Given all the glowing publicity surrounding the new Gold Coast United franchise early in the season, including a cloying puff piece on Channel 9's 60 Minutes, this makes particularly depressing reading.
Yes, stadium deals are tricky things. Sydney FC, for one, suffered from an onerous deal with the SFS (Aussie Stadium, as it then was) in the first A-League season, one which was largely responsible for the loss the club made in 2005/06. Click to continue reading...

John: Watching the roar wasn't much fun Saturday
Informed Source: I'll bet. They seem to be in a big low.
John: Bob Malcolm caused 2 goals and looked like he wasn't even playing, so did Moore in the 1st 20 mins.
Informed Source: Malcolm may well know that he's unlikely to be part of the main mix from here on in. Click to continue reading...

Or at least he loves weather people. Espinoza visited Channel 9 today to do a satellite interview with the BBC in advance of tomorrow's World Cup qualifier between the USA and Honduras. While he was there, Espinoza ran into Bryan Busby, Channel 9's weather guy. The two introduced themselves and chatted for a bit before posing for this picture. Click to continue reading...

Though it's a little blurry, here is a picture of Michael Kraus scoring the game-winning goal against his former club.
Our Swope Park Rangers topped the Creighton University Bluejays 4-2 this morning on the strength of goals from Adam Cristman (2), former Creighton standout Michael Kraus and Aaron Hohlbein. Click to continue reading...

An Australian sports show talking about male sports. Two women hosts and one male.
Can this be right? Should this be allowed? Is this Australian history.
Wouldn't happen on SBS, FoxSports or Channel 9 would it...or maybe it has?
Lucy Zelic, Michella Bertrand and Aaron Walker. Click to continue reading...

Football Stars Of Tomorrow launches this Sunday, June 28, at 2pm on Nine
I rate Channel 9 alongside 7 and 10. Crap, just crap. But they are very important to the masses. Hey I'm a TV snob, so what.
So seeing Channel 9 put a program out to the masses about football, junior football, I reckon it's excellent and a sign finally that someone out their in mass-media land on FTA understands the commercial potential of football in Australia. Click to continue reading...

I was concerned about Brisbane RFC announcing that it didn't need FFA money and was going it alone. To be honest, I liked the idea of a new major investor and new dollars and the prospect of a new direction. Perhaps a guest player.
However, more than the announcement that former Channel 9 sports commentor Chris Bombolas is to be the new Roar Chair was the photo. Click to continue reading...

Had a chat with FFA Tech Director Han Berger, the man with the plan to take the game forward over the next four years in Australia.
He has the ear of Pim, or Tim Verbeek as he's known on Channel 9, and picked the Under 13 boys team this week at the National Championships.
He has opinions on elite football, junior football and everything you'd hope for from a Technical Director. Click to continue reading...

The Rapids announced a deal with KUSA, the local NBC affiliate, to broadcast the remaining Rapids games not being covered by Altitude. The games will be broadcast on Universal Sports in the Denver market, which is channel 9.3 over the air and channel 250 on Comcast. The deal also includes English-language broadcasts for the Rapids two Telefutura games this season (both against Houston) starting with this Sunday's game at the Dynamo. Click to continue reading...

Matildas, Carl Valeri, Boca Juniors to tour Australia, Olyroos World Cup draw for Beijing, Channel 9 want football, ACT Government spending.
It's all here...
Six Matildas are playing or will shortly head overseas to play for foreign clubs as women's football continues to evolve. Click to continue reading...