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Prophetic Words?

Last week followers of football were shocked to hear that the A-League had laid off 50% of their staff. Then probably the bigger shock was that this equated to around 40 people. Which caused many to ask why the A-League

Is It Time For Better Governance and Less Government Support For Sport?

We have all heard the saying ‘politics and sport don’t mix.’ Words attributed to Eric Heiden, the former long track speed skater, who won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at

Podcast #114 – Welcome To Country, Speeches and More Funding for Football.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Live sport is all about entertainment, so why do paying fans have to endure speeches that kill rather than help build the atmosphere leading to a big game? In this show we look at this as well as the issue

Grounds For Concern

Football in Australia has for decades had a history of shooting itself in the foot. The Crawford Report was supposed to change all of that, but unfortunately the more things change the more they stay the same. Why is this?

Opportunities and Expectations Await Football West’s New CEO

They say that everything comes to those who wait, and those words have come true for football in Western Australia as former Perth Glory player Jamie Harnwell has been revealed as the new CEO of Football West. Ever since the