tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83741879166504075552012-01-28T11:10:22.562+10:00The mainly football related musings of a man with too much time on his hands.foggy @ nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799215265154392507noreply@blogger.comBlogger11291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374187916650407555.post-67557954083622674432012-01-23T20:03:00.000+10:002012-01-23T20:03:00.033+10:00

Roar ladies celebrate the wining penalty Clearly it is not just the Brisbane Roar A-League side that has a licence on dramatic victories or a savage rivalry with Sydney FC.  Just a week after Suncorp Stadium rode high on the adrenalin rush of a last minute Roar victory and the subsequent post-match melee, the club's W-League side have pulled off similarly dramatic scenes in their semi-final

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Berisha scores Besart Berisha rose above a traumatic week to nab a vital away point for Brisbane Roar overnight by netting a second half header.  Berisha's goal earned his side a 1:1 draw in a lively encounter.  However the night had earlier looked like ending on a much more sour note after missing a first half chance to draw his side level. This match had a rather intriguing build up with

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As you know I've long lost time for perennial SBS windbag Craig Foster.  His incessant diatribes deriding coaches at all levels have long been a bane of the sport in this country.  For years now he has been getting away with attacks on various coaches, both Australian and foreign, some of which have gone well beyond the bounds of professionalism.  But today he may have found that he has pushed

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Suncorp Stadium has provided many dramatic sporting moments over the years and Brisbane Roar's overnight win was just the latest chapter in that long history.  It was a game that had a bit of just about everything and one that is going to generate plenty of talking points and interest in the coming week. Bam Bam Berisha celebrates with Mitch Nichols Prior to the match the big news was the

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Well it's been an interesting few days for Brisbane Roar.  First up we had a 3:3 draw over in Perth which included a comeback from a two goal deficit, a half time blow up from Ange and a dubious penalty to lose the points.  Then we picked up another point in Adelaide yesterday with yet another contentious penalty costing us all the points.  Never a dull moment as they say. Perth Glory 3 -

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Roar celebrate Brisbane Roar are back! With the pressure having mounted after a five game losing streak Brisbane Roar mounted a withering ten minute burst in the middle of the match to wipe aside ailing former champions Melbourne Victory.  Suddenly after weeks of ponderous play the Roar burst back into attacking form with three goals that tore Victory apart. Ange Postecoglou decided to

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Five games in a row is not a healthy losing streak to have but it is the one that Brisbane Roar now faces itself on the end of.  For all the attractive football, silverware and unbeaten streaks of the last eighteen months, Roar are now facing a major crisis with form and results not going their way after last night losing 0:1 to Gold Coast United. It was another ponderous performance from Roar

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Four losses on the trot and I think that it is safe to say that Brisbane Roar are now officially in a slump.  What could have been a minor stumble has now extended into record losing run and the big question is now how do the boys get out of this.  More of that later, for now lets have a look at last night's game. Our opponent for the night was Central Coast Mariners in a fixture dubbed a grand

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Brisbane Roar have been turning heads and making tongues wag for some time now.  But the latest topic doing the rounds is whether they have hit a slump.  On the back of having their unbeaten streak broken by Sydney last weekend, the Roar last night were beaten at home by Melbourne Heart. Brisbane were certainly nowhere near as flat as the week before but it was still a bit of a sub par

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Well it had to happen eventually and tonight Brisbane Roar finally lost a game.  Sydney FC was just too good for a flat Roar and trounced the reigning champions 0:2.  Roar found themselves behind after just 30 seconds when Dimitri Petratos scored following a quick free kick.  It was the nature of the second goal fifteen minutes later that perhaps signalled that Roar were not destined to take

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Brisbane Roar FC rewrote the record books overnight with a stunning 4:0 win over Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium.  In doing so they overtook the Eastern Suburbs RLFC side of the 1930s as the holder of the longest unbeaten streak in Australian professional sport.  There may be plenty of knockers out there who want to down play Roar's achievements but there is no denying the magnitude of what this

