Next Canberran Socceroo imminent?

Nikolai Topor-Stanley signing autographs: Expect the requests to increase Nikolai if you make the Socceroos squad.

Well Canberra's Nikolai Topor-Stanley is within touching distance of the Socceroos squad I reckon.

He could join Carl Valeri as Canberra's second Socceroo. Not bad for a City, a Capital City, without an A-League side.



He was one of a few Olyroos called up for this weeks A-League Socceroos squad. He's improving leaps and bounds, playing for the Olyroos and off to the Olympics.Pity his team Perth Glory has had such a poor season. His performances have held up.

Can he make the Qatar squad?

I reckon he's an outside chance. A left-back, cover for David Carney or even Scott Chipperfield. But he won't start, no way.

Surely he's the best left-back in the league. Matt Thompson at Newcastle? Dean Heffernan at Central Coast? People rave about the Heff, but he can't defend, not really. Ask Adam Biddle from Sydney FC, or Sydney FC Coach John Kosmina. He knows a weakness when he sees one and threw on Biddle in the recent A-League game against the Coast. "Attack Heffernan every chance you get," were the instructions to young Biddle.

Biddle did, and scored a wonderful goal.

Thompson. Well, he's older and playing well. A late convert to full-back, he lacks big game, international experience.

Expect the Overseas guys to be called in, but not all of them.

Expect Topor-Stanley to get the call. Am I right?