Nearpost poddie rocks - Aussie football at its best.

Nick Cumpston and Lucy Zelic talk Aussie football

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Nearpost poddie Dec 6th

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Nearpost poddie: Mehmet the whole country is watching!

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Nearpost poddie: A-League rocks - Aussie footy fix right here

Lucy Zelic, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Nearpost Podcast: Bozza it was a foul, a bad one - Send Foschini off - protect the skilful players

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Zelic is back! Nearpost Football Podcast November 1st

Lucy Zelic, Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Nearpost Football Podcast October 25th: A-Leage Rivalry Round and the W-League is underway (Canberra top of the table too!)

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

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Nearpost: A-League is back and we love it!

Aaron Walker, Eamonn Flanagan, and Nick Amies talk Aussie football

We've got Aussie football covered. All the news. Socceroos and A-League, yes we have a league and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Nearpost Poddie: Name the winner of last years PFA Harry Kewell award.

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie football

It's brilliant the lads have got us through the whole of the off-season and now they are starting to fire. Harry, Holger, Socceroos, Olyroos, they are all over it - and the W-League as well.

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Nearpost Poddie: Harry v Emmo, Ford v Hyundai, Welly v TheWorld

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie football

Harry v Emmo, Ford v Hyundai, Welly v TheWorld what more do you want.

Harry takes over Melbourne - in the Herald Sun, the Footy Show, the V8 Cars, even his shirt presentation got more people than the Wallabies send-off. As for Emmo - well let's just say it's lower key in Sydney!

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Nearpost Podcast: Socceroos, big Preview of the Newcastle Jets and more

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Soccer whoo hoo Roos

And answer to the quiz question: How many Roar players or former Roar players in the Socceroos squad - it's right in the poddie just three minutes in so go for it!

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Nearpost Poddie: Quiz Question: How many Roar players in the Socceroos Squad Rebecca Wilson?

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Soccer whoo hoo Roos.

And why we despise the silly Rebecca Wilson and of course Aussie Football, Harry, Socceroos, Harry's impact, Harry's position, Harry's groin, Harry's wife, Harry's house, Harry's kid, Harry's greatest goal, Harry's worst game, yes it's Harrytime plus Brett - did we forget Brett!

And answer to the quiz question: How many Roar players or former Roar players in the Socceroos squad - it's right in the poddie just three minutes in so go for it!

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Nearpost Poddie: When did Harry first play in Thailand? Click for answer

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie Football, Harry, Socceroos, Harry's impact, Harry's position, Harry's groin, Harry's wife, Harry's house, Harry's kid, Harry's greatest goal, Harry's worst game, yes it's Harrytime.

And answer to the quiz question: When did Harry first play in Thailand - no not in 2007 with Arnie's Socceroos, or with Leeds but as an U13 with Marconi on his way to Europe for a Marconi tour!

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Nearpost Poddie talks Socceroos, Young Socceroo, Gold Coast United, Harry, Matty and more

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Eamonn Flanagan talk Aussie Football.

We've got Aussie football covered. All the news. Socceroos and Young Socceroos and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Nearpost Poddie: Young Socceroos, Socceroos we got it all

Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie Football.

We've got Aussie football covered. All the news. Socceroos and Young Socceroos and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Nearpost: Matildas, Twitter, Mariners Magic, Jets, Celtic and Young Socceroos

Eamonn Flanagan, Nick Amies and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie Football.

Quiz: Name 3 Aussie born men who went on to play in the World Cup for other countries...and now stop crying

We've got Aussie football covered. All the news. Matildas, Harry, Celtic and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Nearpost Poddie: Matildas and Celtic - perfect combination

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston, and Paddy Bordier talk Aussie Football

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Nearpost Poddie talks Matildas, Harry and The Joeys - Matildas best Aussie team ever?

Eamonn Flanagan, Nick Cumpston, and Nick Amies talk Aussie Football

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Nearpost Poddie: Who was the last Aussie to score a hat-trick for Socceroos

Aaron Walker, Nick Cumpston, and Nick Amies talk Aussie Football

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Nearpost Poddie: Joeys, Matildas, Harry and more

Paddy Bordier, Nick Cumpston, and Nick Amies talk Aussie Football

We've got Aussie football covered. Joeys, Matildas, Harry and Bernie and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Nearpost Poddie: Name our THREE World Cup opponents

Paddy Bordier, Nick Cumpston, Nick Amies and Eamonn Flanagan talk Aussie Football

We've got Aussie football covered. Socceroos, Matildas, Harry and Bernie and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

And should the Young Aussies go to the U20 World Cup if they are fighting for their careers in their European Clubs?