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Roar Players celebrate Meyer's winner After 74 years Eastern Suburbs rugby league club no longer has sole possession of the record for the longest unbeaten streak in Australia.  Last night Brisbane Roar joined them as co-holders of that title.  But it was a result that came in tough fashion for the A-League's reigning champions. Newcastle Jets made life incredibly difficult for Brisbane with

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Australia last night wrapped up qualification through to the next round of World Cup qualifying last night with a 1:0 win over Thailand in Bangkok.  It secured top spot in the group, but it was a performance that posed far more questions than it answered.  And with our remaining match a dead rubber it's time for those questions to be asked loudly. I've long expressed doubts about Holger Osieck

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Berisha celebrates goal number seven For the second week in a row the Roar proved that they aren't fans of public transport.  Their frustration with trying to open up a side that has resorted to parking the bus was clear as the players walked off the park having managed only a 1:1 draw with Wellington Phoenix. It seems that with the concept of pressing high on Roar failing spectacularly in

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Harry hamstrung If I wanted to be a rich man I would have taken out a a licence many years ago on the use of the name Harry Kewell and the word injured in a sentence.  Once more this week I would have hit pay dirt as the superstar has succumbed once more to his fragile body.  Just five games into his Victory career and less than one game into yet another Socceroos comeback, he faces the

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Australia's World Cup qualification campaign hit a hurdle overnight with a disappointing 0:! loss to Oman.  In a performance that failed to reach any heights the visitors conceded a first half goal and failed to mount a comeback of any note.  While panic is certainly not about to set in, it is probably time that a few aspects of the game were taken note of and addressed. First and foremost was

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OK, so I've been busy for the last few days and I've only just got around to writing about the Roar versus Melbourne Victory game on Saturday night.  Let's get the basics out of the way first up.  Roar made it 33 games without defeat with a 2:2 draw against Victory.  But there were certainly plenty of talking points right from the outset with Ante Covic getting an early red card after bringing

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Berisha flying with six goals in four games You have to hand it to the soccer community in Brisbane.  When it comes to supporting the Brisbane Roar, they will always find a way not to do it.  Going into the game Brisbane were reigning champions and premiers, had not lost in 31 games, had won three from three this season, were top of the table, had scored six goals and had not conceded a goal.

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Berisha celebrates an influential performance It was no walk in the park for Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium last night, but the reigning champions notched their stretched their unbeaten run to 31 games with victory over arch rivals Gold Coast United.  Forced to work hard by the visitors, Roar weathered a first half storm before running over the top of their opponents to post a 3:0 win.

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Thirty matches unbeaten has a lovely ring to it and Brisbane Roar are celebrating just that tonight.  Despite intense pressure from Sydney FC, Roar once again proved that they are a side that can finish over the top of anyone in the league.  With many pundits proposing that pressuring Roar was the way to beat them Sydney tried just that approach and failed to pull it off.  Their big downfall was

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Last night Melbourne Victory's much vaunted attacking riches failed to fire again as they fell 0:1 to Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium.  That's one point and zero goals from two games now.  But is it too early to write off Victory? It is definitely too early but I think it's pretty obvious all is not totally right at the club.  The club may have a wealth of attacking riches but I'm yet to be

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Australia moved easily towards qualification for the next stage of World Cup qualification with a 3:0 win over Oman last night.  Australia was rarely troubled and should themselves have put away a few more goals with a number of good chances wasted.  But ultimately it was an easy win and sets Australia up nicely at the top of the group. Australia passed the ball well and created a lot

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One of the burning questions in A-League circles at the moment is whether the obsession with attendance figures justified.  Pretty much like no other sport the crowds at A-League matches are monitored by all and sundry.  Some, like Fox Sports Andy Harper, question whether it is a true barometer of the health of the game.  In my opinion, while it isn't the be all and end all, it certaiinly is a

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Nichols (17) grabbed the winner New owners, new strip but it was business as usual for Brisbane Roar tonight at Suncorp Stadium.  The reigning champions grabbed a hard fought 1:0 win in the grand final replay with Central Coast Mariners.  As always it was the same Roar that we have grown used to over the last twelve months.  Patient possession football that created plenty of chances before

