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 [...]

It has been 588 days since our last World Cup match. 588 days, since that fateful afternoon in Kaiserlautern, when all of our hearts were broken by Fabio Grosso, and we were (unfairly) eliminated from Germany 2006. Tomorrow is our next World Cup match, a new beginning, on the road to South Africa in 2010. [...]

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 [...]

Rumour has it that Australia will play Nigeria in Loftus Road in London on November 17. The man in the dug out will be, you guessed it, Dick Advocaat. (Source: Total Football)
I’ll be sure to keep everybody updated!

The World Cup qualifiers are under way. Thankfully for us, we don’t need to negotiate the first or second rounds. We get a bye until the third round, however, this is going to conflict with the A-League finals. The FFA has hence changed the finals to accommodate for this. This is very important, as [...]

Despite an indifferent Asian Cup campaign, we’ve been seeded number one in Asian qualifying for South Africa 2010. This means we get a bye for the first two rounds of qualifying. Our first match day is then on February 6th. My only concern is that on some match days we’ll have to make do with [...]