You came here looking for the Round 2 tips and predictions, didn’t you? Well, you’re too late! We’ve been picked up and placed on the Football360 website, where we hope to build up the following that we enjoyed on The Roar. Why are you still reading? You should have already clicked on the link andContinue reading “Lucky 31 experiment Round 2 : We’ve moved!”
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Brimful of Asha as Sydney dive
Sydney FC Women 2 Adelaide United 2 A late Olimpico goal from India Breier rescued a point for Adelaide United at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday afternoon as the demons of the last two seasons came back to haunt the Sky Blues after doing more than enough to win. Asha Sutton gave the goal-deprived SydneyContinue reading “Brimful of Asha as Sydney dive”
The day that football died
Sydney FC 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 A preface to this : every fixture this season will now be tested against the yardstick of the Australia Cup final. The opening fixture of the eagerly-anticipated 2026/27 A-League season was billed as a blockbuster, the Sydney derby, the fierce cross-town rivalry, but by the end of theContinue reading “The day that football died”
A-League tipping Round 1 : We’re back!
Well, all of a sudden, the football gods aligned and we got everyone’s tips in just in time for the opening fixture of the season. We’re back up and running. The motely crew of Stuart Thomas, Andrew Prentice and Texi Smith, refreshed after the longest off-season in the world, are here to guide you throughContinue reading “A-League tipping Round 1 : We’re back!”
Football is alive and well in Australia
South Melbourne 1 (4) Melbourne Victory (3) South Melbourne staged a remarkable comeback in extra time to send the Australia Cup final to penalties and create one of the most dramatic scenes in domestic football history at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Trailing to a contentious Denis Genreau strike and seeing their hopes fade, itContinue reading “Football is alive and well in Australia”
Book review : The Coping Stone
When I picked up a copy of The Coping Stone at author Paul Nicholls’ maiden book launch at Gleebooks in Sydney, despite having been told all about it in the fascinating discussion with Dr Ian Syson, I still didn’t really have a grasp of what I was getting myself into. The book, a magnificent squareContinue reading “Book review : The Coping Stone”
Timid Sydney beaten in big blew
Sydney FC 0 Melbourne Victory 2 Sydney FC crumbled to a horrible defeat at home to their arch rivals Melbourne Victory on Wednesday night, beaten by the their opponents, a whistle-shy referee and a fierce breeze that the home team simply couldn’t master. It was a return to the dark ages of Corica-ball and theContinue reading “Timid Sydney beaten in big blew”
Sekine smashes Sydney FC into semis
SD Raiders 0 Sydney FC 1 A superb strike from silky Japanese import Takahiro Sekine guided Sydney FC past the stumbling block of NPL side SD Raiders at Fairfield Showground on Wednesday night. On a perfect winter’s night for football, the home team kept themselves in the game until the bitter end, but coudn’t findContinue reading “Sekine smashes Sydney FC into semis”
All stars get the Blues
Chelsea 3 A-League All Stars 0 The A-League All Stars were swept aside by a silky Chelsea women’s team on Wednesday night as the Sydney Cup concluded in a low-key manner at Allianz Stadium. Two goals in the first ten minutes from Sandy Baltimore and Sjoeke Nüsken had the Blues in the driving seat earlyContinue reading “All stars get the Blues”
Yee haw – FIFA World Cup 2026
I told myself I wouldn’t write an account of our 2026 World Cup trip to North America, but here we are. When I’m in my 80s I’ll be able to look back at the cool things I did in my life, and this was definitely one of them. I wrote a book about my lastContinue reading “Yee haw – FIFA World Cup 2026”