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It's been a long wait but A-League action is back on the cards again today.  Three matches kick off the opening round today while proceedings wrap up with another two tomorrow, and there are some mouth watering clashes in there. First up is Newcastle Jets versus Melbourne Heart.  This is a match that probably wasn't going to have that much of interest to it.  But then the Jets sacked Branko

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Dali Tahir, Ange Postecoglou, Aga Bakrie and Matt Smith Don't worry folks I haven't jumped forward in time and started reporting on a bad match result for Brisbane Roar.  This post in fact is in response to the long awaited announcement that Brisbane Roar finally has new owners.  And I think we can all say it's about bloody time. Cash strapped is a phrase that has sadly dogged the boys in

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Axed! The big news item of today was supposed to be the launch of season seven of the A-League.  But Newcastle Jets have stolen the headlines by sacking coach Branko Culina and seeking to also axe his injured son Jason.  Just four days out from the start of the season its a massive step and has many pundits scratching their heads, but this all seems to be rooted in the issues around the

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Well we're less than a week out from the start of the league so that can mean only one thing.  Time for a bit of a preview, so in reverse order of where I think they finish this season let's have a look at each of the teams. Wellington Phoenix It's been a tough off-season for the Nix with things dominated by the precarious financial position of former owner Terry Seripesos.  They've got new

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It's been one hell of a long off-season but we are now only a couple of weeks from the start of the A-League.  Typically fans while away the days in off-season watching the comings and goings at each club and checking out the pre-season results.  But this off-season at least we have had the added distraction of what was going on with the playing kits around the league.  With the initial league

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Berisha trains with Roar I hate pre-season! It's bad enough having to wait through it for the season proper to start, but what really pisses me off is the questions it poses.  Namely what to make of pre-season results. Looking back over history it's pretty common to see teams have a shocker of a pre-season and then hit the ground running when the real stuff starts.  Conversely you see plenty

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Australia bounced back from their insipid performance against Thailand in Brisbane with a vastly improved performance to grab three points from Saudi Arabia in Dammam.  Josh Kennedy grabbed a double as Australia posted a confidence restoring 3:1 in oppressive heat. Thankfully the aimless crosses from the right were a shelved tactic in this game as Australia played the more composed possession

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Smith is Roar captain In a little bit of a shock decision Brisbane Roar has announced Matt Smith as their new captain.  Smith takes over the role from Matt McKay who has transferred to Scottish club Rangers.  Smith beat out the likes of Shane Stefanutto, Michael Theoklitos and Erik Paartalu for the Role.  Smith was a constant in Roar's dual title winning defence last season but was seen as an

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Finally!!!!! Brisbane Roar lifted the veil on it's all new Puma playing strip today and it's a welcome change from the old days of Reebok. Roar's new look Puma kit As has been known for some time the colour scheme for the new strip was going to be a combination of orange and black.  In a bit of a surprise it the new away kit turned out to be predominantly black with both strips following

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Fresh from an incredibly poor performance against Thailand the Socceroos now travel to Saudi Arabia for their next World Cup qualifier, and it's a match that presents challenges on multiple levels. It's pretty clear that the performance in Brisbane was underwhelming at best.  We were pedestrian, predictable and one dimensional.  If we play that way in Saudi Arabia we may well fail to secure any

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Well I went and watched the Socceroos play Thailand last night.  Boy was it a really bad performance.  I'm not going to waste too much energy dissecting this game, it just doesn't warrant it.  The performance was really poor, our tactics were crude and predictable and some of the selections were plain stupid.  We scraped through with a totally undeserved 2:1 win, but we're going to have to

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Issey, the Roar's new wildcard OK, it seems it's 100% official but Roar coach Ange Postecoglou is definitely one to think outside the box with his signings.  As I reported the other day the Roar have lined up a new recruit and today they came good with that announcement, but the player named has surely caught everyone unaware.  Little known Canadian international Issey Nakajima-Farran turned

