Scarves on Statues – Addendum
[Previous instalments in the ‘Scarves on Statues’ series can be found here] Federation Square, Melbourne.
World Cup 2019: A Proving Ground
In a sense, a World Cup is a proving ground. Every moment has the potential to launch a career. For the Women’s World Cup, that’s even more the case. It is often the best chance for players to secure professional contracts that might come some way close to providing a […]
Hindsight
[When Tom Sermanni was appointed coach of our national women’s team, I wrote a piece critiquing the decision. I was convinced not to publish it, by people whose opinions I respect, because the players liked their new coach therefore who am I to poo-poo their choice? Since then the Football […]
Keep Calm and just play football
Can I just take a moment for to ask, no not ask, to strongly suggest two things? Football players. Calm down and play football Referees. Ref properly and if players don’t calm down, book or red them. Many years ago (1982 I think) I, along with the Unicol team enjoyed the […]
People, get ready!
Get on board! That’s got to be the message for Kiwi football fans as we seem to be entering an unprecedented era on the international stage. This morning, our Under 20 men’s team comprehensively beat a good Norway side 2-0 at the U20 World Cup in Poland. That came just […]
Is this the real life? Is this just Fantasy?
The Premier League is drawing to a close, and so is the coveted Fantasy Premier League competition that has more than 6 million players worldwide – with a New Zealander holding top spot and looking a great chance of taking out the ultimate prize.
A Fond Farewell
It’s been a while since my last post, and even longer since I’ve been to a live game of football. 2019 is proving to be an interesting year, in the mannger of the ancient Chinese curse. Football is a beautiful game, and one which is well worth your time and effort […]
An unlikely inspiration
With the future and sustainability of our men’s national league competition as uncertain as ever, there’s a brand new professional competition about to launch on the other side of the world – and it’s one that I’m following with great interest (and jealousy) – Morgan
Stream of consciousness – part 2
After previously looking at some of the exciting advancements we’ve seen in broadcasting national league football online, I wanted to look at some of the potential barriers that may have prevented wider progress.
Gianni Be Good
We’re approaching the end of the national league season and, unsurprisingly, the Weenix are propping up the foot of the table. But there’s plenty of talent in the squad – including the latest youngster to get called up to the senior A League side.