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FFA? When will the A-League clubs make money?

Football in the Capital 28 April @ 04:18 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Back in 2003 when the NSL died and we had to wait an eternity for football to be played professionally again in Australia it all seemed so grim.
And yet we true believers have been on a roller-coaster of emotion, more so, much more than any other code.
Most codes rumble on with their home and away season, great crowds in AFL land, less so in League, and Union is a nice part-time sport tacked on at the edges, domestically at least.

Club statement on Archie Thompson

victoryblog 17 April @ 05:07 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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.

Nearpost poddie: A-League heading to the finals. We got it all

Football in the Capital 27 March @ 02:44 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The show is dedicated to Archie Thompson - is he moving on after his latest tweet.
Catch all the A-League news ahead of the finals and which team dropped 3,000 per week this season - this in a season when we had record crowds and more than 10,000 per game per week once more.
A-League on the up.

Victory 3 show how to completely smash Wellington 0

A seat at the A-League 16 March @ 09:13 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Wellington were not in this game and will better shooting from Archie Thompson this could have been 6-0. As it was Archie who set up all three goals - all magnificent.
Victory showed us why they are the most entertaining team to watch. But. Also why they, on average, perform so badly. Too many balls pushed too long with little chance of reward - just giving the ball away.

Is Jim's appointment the end of Vision Victory?

Football in the Capital 12 March @ 10:37 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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It looks like Jim down South, sounds like Jim and according to those in the know it will be Jim.
And while Australia Coaching stocks are at an all time high the Victory are unable to set a new course or claim to be an innovative club if they take on honest, but still unproven Jim.
He dropped Broxham and Brebner from the midfield and that for me gives him a huge tick, a huge insight.

Kewell, Milligan & Thompson earn Socceroos call-up

victoryblog 21 February @ 05:07 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Melbourne Victory trio Harry Kewell, Mark Milligan and Archie Thompson have been named in Holger Osiek's Australia squad to face Saudi Arabia in next weeks World Cup Qualifier on February 29. Kewell has been in solid form over the last month and Mark Milligan, since joining the Victory on loan in January has also impressed.

Archie Thompson: It Takes Practice

victoryblog 03 February @ 06:06 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Here's a nice little video about Archie Thompson which was put together by Fox Sports. All credit goes to FoxSportsFootball on YouTube. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSPBql21yq

Harry Kewell lights up A-League

Football in the Capital 07 January @ 05:40 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Fantastic game in Melbourne last night. Is it me or does this stadium lend itself to exciting games. Fast, furious and full of entertainment.
Is it the surface, or the proximity of the crowds?
Harry Kewell was superb in Melbourne last night as the Victory defeated the Jets 2-1.
Returning to his left wing position - wonder what Mehmet thought - Kewell simply did what everyone knows he can.

Melbourne Victory Mess: Actually is it Ernie's midfield legacy?

Football in the Capital 22 November @ 06:11 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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It started with Ernie - Mehmet inherited and added to the mess and now look where we are.
The Victory midfield has been a debacle since Fred left. His fast running midfield added much to Archie Thompson and a younger Danny Allsopp's firepower but how many years ago was that.
And was the style sustainable in Asia - or even the A-League.

Mariners magic? Sydney can't fire without Antonis?

Football in the Capital 20 November @ 05:36 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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They missed beating the greatest team in Australian football by four minutes in the Grand Final last year - and even with a few Olyroos missing they still comfortably accounted for an in-form Sydney FC.
Bernie Ibini-Isei has lifted the Mariners. Younger than McBreen more skilled than Matt Simon he's a forward with an increasing goal threat.

Melbourne a mess?

Football in the Capital 20 November @ 05:09 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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There has been some exciting, fast running Victory teams over the past seven years but this is not one of them.
In fact I'm close to declaring it the worst team the Victory has ever produced.
When you see Danny Allsopp and Archie Thompson lining up together it might bring back memories for older players but fans of the game know that partnership is little threat.