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So it seems today took the form of Teaser Monday.  At work I noticed a facebook update from the Roar where  they gave a sneak peak at the new season's home strip.  When I say sneak, I mean sneak.  Their picture showed a large cardboard box from Puma with the corner of a jersey sticking out.  Apparently all will be revealed in a week so I guess we will see the new strip early next week.  What I

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Emerton has signed for Sydney Well it seems it's been a big week for the A-League.  Fresh from the news that Harry Kewell has signed for Melbourne Victory, we today found out that Sydney FC have signed Socceroos stalwart Brett Emerton. Despite still being signed to Premier League strugglers Blackburn Rovers, Emerton has decided that the time was right for him to head home to Australia.  

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So I've secured tickets to the Socceroos clash with Thailand for myself and a bunch of mates, but I'm not sure what to expect in terms of a contest.  Thailand, let's face it, are minnows and we should duly put them to the sword.  Ideally I'd like to see some of the Socceroos' younger members given the responsibility and also see them instructed to do so by putting the ball on the deck and playing

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Nichols architected Roar's big win in Dunedin Brisbane Roar has stepped up the pace in it's pre-season preparations with a convincing win over Wellington Phoenix in Dunedin this afternoon.  In their first hit out against A-League opposition the Roar smashed the hosts 5:1 at the new Forsyth Barr Stadium. Olyroos midfielder Mitch Nichols perhaps announced himself as the man most likely to

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Kewell in action for the Socceroos Matt McKay has received the work permit that he has been waiting for allowing his transfer to Rangers to go ahead.  But with the A-League losing one of it's most prominent players today the news has tempered by the announcement that Melbourne Victory has finally sealed a deal with Socceroos star Harry Kewell. After weeks of speculation the saga has finally

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You have to admit that things have been a bit slow in the transfer market for Brisbane Roar.  In the last twelve months the club has seen the departure of Reinaldo, Luke Devere, Jean Carlo Solorzano, Milan Susak and Kosta Barbarouses.  With captain Matt McKay poised for a switch to Rangers fans could have been forgiven for feeling that the champions' curse was settling over the club. Besart

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Just a short note regarding the likely departure of Roar captain Matt McKay. It seems almost certain that he will sign for Rangers in Scotland. At this stage it looks like a work permit is the only stumbling block. On the plus side of the ledger it looks like Roar are on the verge of signing Bahrain defender Adnan and possibly trialist Nick Fitzgerald. Meanwhile rumours strengthen about new

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I'm pondering the ways of the world at the moment and wondering why Aussie soccer fans are so fucking retarded. I don't know what it is about them but they just seem to have a really fucked view of the world.  Here's the issues I have with them: They have a total aversion to doing anything different to leagues overseas because "it's not proper football". A bunch of them seem to have massive

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Well it's time to turn our attention to Socceroos action again and today Holger Osieck announced his squad to take on Wales in a friendly next week.  The squad is Tim Cahill (Everton), Luke Devere (Gyeongnam), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Adam Federici (Reading), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Neil Kilkenny (Bristol City), Robbie Kruse (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Scott

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One of the major highlights of the upcoming A-League season will be the sight of the clubs playing in kits supplied by a variety of manufacturers.  With the initial deal with Reebok having now expired the clubs are all free to sort out their own supplier.  It's been a pretty open secret for some time now that Brisbane Roar would be jumping onto the Puma bandwagon and today we finally saw the

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Kosta departs Roar I have to admit, gobsmacked is the word that best describes my feelings yesterday morning.  I did an early morning transfer news check and was shocked to discover a report that Roar striker Kosta Barbarouses was heading to Russia.  It seems he has signed a three year deal with second tier Alania Vladikavkaz. I've got to admit to being heavily disappointed by the move but

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Former Fury defender Jack Hingert Brisbane Roar have added to their defensive stocks today with the signing of Jack Hingert.  The 20 year old fullback joins the Roar having previously played for the now defunct North Queensland Fury.  Hingert ignored the overtures of Wellington Phoenix to head to Brisbane to link with the A-League's reigning champions on a two year deal.  Hingert will add

