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New Additions 4: Ex-Everton, West Browmich Albion, West Ham United and Manchester United players go overseas

Les Rosbifs 22 July @ 03:53 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The latest batch of new members of Les Rosbifs includes a batch of coaches who have not been mentioned previously. Slipping under the radar for the past few months was Craig Short. The former Everton, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers defender is assistant manager of Ferencvaros in Hungary who, as we all know, are back [.

New Additions 5: Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City players found Down Under

Les Rosbifs 22 July @ 11:11 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A special edition of the New Additions feature here on Les Rosbifs. Thanks to the wonderful people on the SI Games forums, most notably their Australian researcher 'Roger', a whole host of Englishmen have been dredged up and not just in the A-League. A whole host of English footballers are kicking about in the [.

New Melbourne Victory 2009-10 home and away shirt

Soccer Blog 05 May @ 02:04 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A-League club Melbourne Victory have unveiled their home and away strips for the 2009-10 season. The club have also announced a new multi million dollar deal with Greek lottery company Intralot, who replace Samsung as the sponsors of the club. The deal is reportedly worth $2m ( AUD) over two years, with Intralot having an option [.

Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory: Major Semi-Final Preview

MVFC Blog 06 February @ 08:51 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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And so it begins. The Queensland Roar got the ball rolling last night with an all-important 2-0 away-from-home win against the Central Coast Mariners (report). Attention now turns to tonight's affair in Adelaide. Melbourne have had the edge over Adelaide all year, with three wins from three. That may, as Kevin Muscat suggests, give us a [.

Goodbye: Malone back to Wolverhampton Wanderers – but for how long? St Johnstone and Ujpest interested

Les Rosbifs 19 July @ 06:34 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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There's been a clear out of Les Rosbifs in recent days, what with the transfer silly season in full swing and approximately six weeks of the transfer window still to run. Even though a number of Englishmen abroad are contracted to their clubs, it gives their owners the prospect of a payday if they can [.

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United: Jan 6, 2008

MVFC Blog 05 January @ 07:17 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Number 1 meets number 2 at the Telstra Dome tonight, as Adelaide United and the Melbourne Victory go head to head to determine who takes the top of the ladder. A win for Adelaide, giving them a 4-point lead at the top of the table with a game in hand, would all but guarantee them the [...]

One foot in the door

MVFC Blog 08 February @ 04:59 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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First of all, I hope that you and your friends and family have all remained safe this weekend. My deepest sympathies go out to anyone who has lost a loved one in the bush fires. It didn't feel quite right to start this blog post without pausing to acknowledge what's currently happening in our fine [.

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United: Semi Final 2nd Leg Preview

MVFC Blog 12 February @ 07:15 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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If statistics are anything to go by, things aren't looking good for Adelaide United. They haven't beaten Melbourne since the Pre-Season Cup. Melbourne has won all of its last 6 games at home. And Adelaide has a 2 goal deficit to make up for; meaning, in short, that it must score at least three times [.

New Brisbane Roar 2009-10 Kits- Home and Away

Soccer Blog 22 May @ 12:52 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A-League side Brisbane Roar ( formerly known as Queensland Roar) have unveiled photos of their new home and away strips for the 2009-10 season. Made by Reebok, the Roar will wear the new strip for the first time on July 12 in a pre season friendly against Celtic at the Suncorp Stadium. The new home shirt is [.

8 Rounds In, Some Thoughts

MVFC Blog 28 September @ 09:04 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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After a poor start to the season, we can breathe easy again. Two wins on the trot has put Melbourne a point from first place, though the A-League is so tight this season that we're still only in sixth place. But it's good to see the team hit some form at last.

With a third of the season almost done, I thought I'd pop in to share my thoughts on how the mighty Victory are faring this year.

Melbourne Victory vs Queensland Roar: Round 18 Preview

MVFC Blog 01 January @ 05:01 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Melbourne Victory hosts the Queensland Roar tonight, in what is a critical juncture of the A-League season. The Roar sit on equal points with Melbourne, but edge us out on goal difference. A win tonight for either side would go a long way to ensuring their finals aspirations. The Central Coast Mariners have already played their [.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix: Round 21 Preview

MVFC Blog 22 January @ 07:35 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Round 20 and 21 have been a little like a penalty shoot-out. Melbourne lines up; shoots; scores. Adelaide's turn; they shoot; score. Now back to Melbourne. It's far from a perfect analogy, but I think it may help those disgruntled by the fact that the final round of the A-League is staggered - rather than having [.

