Watching the Australia Indonesia game on Wednesday night 11.30pm our time? Watch out for the above banner in the Australian end. A Canberran studying in Indonesia had the banner made by locals, and she will take it to the game on Wednesday.
Absolutely awesome....more details as I find out more:)
Tickets for the Socceroos game are on sale at www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday for the Football Family members
Friday 9am for General Public.
Support the game, support Australia and send a message from Canberra to the rest of Australia....for our "litmus test," from the FFA. Will be interesting to see how we go.
Release from the FFA below:
The Qantas Socceroos will face Kuwait in their first home match of the AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualification stage, presented by FOXTEL, at Canberra Stadium on Thursday 5 March 2009 (kick-off 8pm AEDT).
The FFA will meet Ivan Slavich and Millissa Fischer at the end of Feb.
We need 20,000 signatures by then, we have 6,500 already. This is our HUGE chance to get an A-League team...and before Western Sydney get their act together..we could well be in.
Can you help in Canberra or across Southern New South Wales?
Email: Ben Sakker Kelly
There are three ways you can help....read on....
All fans have the chance for the 2XX Nearpost/Farpost Canberra United player of the year.
It's so simple to vote, but only once please coz we know what you are like:) Entries are only accepted by email. Blog replies will not be accepted...why? Just because..okay.
Email flanagan.eamonn@gmail.com or russ.gibbs@mail.com
My player of the year:
First (Best)
Second
Third.
Russ Gibbs will co-ordinate the results coz I can't count. Trophy will be presented on behalf of the supporters (hopefully) at the inaugural Canberra United presentation night.
And watch out for Nearpost Commentator Russ Gibbs Canberra United yearbook coming out in next fortnight
Focus on all the players, packed with facts and figures.
Foreword by Matildas Coach Tom Sermanni
Columns by:
The Journalist:Merryn Sherwood, Canberra Times
The fan: Mark Parton, 2CC Radio
The CEO: Heather Reid, Canberra United CEO
The Captain: Ellie Brush, Captain Canberra United
Teh Coach: Robbie Hooker, Coach Canberra United
Yer man Gibbs has done an awesome job I reckon...even if he is a United fan...Man Utd apparently!
Queenland powered to a 2-0 and wrapped up the inaugural Grand Final early.
Goals from Lana Harch and Tameka Butt gave the classy Roar the edge and there was no way back for Canberra.
Canberra United in the Grand Final! Today!
The Caps did it a few years back, the Brumbies, the Raiders and now Canberra United and it's live on the telly.
Grand Final Day:
Get up.
Read the paper.
Read it again.
Brekkie.
Take the pledge boards down to the Canberra Centre.
Get a few more signed up.
Back for pre-match rest.
Settle in front of TV early.
Bite nails.
Pride swells when Canberra line-up. We'll have the National Anthem won't we? Tear when camera goes past Caitlin and Chappy and go.
Sweat like crazy during game, kick every ball, every ball.
Hit the roof and act like a prized prat when Caitlin scores. Watch daughter staring.
Cheshire cat grin when we lift the cup.
Return to adult like behaviour.
What's your routine?
His goal attracted attention, then his smile, now his abs...and I'm not talking about the Sydney Coach John Kosmina.
Canberra not only produces wonderful footballers it clearly produces wonderful bodies:)
Don't all Canberrans you know look like that!
Kofi could probably make more money from modelling than football..in hthe short-term.
Either way I wish him well, with the sort of scrutiny and comments he's been getting this week he'll need all the luck in the world.
Awesome. Boxing Day Test, Melbourne Cup, Anzac AFL game and now the Australian Day blockbuster.
v Indonesia with 90,000 in attendance in Jakarta. It's expected to be an A-League team for the Asia Cup Qualifier. Here's my team.
Eugene Galegovic
Brad Porter
Craig Moore
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Scott Jamieson
Travis Dodd
Paul Reid
Mark Milligan
Michael Zullo/Taj Minniecon
Archie Thompson
Danny Allsopp/Matt Simon
20 players required.
Pick your team or squad and post it here.