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Well it looks like the Harry Kewell A-League move could well be off the cards.  It seems Kewell's camp and the FFA cannot come to an agreement over the terms of the deal.  Apparently terms have been agreed in principle with both Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.  But it seems that Kewell's management are seeking a 30-70 split of the increase in gate receipts in away matches that Kewell takes part

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OK, I've had a rip at ref's and their incompetence on numerous occasions but overnight things hit a new low.  In Australia's 3:2 win over Equatorial Guinea in the Women's World Cup, Australia was denied possibly one of the most blatant penalties of all time.  One of the Guinean defenders managed to catch the football as it bounced off the goal post, but somehow all three official contrived to

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As I mentioned in my previous post we wouldn't see Graham Arnold coaching in the A-League if Craig Foster had his way.  Thankfully Foster has no buy in to decisions that get made and Arnold is currently plying his trade with the Central Coast Mariners.  Overnight he masterminded a pre-season victory over touring Glasgow Celtic.  Former Newcastle and Wellington utility Troy Hearfield grabbed the

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Benjamin Franklin once famously said that there were few certain things in life but death and taxes.  In Australian soccer it seems there are few things more certain than SBS windbag Craig Foster calling for the head of a national team coach after a tournament.  With the Joeys being knocked out of the Under 17 World Cup by Uzbekistan, Foster has taken the opportunity to call for the sacking of

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You fucking muppet! Well Les Murray has made a total and utter fucking twat of himself with his ridiculous allegations that Lucas Neill  led a dressing room revolt against Pim Verbeek's tactics minutes before the Germany debacle.  With Neill threatening to sue Murray has had to backtrack and admit it never happened.  Murray released the following statement. In light of new information that has

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Is Harry Brisbane bound? It's a story that has been floating around the A-League for a number of weeks now and I've been deliberately ignoring it.  But it took a bit of a twist today that pushed me into having a comment on the situation.  I am talking of course of the possible signing of Harry Kewell to an A-League club. Like I say I've held off on this one, mainly because I didn't really

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Danning has joined Roar It's been a whisper that has been around for a good month or so now, but this week Brisbane Roar finally confirmed the signing of a new player.  Former Sydney FC starlet Kofi Danning this week inked a two year deal with the reigning A-League champions in a move that the youngster will re-ignite his stalled career. Danning burst onto the scene a couple of years ago as a

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Murray, deep throat or dickhead? For a long time now I've been totally perplexed by what the staff at SBS's football department think they are trying to achieve with some of their agendas. But things hit a new level of absurdity last week when Les Murray decided to drop a bombshell during media commitments to promote his new book.  According to Murray, Socceroos' captain Lucas Neill led a

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OK, so the A-League goss has been a bit thin on the ground for a while now, but things really kicked up a gear over the last couple of days.  I'll do a bit of a run around the clubs to catch up on what has been happening. Brisbane Roar So we will start with the reigning champions and my favourite team.  It's been a bit quiet over at Ballymore with the main news being the activities of various

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Holman was pick of the crop So Australia managed a scoreless draw against Serbia tonight and according to Fox's commentators it was good entertainment.  Sorry guys I don't buy that drivel and as far as I'm concerned that was a very ordinary performance that raises significant questions about the direction of our national team. For large portions of the match we were our own worst enemies,

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Kennedy's brace set up the win for Oz Despite playing an experimental side Australia easily accounted for New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval this evening.  The Kiwis found the going tough and offered little with a side hamstrung by a heavy travel schedule and a high dose of injuries.  Australia were not overly impressive though in getting their win, but the bright note was some strong individual

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Last Saturday night I headed off to my second roller derby night.  First time out I was mightily impressed by the action on display and was champing at the bit to check it out again.  I can honestly say that I was far from disappointed by a second dose of roller derby.  Saturday night was simply fucking awesome! When I blogged about derby last time I got myself into a little bit of trouble with

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OK so the FFA today announced the draw for the upcoming A-League season.  After enduring plenty of criticism over the last twelve regarding their administration of the game, it has to be said that the governing body really seem to have got their shit in a can with this draw. By all accounts it took over 70 iterations to come up with the finished article suggesting the input of clubs has been well

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The Courier Mail is reporting that Brisbane Roar are close to signing former Sydney FC forward Kofi Danning.  The Ghaniain born Young Doggedly was recently released by Sydney after struggling to regain form after a serious knee injury. More to follow as details emerge.