Melbourne Victory advance to the Grand Final

MVFC Blog 15 February @ 05:05 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Another embarrassing thrashing of Adelaide United in a finals series, another coach's outburst. No evil forces conspiring, just the city of Adelaide, a "piss-ant" according to Aurelio Vidmar. After Vidmar's hissy-fit, it's hard to see how Adelaide are going to regroup for their semi-final against the Queensland Roar, who put the Central Coast Mariners away 4-1 [.

10 meaningless A-League statistics

MVFC Blog 22 February @ 06:24 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Adelaide put some demons to rest on Saturday night as it beat Queensland Roar 1-0. Disappointing for Queensland fans, and a surprising finish for many who wrote off Adelaide after the hiding in Melbourne and Aurelio Vidmar's rant. Adelaide now get a chance for redemption. I thought I'd take the occasion to compile a bunch of [.

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United: A-League Grand Final

MVFC Blog 26 February @ 07:57 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Call me crazy, but I think the only thing that could undo the Melbourne Victory tomorrow night is complacency. Melbourne faltered at times during season 4 of the A-League - especially against teams propping up the ladder. For the latter half of the season, this became the pattern: solid wins against top of the table sides, [.

Melbourne Victory: Champions 2008-09

MVFC Blog 01 March @ 07:26 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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On Saturday night, in front of a packed house of over 53,000 at the Dome formerly known as Telstra, the Melbourne Victory became the first club in A-League history to win the Grand Final twice and to win all three trophies in a single season (Pre-Season Cup, Premiers and Grand Final Champions). It was far from [.

New Perth Glory 2009-10 home shirt

Soccer Blog 18 May @ 05:36 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A League club Perth Glory have unveiled their new 2009-10 home strip. The shirt was officially released by club owner Tony Sage, and features vertical stripes for the first time in the club's history. The new 2009-10 Perth Glory shirt is manufactured by Reebok. It has white stripes against the traditional purple background.

Gold Coast United 2009-10 shirts- home and away

Soccer Blog 14 June @ 02:22 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A-League side Gold Coast United have revealed their shirts that will be worn for their 2009-10 league campaign. The Queensland based side are making their debut in the 2009-10 A-League season. The home shirt is yellow in colour, with blue shorts and royal blue socks completing the outfit. Gold Coast United have gone for an all white away [.

A-LEAGUE UPDATE: Ex-Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers strikers score on their debuts, but end up on losing sides

Les Rosbifs 14 August @ 10:25 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Robbie Fowler got off the mark on his A-League debut last weekend, although his North Queensland Fury fell to a 3-2 home defeat against Sydney FC. Fowler, formerly of Liverpool and made club captain, converted a penalty after an hour to level the scores at 2-2. However, former Portsmouth man John Aloisi scored a winner [.

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar: 3 – 3

MVFC Blog 16 August @ 03:54 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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One point from two home games is hardly something to be pleased about, but last night's comeback draw felt like a win. The revamped back line was quite atrocious at times in the first half, but tightened up considerably in the second period. Not coincidentally, Melbourne showed a lot more class going forward after the break.

DTotD: Headstand face kick

Dirty Tackle 18 August @ 12:04 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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That's Robbie Fowler pulling off a gymnastic Chuck Norris move in an A-League match to kick Gold Coast United's Anderson in the face in the 85th minute of his North Queensland side's 5-0 loss on Saturday.

Despite the awesomely vicious nature of this impressive maneuver, Fowler did not get booked, nor did he get punished afterward by the match review panel because the referee ruled that it did not warrant punishment.

Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets: 1-1

MVFC Blog 03 September @ 09:15 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Pedestrian. Lethargic. Boring.

A shade over 15,000 came out to watch 90 minutes of the dullest football I've ever seen at the Dome. It all went wrong about three minutes in when Billy Celeski went down and stayed down. No Celeski. No Hernandez. The only bright spark for me was Matthew Kemp, who was in fine form after a couple weeks away.

Dull, but good enough

MVFC Blog 04 January @ 07:32 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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If 2008 ended with a bang, 2009 began with a dull thud. Melbourne Victory rose to the top of the table, albeit only for a night, with a 2-1 win over the Queensland Roar, but it wasn't pretty. Queensland and Melbourne, ranked second and third on the ladder before this round started, were as evenly balanced [.

Melbourne number 1, back where they belong

MVFC Blog 06 January @ 06:59 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Victory are back at the top of the table, with their third win over Adelaide United this season. Nice one. It was a top-of-the-table clash, with first place up for grabs, but I was still surprised at crowd attendance. Over 27,000 on a Tuesday night is a great turn-out by any stretch of the imagination, [.