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Nearpost Poddie: Fifa, Blatter out, Socceroos and all the news

Lucy Zelic, Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football

We've got Aussie football covered. FIFA, Socceroos abroad, and all the footy news and talk. How many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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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?

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

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
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Nearpost poddie: Mother's Day Special

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
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Nearpost poddie: We talk Aussie Football - just what you want

Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football
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Nearpost poddie April 26th

David Fuentes Solarno, Lucy Zelic and Eamonn Flanagan talk Aussie Football

The review! Matildas, Aussie news and ACL :We've got Aussie football covered. We've got all the news, and how many football poddies only cover Aussie football?

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Quiz: Name five Aussies Matildas heading back to the World Cup?

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Nearpost poddie April 19th

Paddy Bordier, Lucy Zelic and Nick Cumpston talk Aussie Football

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Quiz: Name five Aussies playing in Asia

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Nearpost poddie: KeaNo Victory job, Asian Champions League and all the Aussie news

Paddy Bordier, Lucy Zelic and Eamonn Flanagan talk Aussie Football

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Quiz: Name five Aussies playing in Asia

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Nearpost Poddie: We beat Germany. Socceroos, Asian Champions League and more!

Paddy Bordier, Lucy Zelic and Nick Compston talk Aussie Football

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Quiz: How many times has Australia played Germany, what were the results and who scored? It's now four and we won one!

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Nearpost March 29 2011: A-League, Gold Coast, Socceroos and AFC

Paddy Bordier, Lucy Zelic and Eamonn Flanagan talk Aussie Football

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Quiz: How many times has Australia played Germany, what were the results and who scored?

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Nearpost Poddie: Glory talk, A-League, Overseasroos and more

Paddy Bordier, Lucy Zelic and Nick Cumpston talk finals football.

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Quiz: How many German Coaches has the Socceroos had?

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Nearpost poddie: Grand Final review - the Socceroos and Ernie is gawn

Eamonn Flanagan, Peter Funnell and Nick Cumpston talk finals football.

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Quiz: How many A-League finals has Norwich played in....and won?

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Nearpost Podcast Fury Finals and Football March 1

Eamonn Flanagan, Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk finals football.

Fury dumped. Nearpost give its verdict.

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Nearpost Poddie: Finals football Zelic style!

Lucy Zelic, Paddy Bordier and Nick Cumpston talk finals football.

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Tony Sage: Business Management No 1: Pro-bono

Dear Tony

Thanks for what you've done for the game in the west, you know putting loads of dosh into it and all that, but it's not been working has it?

Not really.

And as a football fan I hate to see guys chucking dosh at the game year after year and seeing nothing tangible, nothing long-term for it.

Imagine what you could have acheived if you'd put a tenth of what you spend into community and long-term planning!

And bet you don't run your mining business in the same way and if you did would you keep your men in charge, or maybe you employ women in mining but we won't go there.

It's not to late to learn from your spending sprees, get more bang for your buck and basically get a team your hard efforts and dosh deserve to be proud of.

Sage advice in no particular order:
1.Learn from your competitors, think Roar, think Mariners. No World beaters in those teams, but some fit boys, and some very young Aussies coming thru and when the big guys are out, the young Aussies play exactly the same. COACH is the key.

2. Get rid of Fergie - he's yesterday's man - a thug on the field - has yet to produce a team worthy of the modern game.

3. Read Soccernomics - and read it fast - or else you are gonna do a load more dough. Heard you were after Dean Heffernan. Arsene Wenger doesn't sign 29 year olds - Perth do in their dozens. Is Fergie better than Arsene?

4. Football is a fast modern game. Everyone says Barcelona and Arsenal are the best styles to watch - and they win most of their games. They don't have many if any players over 28. Arsenal even got rid of Thierry Henry at 28. At Perth you don't sign them until they are 28!

5. Invest in the future. Australia is booming with young talent. Robbie Fowler, Mile Sterjovski, Jamie Harnwell, Jacob Burns, Steve McGarry, Branko Jelic, Victor Sakora, Andy Todd, Chris Coyne can I stop. Only two of these can be in your squad. Got it?

6. I'm going to stop now - but the boys and girls in the east are all watching and laughing at the Glory and the re-appointment of Fergie and his next possible signings.

7. And I'll throw in for free - coffee in Canberra. Next time you are over this way let's get away from Perth and talk Glory - dispassionately, let's look at what you can do to improve your dough and have a great team for the future.

I'll leave you with this?

