December 31, 2007
Mariners knocked off perch
CENTRAL Coast’s premiership stocks plummeted as Melbourne Victory kept alive their faint finals hopes with an emphatic 5-2 victory at Bluetongue Stadium on Monday night.
CENTRAL Coast’s premiership stocks plummeted as Melbourne Victory kept alive their faint finals hopes with an emphatic 5-2 victory at Bluetongue Stadium on Monday night.
TURKISH football club Genclerbirligi are reportedly set to axe Nicky Carle, leaving A-League club Newcastle Jets chomping at the bit to entice the Australia midfielder back home.
PERTH captain Simon Colosimo admits the Glory boy boys may force him to leave the A-League club, but he insists he has as yet made no decision concerning his playing future.
THE season-long pattern of disruption continues for Melbourne Victory with striker Archie Thompson in doubt for tonight’s away game against the Central Coast Mariners.
DOUBTFUL Central Coast Mariners midfielder John Hutchinson has revealed the biggest driving force for his teammates as they inch towards the minor premiership.
QUEENSLAND Roar continued their domination over Perth Glory with a 4-1 win at Members Equity Stadium to join Central Coast on top of the A-League.
JOEL Griffiths again showed how important he was to Newcastle’s A-League campaign - and this time he wasn’t even playing.
CENTRAL Coast coach Lawrie McKinna has been keeping a close eye on his players’ body language this week and is sure the Mariners aren’t about to choke in their bid for the A-League minor premiership.
QUEENSLAND Roar coach Frank Farina is happy for pressure to start building on the team in its strong pursuit of a maiden A-League crown.
ADELAIDE United’s faltering A-League season is quickly going from bad to worse with Olyroo Kristian Sarkies hospitalised and coach Aurelio Vidmar possibly finding himself in hot water with league officials.
MARK Schwarzer may believe he’s not being challenged for Australia’s goalkeeping job, but Newcastle Jets custodian Ante Covic says he can win the role from the Middlesbrough star.
ADELAIDE United chief executive Sam Ciccarello appreciates the irony in Adelaide Oval providing the platform that officially dethroned cricket as summer’s No. 1 sport.
QUEENSLAND Roar young gun Robbie Kruse won’t use an untimely virus as an excuse if he again fails to deliver in Perth.
THE presence of Australia coach Pim Verbeek has given the trip to Central Coast Mariners added meaning for Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos.
ADELAIDE United is in danger of missing their first A-League finals after falling 3-1 to fierce rival Sydney FC in sweltering conditions at Adelaide Oval.
FORMER Socceroo Stan Lazaridis’s comeback for Perth Glory has been put back another week.
MELBOURNE Victory coach Ernie Merrick insists he is the right man for the job and that his team can salvage something from the remainder of their A-League season-gone-wrong.
CRUSH, kill, destroy.” That’s what Adelaide United boss Aurelio Vidmar says he wants to do to Sydney FC in the historic A-League clash at Adelaide Oval.
MELBOURNE Victory are set to make three changes to their line-up, including a first start for signing Nick Ward, for the New Year’s Eve game against Central Coast Mariners.
AUSTRALIA legend John Aloisi has shaken off his knee injury and looks set to taunt the Melbourne Victory backline by adding to his goal haul since returning from Europe.