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Pim’s on Ice – now for a real coach

The autopsy has been conducted, the eulogy delivered and the culprits drawn and courted so now it’s time for Football Federation Australia to move on and recruit our next national team coach. The likely replacements include Paul LeGuen, Sven Goran … Continue reading

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Australia vs Serbia: The Chevaps tasted good but only if we’d sampled them sooner…along with a side of Sauerkraut

“Don’t bother chasing women or buses…..Chances are, you’ll miss both” – author unknown. The same arguably applies to World Cup and tournament football. The Socceroos’ inspiring 2-1 win over Serbia was brilliant but not enough to earn qualification for the … Continue reading

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Australia vs Ghana (Part II): I see Red. Full stop.

A few days ago I reviewed Australia’s gutsy performance and 1-1 draw against Ghana.  That performance gave the Socceroos a glimmer of hope going into their third and final group game against Serbia. In short, I was impressed by the … Continue reading

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Australia vs Ghana (Part I): I see Red (on and off the field). But shades of green and gold, too.

“90 minutes, 90 emotions” – A –League advertising campaign. So imagine what a week in football does to a supporter! And what a week it was in Australian football. The debacle in Durban, the media circus and fallout that followed, … Continue reading

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Some dare I say "Mouth Watering" ties ahead at World Cup

All in all a promoters dream in the 2010 World Cup – so many games changing so many fortunes all hanging on a knife edge in the 3rd round! No bigger than Chile v Spain – a Spanish loss and … Continue reading

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