades to the second division after club officials were found guilty of match fixing and gambling. Both clubs have the right to appeal. Chengdu is owned