Chances are, as an Australian sports fan, you don’t know who Nigel Pearson is. I follow the English Premier League quite closely and even I didn’t know who he was until last weekend. For those not in the know, he is, or quite possibly now was, the manager of cellar dwellers Leicester City. He’s been…
Read More A Short Analysis of a Grubby ActOn occasions, Australian football can be Beautiful. On Sunday morning in Riyadh, it was Bold. To succeed in the mainstream, it will need to be both. Ben Shine reports. * * * On Sunday afternoon 17,000 sun-drenched fans at the SFS watched a uncharacteristically disciplined Sydney FC side methodically dispatch a Central Coast Mariners side…
Read More The A League Needs To Be Bold And BeautifulForget John Aloisi’s penalty. Forget making the second round of the World Cup in Germany. Forget just about everything Tim Cahill has ever done. The FFA Cup is the best thing that has ever happened in Australian football (see headline – not hyperbole) and I will tell you why: South Springvale SC. A self proclaimed…
Read More The FFA Cup is the Best Thing That Has Ever Happened in Australian FootballUruguay striker Luis Suarez should be publicly condemned for his latest attempt to bite another football player – however, he should not be banned from football. For yet again behaving like a toddler in a professional sporting contest, he should be shamed, ridiculed and pilloried from post to goalpost. He should be mocked by British…
Read More Suarez Should Not Miss A Minute of Football Due To Latest BiteTPA’s musings generally don’t extend to personal financial matters, but today we are making an exception. Here’s some advice: Take all of your money out of your savings account and bet every last cent on Chile to beat the Netherlands in their World Cup match tomorrow morning.* Chile are a sure thing. Surer than the Cincinnati Reds in…
Read More World Cup Worries: Holland to Field Side Without a “Van” for First Time Since 1996