…and we tumble down again

MVFC Blog 15 January @ 06:24 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Dear readers, I'm afraid MVFC Blog has been the victim of some wily hackers. I have done just about everything I can think of to fix it, but Google still seems unconvinced. Please do NOT visit MVFC Blog at the moment, as it may not be safe for your computer. I'll keep you posted. For [...]

Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners: Round 20 Preview

MVFC Blog 15 January @ 06:22 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Dear readers, I'm afraid MVFC Blog has been the victim of some wily hackers. I have done just about everything I can think of to fix it, but Google still seems unconvinced. Please do NOT visit MVFC Blog at the moment, as it may not be safe for your computer. I'll keep you posted. For [...]

Melbourne number 1, back where they belong

MVFC Blog 06 January @ 06:59 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Victory are back at the top of the table, with their third win over Adelaide United this season. Nice one. It was a top-of-the-table clash, with first place up for grabs, but I was still surprised at crowd attendance. Over 27,000 on a Tuesday night is a great turn-out by any stretch of the imagination, [.

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United: Jan 6, 2008

MVFC Blog 05 January @ 07:17 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Number 1 meets number 2 at the Telstra Dome tonight, as Adelaide United and the Melbourne Victory go head to head to determine who takes the top of the ladder. A win for Adelaide, giving them a 4-point lead at the top of the table with a game in hand, would all but guarantee them the [...]

Dull, but good enough

MVFC Blog 04 January @ 07:32 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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If 2008 ended with a bang, 2009 began with a dull thud. Melbourne Victory rose to the top of the table, albeit only for a night, with a 2-1 win over the Queensland Roar, but it wasn't pretty. Queensland and Melbourne, ranked second and third on the ladder before this round started, were as evenly balanced [.

Melbourne Victory vs Queensland Roar: Round 18 Preview

MVFC Blog 01 January @ 05:01 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Melbourne Victory hosts the Queensland Roar tonight, in what is a critical juncture of the A-League season. The Roar sit on equal points with Melbourne, but edge us out on goal difference. A win tonight for either side would go a long way to ensuring their finals aspirations. The Central Coast Mariners have already played their [.

Back in action: The blog and the Victory

MVFC Blog 21 January @ 05:56 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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I'm happy to say that all the hackers' damage has been removed from the site, so you are once again free to visit MVFC Blog. My apologies. The site should be much more secure now. Let's hope this never happens again. Last Friday's game against the Central Coast Mariners was, of course, a wonderful night for [.

New Adelaide United 2009-10 Kits- Home and Away

Soccer Blog 21 June @ 04:31 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Australian A-League side Adelaide United have officially released their new kits for the 2009-10 season. The launch took place on top of the Montefiore Hill in the northern part of the city. The home shirt ( modeled by Travis Dodd in the photo below), is red in colour and will be worn for the first time [.

Aussie owner doesn’t want the nuisance of too many fans

Dirty Tackle 27 October @ 05:34 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Clive Palmer, The owner of new Australian A-League club Gold Coast United, is sick and tired of people not coming (they have the smallest average attendance in the league at 4,500) to see his team play in the 27,400 seat Robina Stadium that he's overpaying to rent for home matches, so he's opted to go with perhaps the dumbest PR move a club owner has ever attempted by closing all but one side of the stadium and only allowing a maximum of 5,000 people in for each game.

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United A-League Highlights (Video)

Caught Offside 12 December @ 02:32 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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A goal from Fabian Barbiero gave Adelaide a much needed win over Brisbane Roar.

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DTotD: Commentator jinx

Dirty Tackle 15 December @ 03:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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When a commentator talks about a team's excellent disciplinary record and how "NONE of the players have EVEN BEEN CLOSE to problems with yellow cards" and how "NO ONE has been sent off" (emphasis added), he's basically summoning the black magic power of the commentator (the one and only magic power they have) to put a swift and immediate jinx on whatever team he is talking about, rendering whatever he just said null and void.

Nearpost National Show - 29/12/09

Football in the Capital 30 December @ 03:01 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Lucy and Paddy have the controls for the last show in 2009 and there's no stopping them. Its all happenning! The A league gossip, who really coaches Kuwait and what's in a name anyway, the Soccerros playing roster, whose in and whose out and who knows, and can they win, where did all the people come from to watch the last A league round - that's easy - they listen to the Nearpost National.