Sydney, 1925… They call him Judy. Dressed in a football jersey the colour of the pale blue sky outside, he is nervously pacing the dressing room under the ...
On September 12, 2019 / By Paul NichollsIn case you haven’t noticed, Tim Cahill has become the-I’ve-been-everywhere-and-done-everything-man. With the squabbling in the Liberal Party unresolved, given the prospect, the juggernaut that is ‘Timmy’ Cahill would ...
On February 19, 2015 / By Zoran PajicNevena Kesic is a football fan. She went to the ball on the night of the Asian Cup Final. Here she recounts how her night turned into a ...
On February 3, 2015 / By Nevena KesicA is for Ange Postecoglou and his uncompromising idealism “Australia’s first ever Asian Cup triumph,” is the type of recent phrase routinely not attributed to the Matildas’ 2010 ...
On February 3, 2015 / By Mark GojszykOn the eve of hosting the biggest football tournament in Australia’s history, Shoot Farken has exclusively obtained Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s welcome to the 2015 Asian Cup. ...
On January 9, 2015 / By Shoot FarkenIn a plush hotel room in Osaka, in a steam filled bathroom, a hand reached out and turned off the super jet powered shower. For 30 minutes Ange ...
On November 20, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisThe new FIFA rankings are out and, as usual, it’s only a slightly more reliable measure of quality than the top 40 music charts. When I started writing ...
On October 23, 2014 / By Engel SchmidlOn his final night in Doha, Ange Postecoglou suddenly remembered he had some shopping to do. His mind was still consumed by negative thoughts stemming from two uninspiring ...
On October 21, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisAnge Postecoglou took some notes after this morning’s match against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage, London. Thanks to a mole in the Australian camp, Shoot Farken can exclusively ...
On September 9, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisBelgium. Hate the place. Full of smartarses, especially their journos. “You lost your five last games and you play against the fifth best team in the world. Are ...
On September 5, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisWhat do I, the Socceroos, and Miss Trans Star 2010 all have in common? Apart from similar reproductive organs, perhaps not much. However, we all made an appearance at ...
On July 27, 2014 / By Mark GojszykAustralia 0 Spain 3 I woke up at what would have been half time and considered the options – stay in bed, or find some courage and go find ...
On June 24, 2014 / By Paul MavroudisBrazil 0 Mexico 0 I am woken gently by my old man at 5:10am and asked, the way that substitute teachers are apparently asked, if I would like ...
On June 20, 2014 / By Paul MavroudisChile 3 Australia 1 Unlike some other extant South Melbourne fans – a very small minority I assure you – I have no regrets about continuing to support the Socceroos ...
On June 16, 2014 / By Paul MavroudisA rag-tag bunch of semi-professionals led by a street-wise war orphan arrived in West Germany 40 years ago to take on the football world’s elite. And so was ...
On May 16, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisAfter 32 years of hurt, Australian football fans have been blessed with three successive appearances in the World Cup. This most welcome blessing has also been accompanied by ...
On May 7, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisA stream-of-consciousness mind dump from Ange Postecoglou, Socceroos coach, during Australia’s 4-3 loss against Ecuador in a friendly played at The New Den, London. (This readout has been ...
On March 6, 2014 / By Athas ZafirisOn the eve of the 17th Johnny Warren Memorial Cup, Shoot Farken brings you a piece by Mark Gojszyk on his pilgrimage to the Jamberoo Pub and his encounter ...
On February 4, 2014 / By Mark GojszykIt is 10am on a Saturday and I’ve arrived with a friend at a bustling café in inner Sydney, having driven up from Melbourne the day before. Here ...
On January 16, 2014 / By Mark GojszykTomi Juric or Josh Kennedy? This could very well be the scenario confronting Socceroos manager Ange Postecoglou. Does he choose the veteran hero Josh Kennedy, our Saviour who ...
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