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Wednesday 25 May 2011

Nearpost Poddie: FIFA, Mirabella Cup, Amini and more

Aaron Walker, Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football

We've got Aussie football covered. FIFA, Mirabella Cup, Musty Amini and Socceroos talk. We've got all the news, and how many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

We are clearly Australia's number one football poddie, apart from all the others, We discuss all the news from Australian football. What more could you wish for from the Australian media?

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Wednesday 18 May 2011

Nearpost poddie: Are Sydney the new Perth - should De Vanna go?

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
We've got Aussie football covered. Sydney FC - the new AGE team of the East? Matildas, FIFA and more. We've got all the news, and how many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

We are clearly Australia's number one football poddie, apart from all the others, We discuss all the news from Australian football. What more could you wish for from the Australian media?

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Thursday 12 May 2011

A-League - more players to leave? We're going forwards right?

More quality Aussies coming through than ever before, right?

We're all agreed and there seems no co-incidence that the increased focus on young player technical skills, an increase in the length of the A-League season over the last five years, add in the ACL games and of course the numerous young Aussies playing more competitive national games in Asia and....

voila we have more players pushing hard to improve.

How many are left in Australia? How many will be left in Australia at the rate we're going.

Seems the shorter A-League season will guarantee one thing:

More players will leave for Asia and Europe.

What young players can afford to stay in Australia when the season ends in Jan or maybe March if you get to the final?

Given the lack of professionalism in the A-League now, how many teams have two sessions with a ball during the MASSIVE off-season, players must leave to develop.

Mark Bridge, Stuart Musialik, A-League Champs two years ago with the Jets - they've never improved have they?

Not enough ballwork? Not enough of a challenge? They are in that post-20 age where players need to leave to improve - and leave quick.

Matt Leckie, Mitch Langarek, James Holland, Tommy Oar all left and may or may not improve - sadly they couldn't have improved if they'd stayed here. Not with the reduction in games, match pressure.

To Asia, To Europe - wherever they can get a game.

Sad but true - what professional player desperate to improve can afford to stay at a club that isn't in the Asian Champions League during the off-season.

Have we reached the bottom, or is their more to come?

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Wednesday 11 May 2011

Nicky Carle for the Socceroos: Handbags in the media.

Cop this, Jesse Fink, SBS Leading football writer, get's stuck into Mike Cockerill SMH@s leading football writer for Mike's piece on Frank Lowy.

What makes me laugh is that Jesse and Mike have both written to me, Jesse somewhat abusively, Mike somewhat aggressively telling me to desist in criticism of them both and what they write.

Well let's see how the two high profile Aussie football writers handle the fall out from this one. Jesse seems to be gunning for Mike over and over.

Wonder what his real motivation is?

Neither could handle anything from a wee blogger - the thin-skinned Aussie football writers may need their winter coats for this spat.

And while they are great writers of Australian football - doesn't mean they have a great insight to players, tactics and the like.

Lest we forget just two gems, one from each.

Nicky Carle for the Socceroos, Harry Kewell should be dropped.

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FIFA: Only six asked for money!

No surprise to the Nearpost that there are allegations around FIFA and the World Cup Bidding process, the surprise to me is it's only SIX.

And where if these allegations are found true, does this leave Mr Bin Hamman's bid for glory as FIFA President. Suits Sepp I guess!

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Tuesday 10 May 2011

Nearpost poddie: Mother's Day Special

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
We've got Aussie football covered. We've got all the news, and how many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

We are clearly Australia's number one football poddie, apart from all the others, We discuss all the news from Australian football. What more could you wish for from the Australian media?

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Wednesday 4 May 2011

Nearpost Poddie: Aussie Football - just what you want!

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
We've got Aussie football covered. We've got all the news, and how many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

We are clearly Australia's number one football poddie, apart from all the others, We discuss all the news from Australian football. What more could you wish for from the Australian media?

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