Roar's training video helps the opposition

Football in the Capital 13 November @ 05:02 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Check out the video and you'll know how to stop the Roar!
If you watched the recent Wellington Roar game you'll have seen Ivan Franjic played in time and time again a la the above video training drill. Four men in the box, the ball played back or across to a Roar player.
In the drill there were only defenders - against Wellington and Victory there were 7 or 8!

Coaching Melbourne style: Mehmet and Kev - Archie is a goalscorer so play him down the middle! Get it?

Football in the Capital 05 November @ 07:43 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Hand up all those who know Archie Thompson is a proven top goalscorer in the A-League? Good that's 21 million or so Aussie's with their hands up; but there are a couple of Aussie hands not up...
Okay and hands up who didn't know - don't be shy Mehmet and Kev. We see your hands and it's okay because you are newbies to the job.

Coaching Melbourne style: Mehmet and Kev - Archie is a goalscorer so play him down the middle! Get it?

Football in the Capital 05 November @ 07:43 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Hand up all those who know Archie Thompson is a proven top goalscorer in the A-League? Good that's 21 million or so Aussie's with their hands up; but there are a couple of Aussie hands not up...
Okay and hands up who didn't know - don't be shy Mehmet and Kev. We see your hands and it's okay because you are newbies to the job.

Leijer, Thompson, Jeggo make Socceroos training camp

victoryblog 19 October @ 06:06 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Three Melbourne Victory players in Adrian Leijer, Archie Thompson and Jimmy Jeggo have been named in a 31-player Australia squad for a training camp in Sydney next week. Socceroos coach Holger Osiek is staying true to his word on giving A-League based players a chance to impress and will use the two day camp to

Free help for our new Victory Coach - and Vitaslev for that matter too.

Football in the Capital 18 October @ 02:38 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Archie Thompson has been one of the A-League most effective forwards and goalscorers in the A-League.
He's tricky, crafty, plays with a smile and when fit causes havoc.
So why not play Archie nearer to the goal, rather than out on the wing, and you might find that the Victory goal drought is over.

John Aloisi: helping or hurting?

SoccerLens 02 September @ 03:30 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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John Aloisi: helping or hurting? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

With A-League clubs beginning to convince the younger and fitter members of Australia's golden generation to return to antipodean shores, the moves come with a warning from the country's favourite penalty-taker, John Aloisi.

Football fights back... I can smell the taste of Victory (I'm almost with you)

A seat at the A-League 28 June @ 07:01 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The winter season can be quiet on the media front. Not this year.
The news from the World Cup has been bad, particularly on corruption at FIFA. However, Ben Buckley and the clubs have followed this up with a truck load of good, OK and other news. So soccer is staying there on the sporting pages, reminding families that it is an entertainment option for next season.

Couple of days in Melbourne - Santo, Srebre Delovski, Johnny Warren, Archie Thompson but no Serbia

A seat at the A-League 10 June @ 05:47 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Of course Santo was right. I had had just bought a copy of Archie Thompson's 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' Santo Caruso, owner of Australia's best specialist football bookshop 'Melbourne Sports Books', reckoned that Archie Thompson was playing in a couple of hours for the Socceroos against Serbia.

NZ teen nets 12 goals in one game

Pretty Tough » Soccer 23 May @ 02:48 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Ready. Set. Goal.

In a Southland [New Zealand] senior women's soccer game on Sunday, 14-year-old student Alex McIntosh slotted 12 goals in the one game. In doing so, she led the Old Boys women's team to a whopping 25-nil win over Queens Park. The Invercargill teen was all smiles after the match.

Football the winner in Adelaide

Football in the Capital 11 February @ 06:26 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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21,000 rocked the Adelaide Oval last night as United beat Melbourne Victory 2-1.
Wonderful atmosphere, wonderful players on show. Too many to mention but Marvin Angulo for Victory continues to catch the eye.
As did Travis Dodd with his winner - what was Michael Petkovic doing - make that all season.