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Right, plenty to talk about today so lets get straight to it. First of all, we said goodbye to
Matthew Kemp this week as he decided to retire from A-League football. He's moved back home to
Adelaide with his family where he may continue playing at State level but his days at the top have
Victory full-back Matthew Kemp has today announced his retirement from A-League football and will
now return to his home town of Adelaide. Kemp joined Melbourne Victory from Adelaide United in
April 2007 and went on to make 79 appearances for the club. During this time, the versatile full
back's highlights included the Premiership/Championship double in
Good afternoon. Its been a sad week for Victory fans as we farewelled a legend of the club in
Carlos Hernandez. We all would have loved for Carlos to stay, me especially, but it's important
that people understand that in order to rejuvenate the squad sacrifices have to be made. The
Costa Rican's departure frees up a
We all knew it was coming. For months now the future of Carlos Hernandez has been up in the air and
all signs pointed to him leaving Melbourne. Although I had gotten used to the idea it didn't make
it any easier when his departure was confirmed by the club yesterday. As regular readers will
Melbourne Victory have announced that Carlos Hernandez has left the club after a new contract could
not be agreed upon. The club say considerable time was spent negotiating with Carlos, but
ultimately it was unable to agree to terms. Since joining the club in 2007, the 30 year-old made
122 appearances and played a pivotal role
Good afternoon. As you all know Euro 2012 is right around the corner and in preparation I've teamed
up with the official broadcaster, Setanta Sports to help promote their latest competition called
PredictaBall. Setanta are asking football fans to submit their own predictions for what they think
might happen at Euro 2012 via their Facebook
Morning. As the squad resumed training yesterday ahead of the Olympiacos game, Ange Postecoglou
began his first day on the job. It was an eventful one too as he made his first big decision in
releasing Ante Covic and Grant Brebner. Its not surprising considering both players were out of
contract and the manager has
Melbourne Victory have announced today that Ante Covic and Grant Brebner have been released. As new
manager Ange Postecoglou looks to make room within the salary cap he decided that both
un-contracted players were no longer needed. Since joining the club in season two of the Hyundai
A-League, Brebner made 120 appearances, including the Premiership/Championship
Good morning once again. First up today, the Victory Medal presentation which was held last night.
My prediction was spot on (not that it was a difficult one to pick) with Ante Covic winning a well
deserved Victory Medal. Here's a summary of all the award winners: Victory Medal & Player's Player
of the Year: Ante
Good morning all. You know, its unfortunate that we weren't able to sign Ange Postecoglou last year
because we could have avoided twelve months of torture. But enough of that. The important thing is
that he's here now and the board have finally made the correct decision. You have to hand it to
them, despite
Ange Postecoglou has finally been unveiled as the new Melbourne Victory manager at a press
conference today, signing a three year deal with the A-League's biggest club. Postecoglou quit his
position as coach of Brisbane Roar on Tuesday in order to join Victory and he says he's ready for a
new challenge; "It's a big club, with
You may not believe it but comedians love football too and Danny McGinlay is proof. Fresh from
the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Danny is April's Fan of the Month: Full Name: Danny
John Terry McGinlay (would be a sweet name if I was a Chelsea Fan). Where are you from? Inner
Northern suburbs.
Morning all. As your aware today is Anzac Day. It is of course a day to remember those who
sacrificed so much for us by going to war for their country. Sporting events are a great way to
honour the Anzac's and while other codes have developed their own traditions its disappointing
that football has yet to follow their
A very good morning to you on this fine Grand Final day. Its always a shame when Melbourne Victory
aren't involved so today I thought I'd share some special Grand Final memories from seasons past.
First up, that unbelievable night in 2007.... The build up to the game and the buzz around
Melbourne was phenomenal.
Melbourne Victory Football Club can confirm it has been made aware of an alleged domestic incident
involving Archie Thompson and his wife, Emily, which has been referred to Victoria Police. Managing
Director, Richard Wilson, today expressed his concern in respect to Archie and Emily Thompson's
circumstances; "The club takes allegations like this very seriously.