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So Holger Osieck has announced his squad for the upcoming friendlies against New Zealand and Serbia here in Australia.  Thankfully we have finally seen some of the senior players rested allowing more opportunities for the next generation.  But as much as there is a refreshing array of younger players in this squad, there are still a number of selections that leave me scratching my head in

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Throughout the latter half of last season one of the hot topics of debate amongst fans was kit manufacturers.  The exclusive deal with Reebok was expiring and many fans were excited by the chance given to the clubs to pursue independent deals with manufacturers.  We are now starting to see some of these deals be announced. Perth Glory has today unveiled it's new Blades manufactured strip to

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Well this is all just getting very high tech. Just installed the Blogger Android app. Worth a play if nothing else. Should be good for the odd quickfire update at least. :)

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Well Leeds United have completed their first season back in the English Championship and it was a case of close but no cigar for the club.  Leeds went into the last round needing a miracle to allow them to sneak into the playoffs.  They needed to beat newly crowned champions Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, while hoping that struggling Crystal Palace sprang a surprise win over Nottingham

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Well it seems the chairman of the FFA has finally broken his media silence and sat down for an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.  You can read the full extent of what he had to say yourselves but I have to admit it's not a set of answers that instill me with huge amounts of confidence that the FFA knows the correct way forward. On the subject of the World Cup bid Lowy admits that the

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This week marked the return to the training paddock for Brisbane Roar.  That return marks the start of what must be the single longest pre-season in the history of football anywhere in the world.  The opening round of the new season is in early October meaning Roar will be in training mode for a full five months before finally getting their title defence underway.  Not that it is daunting coach

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I fear it is all starting to go wrong for Leeds United. For the most part their return to the Championship has been a positive one and for the majority of the season they have kept themselves in the hunt for promotion back to the Premier League.  But in recent weeks, as we have approached the business end of the season things have started to go a little pear shaped at Elland Road.  Having taken

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Hmmmm, so it seems that the federal government is about to instigate another review into Australian Soccer.  It's going to be interesting to see just what comes out of this one.  The last time we saw this kind of thing was back in 2003 and to be fair we seem to have seen the full benefits of that one.   While a lot of progress has been made with regard to restructuring the FFA and getting the

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If the title of this post means nothing to you then you certainly weren't at the Brisbane Convention Centre with me on Saturday night. Over the last few years the quest for space fillers in my sport spectating schedule has led me to make some interesting choices.  A few years back with the Reds struggling mightily and the Roar out of action I resorted to going and catching some netball action.  

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Is Keane up for an A-League stint? The rumour mill in the A-League has been running hot for the last week as a result of former Manchester United player Roy Keane being spotted watching Sydney FC's recent ACL match.  Speculation quickly had Keane linked with the vacant Melbourne Victory post.  The question was whether there was any truth in the rumour. Keane remained silent on the issue, but

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Eugenie Buckley takes the reins at Roar After the ligntening fast removal Brisbane Roar's existing executives last week, the FFA have now moved to put in place their own leadership model with the announcement of a new General Manager today.  Former FFA staffer, Eugenie Buckley, has taken on the role and will run the club while former Brisbane Lions CEO focuses on the engagement of new

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Well the FFA have assumed ownership of Brisbane Roar and have wasted little time in making their impact felt.  CEO Peter McLennan has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the month, and the media are also reporting that Chairman Chris Bombolas has also been cut. So how should we take this news.  On face value of course it is easy to be negative and say the FFA are coming in and

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Victory sign Solorzano Brisbane Roar's up in the air ownership issue has cost the club it's first player.  On loan Costa Rican striker, Jean Carlo Solorzano, was today officially announced as a Melbourne Victory player.  He will join the Melbourne outfit on a one year loan deal. Despite preferring to stick with the reigning champions Solorzano has obviously made the move south to ensure his

