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Only the Best Will Do.

In 1987 following a second consecutive promotion from what is today Division one to the Championship this writer was fortunate to attend a celebration of the achievement with the players of Swindon Town.. At that function in conversation with one

Inspirational Athletes – 17

Robert Lee Elder celebrated his 85thbirthday this week. Known as Lee, he was born in Dallas Texas in 1934 and he was the youngest of ten children.  When America joined the Second World War his father joined up. He didn’t have

Time to Increase the Opportunities

The world has changed a great deal in the past forty years, and the rate of change continues to increase. Some of that change is for the better, and some is not. As a very young child when forced to

Is It Time To Re-Model the A-League?

When the A-League was created the newly formed Football Federation of Australia went away from many of the recommendations of the Crawford Report. Fifteen years on and with a great deal of hindsight it would appear that some of those

Podcast #81- From Sudan to the NBL One Man’s Journey, Will Local Clubs Come To The Fore Post Covid -19, and Should The Professional Leagues Have Continued?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We are fortunate to have some local sport taking place again, but that in itself has raised issues. In this show our special guest is a young basket-baller with an interesting tale to tell. Sunday Dech came to Australia with