relegation

Is This The End of The Matter?

“It’s a funny old game,” is a phrase constantly used in football and especially by Jimmy Greaves. Never was the term more appropriate in relation to the game than in Western Australia. However, not funny as in amusing, funny as

Is Relegation Likely to Become a Thing of the Past?

While the issue of promotion and relegation to the National Premier League of WA continues to be a major talking point in football on the West Coast of Australia it is interesting to note that it is also an issue

Is the Integrity of the Competition at Risk?

Coming into the Western Australian NPL game at the weekend Perth Glory Youth had never beaten Floreat Athena. The best they had managed was a 2-2 draw in April 2015. Leading into the round 20 fixture there was no reason

Wellington Get The Boot

As of next season the A-League will be a solely Australian affair. The Board of the Football Federation of Australia has announced today that it “has determined that an application from Wellington Phoenix for a 10-year licence extension to compete

Glory Pathway Proving To Be An Uphill One

Any sporting competition should always come down to merit. That is the whole essence of competition. The best claim the spoils. If you want to participate in a sport where results are irrelevant then you may as well simply arrange