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Fornaroli Selection Highlights Development Failure

While many are celebrating the fact that immediately after becoming an Australian citizen Uruguayan-born Bruno Fornaroli has been added to the Socceroos squad this writer almost wept for it is an indictment on the lack of quality development in Australia.

The Show Must Go On?

‘The show must go on’ is a well-used term in the theatrical world. Both the saying and the principle of ‘the show must go on’ originated in the 19th century. The idea being that if a performer was injured or

Playing Away From Home

As any modern-day sports fan knows, sport is big business. To many it is a job, a living, and as such some of the joy of playing is squeezed out of what should be a dream job. In 2010 in

A Time to Talk and Make Changes

There have been many great leaders who have turned a negative situation into a positive one. It will be interesting to see how many of our corporate, governmental and sporting leaders manage to achieve this during the period when many

Committed to Development, Or Rolling the Dice?

Some sports do it very well, others don’t. Some have seen the influence of money and ego become a major problem, while others have managed to ensure that they appoint the right people who have a passion for the right