Friday shorts:

David Lewis heads to London
A-League to miss star men this weekend
Capital Football Presentation Night tonight.
Radio Show Launch date.
A-League game of the weekend.

David Lewis heads to London

Former Daily Telegraph journo David Lewis has quit Australia and set up as a freelance in London. You may have noticed his recent articles and TV interviews popping up allover the Aussie media.

Lewis, clearly has found a niche for himself overseas. He has strategically, it appears to me, targeted an Aussie a week for an interview. Obviously there is strong demand for his content over here and his previous links with the players involved certainly helps his efforts.

Last night he did Mark Bosnich on Total Football, and recently he's done Celtic star in the news Scott McDonald.

Interesting and smart move David. Shame about the weather!

A-League to miss star men this weekend

With the Olyroos preparing for their Wednesday qualifier against Lebanon, the A-League will be missing Nathan Burns, Mark Bridge and many many others.

So the league becomes a lottery, team performances have to drop as many players are whisked away.

Frustrating, yes, but a chance for others to shine I guess. Let's hope they do.


Capital Football Presentation Night tonight.

The dress theme is black and white. Can you afford to wear the same frock as last year!

Nearpost radio show presenter and former Young Matilda Nicole Somi spent most of Wednesday shopping for that special number.

Did she get? All will be revealed tonight.

With over 460 guests arriving should be a great night in Canberra football.

And certainly combining the men and women's awards nights in the last few years ahs certainly sparked the event:)

Radio Show Launch date.
Fox Sports Simon Hill is expected to launch Canberra's only football radio show on December 4th.

Are you a football fan, young or old, male or female, in Canberra who would like to show your support. Email me and I'll send you an invitation

A-League game of the weekend.

Mariners v The Roar

It should be a cracker. Mariners are slowly starting to struggle. Key players out and a few injuries starting to creep in are making them vulnerable.

But with their great start it will be many weeks before they are out of the four.

Keeper Vukovic, Mrdja and the holidaying Damien Mori are definitely out.

Mori signed for six weeks with a deal saying he could go on holiday to the USA after 4! Lawrie McKinna what were you thinking!

Nik Mrdja is being pressured to play but looks like he could miss the game and maybe the season.

So the forward line that gave the Mariners the start to dream of, is now defunct. Expect their ladder position to slip.

And the Roar have started to score.

But we all know that young players are inconsistent and Micheal Zullo an Robbie Kruse can't be expected to perform to the same standard every week can they?

Anyway Frank Farina has more choices in the forward line. Better choices than The Roar have ever had since they started in the A-League.

They are well structured and a few goals could see The Roar's confidence rise considerably.

Should be a cracker with I think the Roar to win 2-1.

The Mariners may lack a little in creativity, and as other teams settle down, and injuries blunt the Mariners attack they may find goals hard to come by.

An interesting test for both sides, not least the coaches.