Should Cheryl Salisbury be dropped? Should Elyse Perry be included. Courtney Beutel in? Jo Burgess to remain a Matilda? Is Melissa Barbieri under threat from other keepers?
Ashleigh Sykes, Kyah Simon, Courtney Beutel, Lana Harch ahead of a returning Sarah Walsh?
Ellie Brush, Linda O'Neill, Emily Van Egmond Tamara Butt could they squeeze into the squad.
So much talent, so many judges...now it's been on the telly. So do your best and help Tom Sermanni out:) Russ Gibbs will announce his squad on the Nearpost radio on Tuesday next.
Canberra United: it's the final but who should start?
Pick your team and post it here.
Will the Socceroos play in Canberra in March?
Apparently it's Canberra or Perth for the Kuwait game and today is D-day. Pim Verbeek and Ben Buckley will discuss the options today...expect an announcement before the week is out....though don't be surprised if the Gold Coast make a late run.
Logic tells me the Gold Coast to boost football before the A-League team comes in, but if Canberra get......what could that mean?
Canberra United defeated Newcastle Jets 1-0 in the W-League Semi-Final in Newcastle this afternoon to take their place in the first historic W-League final next weekend.
If Sydney defeat Queensland tomorrow Canberra will host the final.
For now isn't it great to see the team from the Capital in the final.
As the A-League bid for Canberra ramps up it's interesting to note preparations for our young players continue apace at various clubs, inparticular at ANU FC under John Mitchell's Coaching.
ANU downed Newcastle Jets last weekend and head to Sydney FC today for another game but the program been undertaken is perhaps more interesting and is outlined below.
Report starts here:
ANU Football Project Produces Early Result Early on Sunday morning 16 young footballers returned to Canberra without
The Canberra Times understands a decision on the location for the first game could be made in the next two weeks.
Barr said the opportunity came about because of discussions with the FFA about Canberra's bid for an A-League team.
You might have missed it but former Majura junior and AIS Graduate Kofi Danning came on for his A-League debut for Sydney FC on Saturday night.
He didn't change the game, nor make much of an impact. But he played in front of 23,000 fans in Adelaide and he's just 17.
Good luck to our latest Canberra football rising star.
It's very interesting seeing the numbers and range of people who are supporting the Canberra A-League bid.
Recent stalls at the Canberra Centre have shown that anyone and everyone is likely to sign-up.
My favourite?
Mrs Wensing.
When approached by a volunteer to sign up for football, she dismissed the volunteer with a brush of the hand and some annoyance at been asked. I watched the exchange with some amusement....
But then as Mrs Wensing walked away the penny dropped.
Do you mean football as in Soccer? she asked and she was back in a flash.
Well suddenly we found a new best mate.
Mrs Wensing played football in Holland as a young girl on the streets of Eindhoven. She always shouts for Holland and of course Australia when we make the World Cup.
I love football, and I'd love to see a team in Canberra, said Mrs Wensing.
Thankyou Mrs Wensing.
The support for the bid is proving to be across the board, young and old, male and female. Very interesting.
Socceroo Carl Valeri takes time out from his short break from Italy's Serie B to show support for the Canberra A-League bid.
Fitsum Habtemariam, myself, and Jono MaClaren are just some of the volunteers who took time out for a photo with Carl.
We have over 5,000 pledges of support. This is down to our growing band of volunteers.
As the feel for the bid appears to be growing across the city and the region the numbers of people able to assist even on a limited basis is increasing and giving further support to those who have already done a fair bit.
We have been given access to a wonderful spot in the Canberra Centre for the next couple of months, so if you can give a couple of hours of your time once a week, once a month or just once please let
"Ben Sakker Kelly"
We generally get 4 or 5 people out at the same time so you'll have plenty of support.
Or if there are other ways you can assist at your work, club registration day, school or local shops please don't die wondering.
Any other ideas we'd love to hear although if you can take the idea on we may be able to get some people to assist.
Happy New Year. 2009? Will we get an A-League team?
Would be a good move for Carl. Many rumours at this time of the year this is just another one.
Time for Canberra's Socceroo to move methinks...here's hoping it's to a higher league.