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Speculation over the last week that Brisbane Roar's coach Ange Postecoglou would be heading back down south have proved wrong with the dual trophy winner signing new terms with Brisbane.  With one year left on his current deal, Postecoglou has extended his contract for a further two years to take him through to the end of the 2013/2014 season. The news will be a massive boost for the club

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Holger Osieck has announced a 17 man squad for the upcoming friendly against Germany.  The squad is Tim Cahill (Everton), David Carney (Blackpool), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Mile Jedinak (Genclerbirligi), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Neil Kilkenny (Leeds United), Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Jon McKain (Al Nassr), Matt

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Biggest comeback since Lazarus.  It's a statement that sums up pretty well how Brisbane Roar won it's first A-League Championship. Brisbane Roar celebrate their maiden championship After a scoreless 90 minutes the Roar went into extra time and saw themselves concede two goals in the first 15 minutes.  But a rallying speech from skipper Matt McKay ahead of the second period of extra time saw

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Key Central Coast Mariners playmaker Patricio Perez has failed to overcome a hamstring injury and will miss tomorrow's A-League decider.  Teenage prodigy Mustafa Amini will be promoted to the starting side in Perez's absence.

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The eve of the A-League grand final is upon us and after a relatively mundane week leading up to the grand final we've seen some dramatic events over the last 24 hours. Things began hotting up yesterday when rumours hit media circles that Melbourne Victory were set to sack their coach Ernie Merrick and move to sign Roar's Ange Postecoglou.  It certainly wasn't the news that fans or the club

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We're in the home straight now folks as we count down to Sunday's historic first A-League grand final in Brisbane.  The day has officially been dubbed Orange Sunday by the Brisbane Roar and hopefully we will see a packed Suncorp Stadium swathed in orange to greet the players come match time.  The day will take on a greater Brisbane flavour with local band Regurgitator providing pre-match

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Ok it's official.  This weekend's A-League grand final will be contested between Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners.  Fittingly the league's two best sides are the ones to qualify for the championship decider and it should be a cracking game. The Mariners had plenty to say after they pushed Roar to a 2:2 draw in the second league of our semi-final a couple of weeks ago.  Their coach Graham

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If you are a Sydney FC fan you have to be seriously concerned with the way the club is being run.  The annual revolving door has swung into action yet again with the departure of various player, coaches and executives.  But it's been a couple of recent articles that really highlight some major cause for concern at the club around how they conduct their business. One of the big talking points

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A less than subtle message to the FFA We all knew it was coming, but that didn't soften the blow at all.  The FFA finally made the decision that we all knew they were going to make in shutting down North Queensland Fury.  It was just a pity it took so long to execute the inevitable.  It's also a massive pity that the exact circumstances of what Fury put together as a case for survival will

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Brisbane Roar has qualified for it's first A-League grand final and will host the match to boot.  All the talk has been of repeating the heady experience from back in the day when the Brisbane Strikers sold out Lang Park and won the city's first national soccer title.  But the question needs to be asked as to whether the FFA can actually sell out this game. The big issue is the ticket prices.  

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Henrique celebrates a stunning equaliser Brisbane Roar has secured a home grand final after a pulsating semi-final second leg overnight.  In one of their toughest challenges all season the home side were forced to come back from two goals down to draw level on the night. Central Coast Mariners came to Suncorp Stadium needing to overturn a two goal deficit from the first leg.  It was a

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Barbarouses opened the scoring for Roar Brisbane Roar's A-League finals campaign got off to a flying start in Gosford tonight with a two goal win over the Central Coast Mariners.  Brisbane will now be short priced favorites to secure the hosting rights to the grand final when they meet the Mariners in the return leg next week. Ange Postecoglou was able to bolster his squad with the return from

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There are times when you just wonder whether the powers that be at the FFA just check their brains at the door when they hit the office in the morning.  Let's face it our whole World Cup bid was a bit of a joke, as was the accompanying loss of focus on the now troubled A-League.  But Buckley seems to have pulled out all stops to confound football fans here in Brisbane. News emerged overnight

