Yeah, he signed a one-year-deal at the end of the last season for Basel. My brother and I were talking about Chippers the other day and he told me that Chippers is the most-winning player in Basel's 100-odd year history. I knew he'd played the fourth or fifth most caps for them, but didn't know he'd ...

Oh really?

I read an article a few weeks before the World Cup started and Chipperfield was suggesting he wanted to play on for a while after the WC, I guess he is more than getting on a bit though.

Well, he'll always be a remembered as a Wollongong, Basel and Socceroos legend.

The Asian Cup is only six and a bit months away, and our performances against Ghana and Serbia - at a WC that we went into with several key players severely underdone - prove we are good enough to win it. Of course, Korea Republic and Japan will be tough to beat and there might even be another ...

Liverpool are forever living off past glories and have unrealistic expectations in the here and now. They are a strong club, but the fact they are still referred to as part of "the big four" irritates me as they haven't won the league title for 20 years, and have finished OUTSIDE the top four on ...

I think it will be 1-1

Liverpool are forever living off past glories and have unrealistic expectations in the here and now. They are a strong club, but the fact they are still referred to as part of "the big four" irritates me as they haven't won the league title for 20 years, and have finished OUTSIDE the top four on ...

Who will win the 2010 Golden Boot Award? I have named my top choice and best outsider. What are your predictions everyone? TOP CHOICE: DAVID VILLA - Since Spain have a strong chance of making the semis and therefore playing seven matches, he is an obvious choice. They should rack up a score against ...

Who will win the 2010 Golden Boot Award? I have named my top choice and best outsider. What are your predictions everyone? TOP CHOICE: DAVID VILLA - Since Spain have a strong chance of making the semis and therefore playing seven matches, he is an obvious choice. They should rack up a score against ...

How awkward will it be for Williams going back to Boro... cant say he'd be looked at favourably upon his return. way to go bottle of shiraz up a young kids club career Pim.... :roll: Yeah, way out of line for Pim to say that. Whatever (if anything) Rhys told him regarding injections/pressure from ...

Australia's loss is Uniteds gain +1 Hopefully hes not in charge of the Asian cup like Arnold was in 2007 I really hope not too, though it could be on the cards since the Asian Cup is only six months after the World Cup and they haven't hired a successor to Pim yet. I think everyone: FFA, the ...

How many interchanges can you make in a friendly? It's six, not 11 as someone else suggested. Used to be unlimited up until about seven or eight years ago. I think FIFA changed it not long after Sven Goran Eriksson subbed the entire English team at H/T against Australia in a friendly in 2002 ...

Well, he's Dutch and he's interested, that's all FFA requires.

See, that's the problem with this forum sometimes and possibly why it's under censorhip threat. I miss part of Mel Mc's report on Fox news and I ask a genuine question about whether the Kiwi, Tim Brown will miss the World Cup because of injury sustained against Australia, and I get abused by the ...

Ghana are the 2nd best team in Africa, I dont know why people think Australia will get a result, Aust only just managed to get a win vs the Oceania winner Actually, Ghana are the BEST African team at the WC, Egypt didnt make it Well, let's see. Since the game that "Aus only just managed to get a ...

P W D L GF GA GD PTS Australia 3 0 0 3 0 ? ? 0 Really hate to say it and hope I'm wrong, but more than likely right! I guess that's a possibility of happening, but then again so is Australia topping the group. I think they will be right in it against Ghana, of course they could still lose against ...

I think its seriously risky to leave out McDonald and rely on Kewell as a striker. Not so much taking anything away from Kewell or any of the other strikers. I dont feel it necessary to bag the other strikers like Holman in the process of saying McDonald should be on the plane. In a lot of the ...

DOC wrote:he and schwarzer completed the first training session fully

Well, he would want to be able to complete a training session where all they do is jog around for an hour or so.

Kewell and Emerton both sat out the first proprer training session last night our time.

Yeah, and Holman can try and beat Archie's record of 13 lol

My bad.......I forgot he came off the bench against Brazil for 30 minutes. But he still wasn't up to starting all three group games, and I doubt he will this time around either. I think he has to play 90 minutes against Ghana, which means maybe not starting him against Germany.

The "kiwi that Cahill hurt" was Leo Bertos you moron, and he's fine.

Brown has a shoulder injury that he carried into the game. Bad luck to him if it's true he will be out of the WC, but no Australian is to blame.

Given that Harry Kewell is still waiting for an all-clear to play after almost six months on the sidelines (apart from a measly two minute stint for Galatasaray some weeks back), it appears that he is little or no chance of getting through three intense group matches at the World Cup, especially ...

"Carle and McDonald have done nothing wrong. Their ruin has not been by their own hand and they can take some comfort that throughout football history some brilliant players have just had the misfortune to be matched with managers who aren’t up to the task of giving colour, texture and definition to ...

Just clicked on Loppermann's link......lol "Rick roll'd"

the last game will be a dead rubber against serbia, i wont be heading out the the various live spots in the city if thats the case, i will just stay home and watch it. we will get a draw against ghana, germany and serbia will belt us, we are just not good enough, our squad is crap! the USA have a ...

I agree with a lot of you that FAR too much is being read into the other night. No Kewell, no Emo, no Wilkshire, no Chippers, Bresc and Culina had their first runs in ages, plus the result of this game meant more to NZ than it did to Aus. And remember that they looked ordinary in all three of the ...

is not news that macca cant perform for australia. how many games is it now? its too big a risk to 'hope' he performs in the world cup. Do you - and while I'm at it, does Pim - actually watch McDonald play in this formation, or do you just look at the scorecard at the end of the match to see if he ...