Graham Arnold

World Cup Qualification Money Must Be Invested In The Next Generation

No doubt there was a collective sigh of relief amongst the staff of Football Australia following Andrew Redmayne’s save in the penalty shoot-out against Peru that saw Australia qualify for its fifth consecutive World Cup. Congratulations must be extended to

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.

Podcast #77 – Hydrofoil Surfing, Mark Viduka, and Where Has All The Money Gone?

Thank you for everyone who made contact after our 500th show, it was greatly appreciated. We now enter a new century of shows and a new era for sport. This episode sees John and Ashley recording remotely in line with

Declined – Insufficient Funds

How many sports in Australia are self supporting? That is a question every sports fan or participant should be asking, and whether their sport is self supporting. The terrifying answer is that very few are , in other words they

Popovic Showing His Class

One of the oldest cliches in football is ‘form is temporary, class is permanent,’ yet it does have a ring of truth to it, especially when it comes to coaching. There are some coaches that are genuine leaders, and who