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The extended level of involvement of the FFA at Brisbane Roar has seen former Brisbane Lions CEO Michael Bowers join the club as a consultant.  Bowers will focus on bringing new investment into the club to increase it's level of operating capital and improve membership numbers. Now I'm pretty sure that many of the soccer community will be up in arms as a person from an AFL background becomes

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Well the A-League season is done and dusted with the final matches played today.  Wellington beat North Queensland to secure a place in the top six and the Mariners beat the Jets.  That means the top six are Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United Gold Coast United Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix As a result the following finals matches will take place next weekend. Adelaide

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Roar show off the silverware February 12 2011 is a date that is going to live long in the memory of Brisbane Roar fans. It was the day Suncorp Stadium re-opened it's doors after being inundated during the floods. It was the day the club paid homage to Brisbane's flood victims, volunteers and emergency workers. It was the day that our W-League side beat Sydney 2:1 to clinch its second

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Henrique celebrates his goal with a message Brisbane Roar's first outing as the A-League's new premiers turned into a case of business as usual with the club securing a 2:1 win to stretch it's unbeaten streak to 24 games.  The circumstances surrounding the match however were anything but business as normal.  The match itself was officially a North Queensland Fury home game, but due to the

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Roar ladies race to celebrate victory It was a case of more good news for Brisbane Roar FC this afternoon when their W-League team grabbed a spot in the grand final.  Having seen their men's side earn the premiership only hours earlier, the ladies grabbed a spot in the grand final in much harder fashion.  It took 120 minutes of football and a penalty shootout in oppressive conditions for the

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It's been another tough week up here in Queensland, with Cyclone Yasi and the news about Brisbane Roar's ongoing financial problems.  But things have brightened somewhat tonight with Brisbane Roar earning their first trophy.  Thanks to Central Coast earning just a draw against Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park, the Roar have not had to kick a ball in anger this weekend to sew up the premiership.  The

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So news came out today that the FFA has had to hand the Brisbane Roar yet another significant financial bail out.  Sadly this confirms rumours that I've been hearing over the last couple of weeks about the state of the Roar's finances.  The article contained the usual rhetoric that is pumped out in these circumstances and little real information. To be honest I can't be fucked having much to say

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Lee celebrates his winning goal Japan won it's fourth Asian Cup overnight with a hard fought win over Australia.  It took a stunning strike late in extra time for the Japanese to claim the title, with Australia guilty of a defensive lapse to leave Tadanari Lee unmarked in the box to smash home an emphatic winner. The match was a hard fought affair with Australia's bludgeoning, direct style of

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Solorzano grabbed an early opener Brisbane Roar continued it's astonishing A-League campaign at Skilled Park today with yet another win.  Goals to Jean Carlo Solorzano and James Meyer gave the home side a deserved 2:1 victory.  In the process Roar broke the record for the longest undefeated streak in domestic Australian soccer.  Today's victory meant Brisbane have now gone 23 games without loss

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James Meyer celebrates within a crush of Roar players Twenty two games unbeaten. It's official now, Brisbane Roar has equaled APIA Leichardt's all time Australian record of unbeaten games.  But they did it the hard way. The problematic Skilled Park surface certainly wasn't conducive to good football, and the Wellington Phoenix proved stoic opponents.  But sadly the Roar were forced to play out

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McKay was outstanding in creating three goals Well I didn't see that coming. Australia ripped through a disappointing Uzbekistan 6:0 in the early hours of this morning to set up a dream Asian Cup final appearance with Japan.  Australia took an early lead and were never headed in a match where the Uzbeks really struggle to find their mojo. Despite pre-match speculation that Brett Emerton would

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Nikita Rukavytsya With so many of our foreign based players involved in the Asian Cup, there hasn't been as much to grab our attention during European action on the weekends.  However one of our players had a big night last night with an excellent performance for his club.  Former Perth Glory striker, Nikita Rukavytsya, was instrumental in Hertha BSC's 4:2 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf. Having

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