NSL

A New Era For Glory On The Horizon?

Western Australia is often referred to as “the wild West” due to its isolation, and its often very parochial stances on issues. When football became the first truly national sporting competition when Perth Glory was welcomed into the National Soccer

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 A-League – A Time To Reflect and Change?

‘What has gone wrong with the A-League?’ This was a question posed at a dinner table on the weekend. The person who posed the question had recently read the article “A-League Audience Figures Fall To Alarming New Lows on Channel

Is History Repeating With The A-League?

Is it a case of history repeating when it comes to football in Australia? For many football fans in Australia the Hyundai A-League was going to be a new beginning for the sport. Football was finally going to become a

Making It Count.

In individual sporting contests there is no need for a Player of the Match award, as the event or the tournament is summed up by the term, ‘to the victor go the spoils.’ When it comes to team sports often