Chris Herd

A Major Hick-Up

Football, and many other sports clubs at all levels have always been about communities. Many historically represent a community. In Europe they have represented a town or a city, whereas in Australia many were built up by migrant communities and

A Long Off Season For Glory, and One That Must See Change

Sadly for Perth Glory the 2017/18 season has been a disappointing one. They failed to make the finals, which is a massive blow when only four teams in the league miss out on being a part of the end of

Unstuck In The Middle

Perth Glory scored a good win over Melbourne Victory at the weekend. Yet it all could have been so different. Nebojsa Marinkovic scored from a trademark free-kick when Lawrence Thomas made it so much easier for the dead-ball specialist by

Footballers Coming Home

They say a week is a long time in football, so imagine what three months must feel like. At the end of March 2016 Perth-raised Rostyn Griffiths made it known that he would be leaving Eredivisie outfit Roda JC. At

No Team, No Play?

When Frank Farina was coach of the Socceroos they were very different times. There was not the money or the support mechanisms in place that Ange Postecoglou now has. It is fair to say that the game has moved on,