Australian Football

Foreign Socceroos

pche0508 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:33:27 +0000

We have seen the likes of Qatar naturalise players from Brazil, Uruguay and Senegal in order to provide their national team. New Zealand may be about to follow their lead with Daniel recently gaining citizenship. With the quality of the imports this season, the Socceroos could certainly benefit from following this approach. Particularly for an A-League [...]

Bosnich’s Story

pche0508 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:52:45 +0000

By Thomas Rooney – A sports writer who blogs about football betting Former Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich has turned down the chance to join Australian A-League side Wellington Phoenix. It is thought that the club couldn’t guarantee him a starting place and that this was the deal-breaker. Bosnich – who made 17 appearances for the [...]

And We Are Back

pche0508 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:15:28 +0000

Many, many apologies for not most posting for so long. I’ll blame the financial crisis? Well through a combination of exams and work related dramas, I have been kept away from my blog. For those of you who don’t know, you can actually find a few of my recent blogs on FourFourTwo here. Yes, I [...]

Former Manchester United Star Turns Down Move To Australia

pche0508 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:31:38 +0000

By Thomas Rooney – A sports writer who blogs about football betting The man who once won the treble with Manchester United has turned down the chance to play his football in the Australian A-League. After considering an offer to represent the Newcastle Jets, Dwight Yorke has decided to stay in England with Premier [...]

West Ham Captain Set For Australia return?

pche0508 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:54:53 +0000

By Thomas Rooney West Ham United skipper and Australian international Lucas Neill may well be earning millions of pounds playing football in the English Premier League, but he has revealed that he could return to Australia in the not too distant future. Neill has confirmed that he will swap West Ham for Western Sydney should plans for [...]

Everton’s Cahill To Shape Australia’s Future

pche0508 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:31:31 +0000

By Thomas Rooney Tim Cahill has played 19 times for Australia and scored 10 goals along the way. He has become a mainstay in the national team and has help lead a new era of Australian players to a positive start in their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. Overall, he is one of the most talented [...]

New Gig

pche0508 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:03:59 +0000

You can find my latest piece on FourFourTwo here. It is just a short article on the lack of genuine wingers in the A-League.

Route One Derby

pche0508 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:09:06 +0000

The F3 derby could be renamed the route one derby, well at least for the most recent addition in this rivalry anyway. The rate at which the Mariners were pumping those long balls up was alarming and this kind of football is very much an acquired taste. It will also leave a foul taste in [...]

Carle Links Palace

pche0508 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:44:32 +0000

Yesterday, for the first time in a long time, I got to watch Nick Carle play. He played the whole game for Crystal Palace as they quite comfortably accounted for Barnsley at home 3-0. The commentaries seemed to be very impressed with Carle, noting his high work rate, his willingness to track back, the quality [...]

Newcastle v Melbourne

pche0508 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:22:51 +0000

Man Of The Match: This probably should go to Marko Jesic for scoring the winning goal but Edmundo Zura was nothing short of outstanding, despite missing a penalty in the first half. We are still to see the spider mask come out but with performances like this, surely this is not far away. His work [...]