NPL

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

A State of Indifference?

Western Australia has a proud footballing history. Fifty years ago this year the State became the first Australian representative team to compete in an Asian tournament, the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia. The Socceroos had been invited but had to decline,

Once The Party Is Over…

Congratulations to Ange Postecoglou and the Socceroos on qualifying for their fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup. No mean achievement by a non-traditional footballing nation. However it was not plain sailing, and the team and coach had to do it the

Is It Time to Change Priorities?

How does the saying go? Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. A couple of weekend’s ago the West Australian newspaper’s Senior Business Reporter Sean Smith penned a piece on Football West and the Board’s