The rhyme of the modern Mariner

Last Saturday’s A League Grand Final, won spectacularly by the Central Coast Mariners, 6-1, reminded Alex Darling of this poem first published in 2018.

Alex Darling with a rousing sea shanty of the Gosford waterfront. (“It is a modern Mariner; And he stoppeth regu’ly…”)

Bert Van Marwijk: Safe Choice, Yes. Inventive, No.

The appointment of Bert Van Marwijk as the Socceroos coach following the departure of Ange Postecoglou has left DrCruel73 thinking that the FFA are still playing it too safe with our national side.

Almanac Book Review: The Death and Life of Australian Soccer by Joe Gorman

Football historian Roy Hay has reviewed the latest book on Australian football by Joe Gorman.

Almanac Soccer – The ABC debacle and a messy aftermath

Tom Riordan addresses the elephant in the room. Was the ABC2 coverage of LIverpool v Sydney really that bad? Yes. A serious bidder for the next A-League TV rights is the laughing stock of the country. Over to you, FFA.

Is Duke the new TV frontier for the A-League in New Zealand?

Could the new free to air channel in New Zealand, ‘Duke’, offer increased coverage in the Shaky Isles for the Wellington Phoenix? Hamish Neal investigates.

Banning headers: Why a decision in California matters to your sports club.

Hamish Neal giving us the heads up on the real issue behind soccer’s ban of headers.

Almanac Soccer: Moving the metrics. Still saving the Nix.

Hamish Neal explains what’s happening with New Zealand soccer, the Wellington Phoenix and the FFA.

FFA v Phoenix: Time for Trans-Tasman Transparency

Hamish Neal’s deep analysis of the Wellington Phoenix non-extension issue has a personal element too.

Save Wellington Phoenix

The FFA’s statement about Wellington Phoenix took Yoshi by surprise. He wants answers.

How greed can interfere in a sporting dream

Author DrCruel73 explains how supporters of a football club can suffer due to greed and ego by the clubs administrators/ owners.