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October 30th, 2009

Round 13 Preview

By: Kieran | Comments 1 Comment

Round 13 is here! And so is an A League game in Canberra. But before I head off to watch the game tomorrow, here is a preview of all the action.

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets, 8.30pm, Friday
The Jets will be looking to capitalise on the Roar’s disarray, and after a strong performance in the F3 [...]

Category Category: A-League News


October 29th, 2009

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round, Round and….Oh No

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

It seems as though the honeymoon is over for Gold Coast United, who are now in turmoil.

Well isn’t this the clusterfuck!
With crowds of just over 4000 Gold Coast owner Clive Palmer and management have decided to downgrade the stadium to a capacity of 5000. One must ask himself, how does a team with attacking flair [...]

Category Category: A-League News
October 29th, 2009

Weekly Dose: Red Star and Partizan Are Coming Downunder

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

Here are some articles articles that caught my attention over the past week or so.

The honeymoon is over at Gold Coast United, Clive Mensink talks to 4-4-2 about the clubs crisis. (4-4-2)
Former A-League Star Fred could be on his way back to the A-League, with Wellington going all out to get his signature. (Dompost)
A second [...]

Category Category: A-League News
October 25th, 2009

VOTW: Just Because Your Last Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Beat The Top Team 6-0

By: Marcus | Comments 1 Comment

After 6 straight draws, Wellington, on the bottom of the ladder thumped last rounds ladder leaders 6-0!

Well done Wellington, put a smile on everyone’s face!

Category Category: A-League News
October 23rd, 2009

Weekly Dose

By: Kieran | Comments 2 Comments

Here’s my motley collection of links to the world of the A League. Enjoy!

Football needs to be on free-to-air (The Roar)
October issue of Half Time Heroes (HTH)
Enter Sandman…I mean Sasha (Football Down Under and Beyond)
Thought I should mention the hard work of Perth Glory Offside blogger Ben Somerford, who does a great blog on Aussies [...]

Category Category: Weekly Dose


October 22nd, 2009

Round 12 Preview

By: Kieran | Comments 3 Comments

Well a big weekend ahead for the A League, with the F3 derby, a Grand Final rematch, and Perth Glory taking on Robbie Fowler (well…North Queensland Fury).

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners, Friday 8.00pm
The F3 Derby. The big game. What more needs to be said. Well, there is the fact that the game is [...]

October 21st, 2009

POLL: What Was The Right Punishment From Brosques Disallowed Goal

By: Marcus | Comments 4 Comments

The match was in its dying stages. Sydney were a trailing Adelaide United 2-1 and were pushing forward. United keeper Eugene Galekovic pushed forward and collected the ball to prevent Sydney from even having a sniff of an equalizer.
Galekovic held the ball, waited til the players in the box cleared out (or so he [...]

Category Category: A-League News
October 20th, 2009

Round 11 Highlights: Wellington’s Curse Continues, The Red’s Shock Sydney

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

Adelaide United Vs. Sydney FC
After Sydney’s 3-0 drubbing of Melbourne last week it was expected that they would see of United, how have only won at home twice this season. Cristiano showed how unpredictable the A-League is scoring 2 goals and handing the Red’s all 3 points against the ladder leaders. Aloisi came off the [...]

October 20th, 2009

Round 10 Highlights: Melbourne Capitulate As Sydney Run Riot

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

Melbourne Victory Vs. Sydney FC
A season high of 30,000 attended the Derby between Australia’s biggest cities. It took 14 minutes for Sydney to get in front and 5 minutes for them to build a 3-0 lead courtesy of Brosque and Bridge. Melbourne were all over the shop, the match was lost after 20 minutes.

Perth Glory [...]

Category Category: A-League News
October 20th, 2009

Round 9 Highlights: Controversy, A Screamer And More Controversy

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

Gold Coast United Vs. Wellington Phoenix
The round kicked off with Wellington traveling across to the Gold Coast to tackle United. Wellington controlled the match and missed several opportunities, hitting the bar on one occasion, United lucky to escape with a point. 0-0
Perth Glory Vs. North Queensland Fury
Glory went into this match expecting to take all [...]






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