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Today’s football news has been dominated by the story that Wellington Phoenix owner Terry Serepisos handed back his club license to the FFA so that, in the best interests of the fledgling club, a consortium of new owners could take control. But the delay of Serepisos’ resignation as Wellington owner has quite clearly already harmed the Phoenix’s preparation for the upcoming season.

Across the Tasman, Sydney, the two Melbournes, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth and the Central Coast are all making quality signings to strengthen their squads, get their squad numbers up to the minimum 20 required by the FFA, and in some cases, bring a bit of the “star” factor back to the A-League.

Whilst on the other hand, the Phoenix have an owner with mountains of debt and a manager who is reportedly owed $100,000 in wages. Add to that the fact the Phoenix are still 3 players short of the minimum, have lost trialists … Continue Reading

As the Hyundai A-League gets set to go for another season, there’s no doubt it’s a machine in need of a tune up.

When it rolled out of the show room in 2005 it sparkled and turned heads. It was, for a couple of summers, the best thing on wheels.

Who could forget the 50,000 strong crowd at Etihad for the Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC game?  This wasn’t even a final. Yet it seemed that in the space of 12 months, football had gone from the basement to the penthouse in record time.

Of course, like all torrid affairs, the passion fades quickly enough for some. After the initial euphoria of those early seasons, what was left was a lot of hard work to consolidate the gains the game had made and build a sustainable model that would be the foundation of the game domestically for the next 25 years.

Instead, we got an ill fated World Cup … Continue Reading