Football

Keep On Keeping On.

Was it really a surprise to read that Western Australian Brad Jones is in line for a recall to the Socceroos now that Bert Van Marwijk has been appointed coach? What people should be asking is why has he been

Is Expansion and Restructure the Way Forward?

Fifteen years ago football fans in Australian dreamt of a new dawn for the game. The game was disjointed, it was corrupt and it was in disarray. Soccer Australia which was the game’s governing body was under immense pressure and

The Narrow Pathway

There is a phrase going around in sport at present that it is the best payers who are being selected to play for teams ahead of the best players. Many feel that this is how sport has evolved as a

The Deadend

Sometimes in sport being talented is not enough. As we frequently hear in football today players are rejected because they are too small; they didn’t say that to Maradona or Lionel Messi! Then there are players with a bad attitude,

Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Just the Player.

It is very rare for any athlete to win a best junior player, or rising star award and in the same year win the Player of the year award in their chosen sport. Socceroos great Mark Vuduka in the 1993-94