It may have been one of the most boring games I’d ever seen, but it brought a smile to my face at the end of it. A deserved valuable point away from home against China in Kunming. 0-0 was the final score.
To say that our preparation was ‘not ideal’ would be an understatement. Before I [...]

When we first heard about this idea we were over the moon. Manchester United V Arsenal at Telstra Stadium in front of 80,000 people is a mouth watering prospect, however, this should not, and will not ever happen. The negatives far outweigh the positives.
First up, why are we playing a 39th game in this [...]

Before I start, I’ve been a bit slack and have taken a longer break than I should have. Anyway guys, sorry, but I’m back now!
The Sydney FC fans have made the hilarious claim that Pim Verbeek looks like “Goldmember” from the 2002 Austin Powers movie! You be the judge, but personally I think there is [...]

Ok, it looks like not much went on around here while I was away. Anyway I’m back!
Just to fill you in on some old news, the long search for Guus Hiddink’s successor is over and Pim Verbeek is the man. Personally I am happy with this appointment, but I think the FFA gave the public [...]

I was looking at the pots for Asia on Saturday. I knew this was going to be a tough draw for us, regardless of who we got. I then thought of what would be the worst case scenario: Australia, Iraq, China and Qatar. No prizes for guessing what happened. It seems we had absolutely no [...]

It has been the worst kept secret in Australian football. It has now become the worst kept promise.
This should be a post describing how wonderful our victory was against Nigeria, and how great it was to see our new coach, watching from the stands. Instead I’m sitting here, still fuming and still shocked at Advocaat’s [...]

Tomorrow we embark on our last game before those dreaded World Cup qualifiers. It will be a long and tough path to South Africa, but that’s a story for another day.
I am excited about the prospect of watching a new era. What I mean is the frontline pairing of Kennedy and McDonald. These two have [...]

I’m not exactly sure which stage of the seven stages of grief I’m at right now (my team got knocked out of the MLS playoffs this weekend) but life just got a tad sweeter on this side of the pond because there’s now a new annual tournament between MLS, A-League, J-League teams, and maybey [...]

I hope this isn’t an indication of whats ahead for Australia… FFA Techincal Director Rob Baan is the coach for the Nov 17 Nigeria friendly. Apparently, now Dickie (thats what I am calling him from now on) doesn’t plan to make his coaching debut until the start of the world Cup Qualifiers in [...]

Well, welcome home John Aloisi. The formerly unattached international just signed with the Central Coast Mariners in a somewhat cool and sneaky deal to allow the club two marquee players for the rest of the season. As pointed out by Philip Henderson over at Fox Sports:
The Mariners already have a marquee player in [...]