National Premier Leagues

Has The NPL Derailed Football in WA?

We have all heard stories of gamblers who keep betting $20 sums or more and lose track of how much they have spent. Their spend may be between $200 – $500 before they record a $100 win that they celebrate

Cultural Change Needed To Create Community Clubs

The National Premier Leagues competition in Western Australia has been running for four seasons and it is fair to say that it has failed to lift the game to the level that was promised. One of the key reasons that

Don’t Be Fooled By Marketing Spin

We all know that marketers are the masters of changing facts to sell a product. There has been an advertisement airing featuring four of the Socceroos promoting the A-League sponsor and the league itself. The name of the advertisement and

The Cup Does Not Overflow

They say it is a dog eat dog world, and never has that been truer than in the world of sport. Players, agents, coaches and clubs all fighting for the limelight and the best deal that they can get for

Time For Some Perspective

It was the late Siggy Kramer who compared Football West’s determination to push through the National Premier Leagues format to a political regime his family fled in Europe. Some thought such a comment was harsh but the control that the