If you spend heaps to get Shane Smeltz and Dean Heffernan to the club and you don't win the league (you won't) what is your next plan, sack Fergie and spend more?

In business you need to act, surely you know that, or has your business skills being over-inflated due to Chinese market demand? Looks like Clive Palmers has, you in the same boat?

Coffee's a me. Consider me a critical friend!

Nearpost talks finals football fever - w-league review and more

Lucy Zelic, Peter Funnell and myself Eamonn Flanagan talk finals football.

We've got all the news and what does Lucy think of the PFA Media Scholarship for Ross Aloisi?

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Robbie Kruse a Socceroo: So who is next?

Robbie did it at 22. Played in the A-League and made a significant contibution for the Socceroos in a big tournament, the Asian Cup.

So if Robbie can step up who will be the next guys to challenge, the next young guys currently plying their trade in the A-League but good enough to make an impression two or three years from now?

Here's five to consider....remember where Robbie was two years ago? In and out of Brisbane.

1. Luke Devere - okay he's just left but hey he could do it.
2. Matthew Leckie - a lot to learn but could make an impression a la Robbie sometime soon.
3. Iain Ramsay - left field? no left side and we need him. Could he develop further?
4. Mustafa Amini - has time on his side, heaps of it.
5. David Williams - like to see him at a decent club to start to really get success in a winning team.

6. AndIf Robbie can do it, can his mate Mitch Nicholls make the next step. A leap to far? Robbie did it!

oh and Dimi Petratos another bolter with time on his sides

Heaps more around but if Robbie is the marker we could have some decent squad members coming through our young boys.

Small Sided Games - Becoming pap in Canberra?

I'm serious about football, technical skill, education, kid development and abusing clerics in the Catholic Church...but hey that's another story!

When Capital Football the Peak Body in Canberra announce that u12 boys and girls will now play competitively, ie with results and league tables produced each week, I'm wondering on what criteria this could be considered beneficial to the development of players.

Educationally - no
Player development - no
Reducing parent sideline rage - no
Improving player morale and enjoyment - no

All Aussie teams, kids and parents want to win. Every week, no matter how many points are up for grabs.

We've already seen SSG's slipback in the U11s in recent years, and while experts argue Futsal is great for your skills only one club I know has bucked the FFA trend and gone against 7 v7 at u8 and 9 in Canberra - they play 5 v 5, the pressure seems to be on to move back to where we came from.

Think Leckie not Messi, Emerton not Sneider, Insaghi not Cahill - and that's at the top end! God help us in the u12s!

Of course well-meaning folk will say by 12 players want competition, but from my sideline stance, kids and parents are well aware of who has won the most in their non-competitive comp, so do we really need the publishing of tables to lift the spirits and enjoyment of the game.

Hope your team aren't bottom and thumped each week for all to see.

SSG's philosophy slips a little each year.

And when can we see the National Curriculum - no not the broad document they call the National Curriculum - the details. As a former teacher everyone curriculum I saw had meat and bones on the docu, what to teach each week in some detail.

FFA has no such guidance.

Nearpost: Zelic chooses Sydney FC to win Grand Final

Lucy Zelic says Sydney FC to win, Eamonn says De Vanna, and Paddy calls it Sydney in the Grand Final this weekend.

Brickbats to the ABC - Golf over football - pap!

Paddy,Lucy and Eamonn are on the pitch and review the W-League final, the A-League losers - those that didn't make the finals and who of the losers were actually winners - and why. News, Quiz and dedication to Josip.

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Nearpost Podcast: We love Muscat the Asian City not the player!

Paddy, Aaron and Nick are on the pitch and up for the Asian Cup: Can the Aussies win? Are you happy with the squad and of course all the A-League news.

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Nearpost: A-League over Asia. Football at it's best.

We still love Asia:

Paddy, Aaron and Nick Compton (Welcome Nick) are on the pitch and up for the Asian Cup:

Due to time of show airing we've left the Aussie Bahrain aside - for now - and focused mostly on the A-League, it's all happening here.

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Nearpost Podcast: Asia Cup, W-League, A-League

We still love Asia:

Paddy,and Eamonn are on the pitch and up for the Asian Cup: Can the Aussies win? Are you happy with the squad and of course all the A-League news. We review the India game, preview Korea and of course the rampaging Reds.

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Nearpost Poddie Asian Cup preview

We love Asia:

Paddy, Aaron and Steph (welcome Steph) are on the pitch and up for the Asian Cup: Can the Aussies win? Are you happy with the squad and of course all the A-League news.

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