NEW KIDS on the BLOCK BOYS in BLUE! GOAL! WEEKLY Friday 11Th October 2013 2 Reds on Tour Painting the Town Red, Liverpool’S Week in Melbourne
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Imperial Hotel for a once in a ships which has continued out on The second half so the introduc- more experiences of Liverpool FC My first night was truly about hav- lifetime chance to have a Q and A facebook and twitter as the season tion of the maverick and star painting the town red. ing a real sense of the Liverpool with club legends Robbie Fowler progressed. player Luis Suarez resulted in One of the giants of English and My journey starts from a couple culture with the Portland Hotel and Ian Rush which was set up by The highlight of the Tuesday night the second goal to Iago Aspas to world football arrived in Mel- of hours north of Melbourne in a providing a live session of cult the club in conjunction with the was the training session at Etihad round of a regulation 2 nil win and bourne on July 21st to an unbeliev- town of Bendigo where I reside podcast The Anfield Wrap. MLSA who both have to be con- Stadium where over 20,000 turned provide hopes for many Liverpool able welcome in preparation for which on Sunday July 21st I made In a room full of over 200 Liver- gratulated on a wonderful night. up and sang providing a match like supporters that this could certainly their friendly against Melbourne my way done to Melbourne. pool fanatics we were greeted by Apart from the chance to see my atmosphere. be a season to remember. Victory on Wednesday July 24th. Even at the train station wearing being engaged with football in- idol growing up Robbie Fowler the Then the big day came where over The Thursday was spent recapping The trip however was much more my Liverpool jersey, for the first sights and the famous Scouse wit. night also highlighted the commit- 95,000 supporters witnessed Liver- the highlights of the trip and see- then just the one off match but was time in this country town I was Red Touch Media who made the ment from Liverpool to embrace pool play in the flesh for the first ing the players off for their rest of rather a symbol of the growth of being asked if I was going to the event possible were even able the Melbourne community by time for many of those. their Asian tour while one lucky the Australian sporting public’s match and details on players from to bring on along the famous using the chance to help promote The start to the night was the MLSA member received an extra embracing of the world game and those who were much more famil- Liverpool sound with Silent Sleep local charities and assist them. rousing rendition of You’ll Never special memory for the trip in all it has to offer. iar with the oval ball code I could playing an amazing acoustic set. It was also the chance to have over Walk Alone which would rival any Nikki Velksoka meeting her hero Liverpool like fellow premier certainly see their was something The combination of Scouse and seven long years hard work by of the big nights Liverpool has Daniel Agger who signed her ribs league rival Manchester United different in the air that day. Australian culture melting together the MLSA committee including played in. which has now been permanently who had previously done so Arriving at the Windsor in was highlighted by the extremely Tony Papa, Anthony Dinoto, Adam A strong Liverpool performance tattooed as a reminder of trip when shortly before hand in Sydney Melbourne my hotel for this intelligent and former Liverpool McVeigh, Jai Rankine and Luke was highlighted in the first half by we catch at the Imperial to watch provide a once in a lifetime fan magnificent week I passed the Im- player Craig Johnston reflecting on Cassetta having the supporters a fantastic Steven Gerrard strike the games and reminisce of the experience. perial Hotel which is the home of his time a the club as well as his club officially recognized by the with the captain and leader of Livepool Football Club painted the The truth is only after thinking Melbourne Liverpool Supporters views on the club going forward club. the club celebrating the goal in a town red. back on it now a few months down Association where a huge This Is with the hope of returning to The Tuesday was spent back at the manner befitting how the city of the road the match while an un- Melbourne recreated in the image former glory. Imperial with plenty of banter and Melbourne had embraced Liver- Photos ROMEL AMERIKHAS Reds on Tour Liverpool FC and Melbourne Victory take centre stage at the MCG. Reds captain Steven Gerard with a Melbourne momento. LFC manager Brendan Rodgers with Victorian Premier denis PNapthine and Victory CEO An- thony Di Petrio. The Kop make themselves at home at the ‘G. www.goalweekly.com FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2013 GOAL! WEEKLY Soccer Hotlines 3 Mulching Let the fun and games begin! Every Hyundai in A-League match live Melbourne Zee Ko on ABC Radio It’s started with a flurry, begin- Football Federation Australia ning with the well-attended (FFA) has announced that every A-League launch at AAMI Park Hyundai A-League match in on Tuesday, the first of many the 2013/14 Season will have scheduled media opportunities live coverage on ABC Radio this week. platforms. A sheepish Connor Pain failed to THE BIG KICK-OFF Under the historic four-year get the better of the Old Xaver- agreement, all 127 Regular Season begins, from the fans in the stands ians State League Div. 5 Reserves matches and five Finals Series to a former marquee player turned goalkeeper and finished dead last matches this season will have opposition skipper. The row over in the strange penalty shootout that start-to-finish, uninterrupted live supporter active areas and security had been arranged for the cameras. commentary. measures threaten to overshadow Archie Thompson gave a Gallic FFA CEO David Gallop hailed Harry Kewell’s return as the new shrug and then glanced sheepishly the new agreement as another sign Melbourne Heart captain, as the at his young teammate, as Ad- of football’s breakthrough into the Red and Whites promise to do bet- elaide clinched the first trophy of mainstream of Australian society. ter in coach John Aloisi’s second the season – one that Simon Hill “Live sports on ABC Radio have season. long been a staple of Australian gleefully announced was made of from the previous management. Retre and Hernan Espindola. Vic- turn this season from Sweden, but What else could go wrong? Plenty life and I’m delighted that hun- pure solid plastic gold. Postecoglou’s tenure began with tory have yet to announce their fans could be cheered up by news already has, as marquee man dreds of hours of A-League action Well, at least they didn’t finish a disheartening (pun unintended) own provisional squad, but like at that New Zealand international Orlando Engelaar broke his leg will be on the radio this season,” below Melbourne Heart. loss to his crosstown rivals last Heart, there’ll be plenty of interest defender Rebekah Stott is on her in his first friendly appearance said Gallop. Oh wait they did, as a gleeful year, and although it proved a blip from fans. Who’s going to be the way back from a playing stint in against Brisbane Roar, such a “The national radio broadcaster Patrick Kisnorbo was happy to in the end, you get the feeling that next Andrew Nabbout and Connor Germany. With new coach David massive blow that Heart immedi- adds significantly to our reach remind them repeatedly. a repeat will not be tolerated. Pain, or Jeremy Walker and Sam Edmonson at the helm, the team ately wrapped Kewell and fellow at a time when audiences for the But of course the real contest It’s been interesting on the youth Mitchinson? The next A-League will hope to replicate the form signing Michael Mifsud in cotton A-League are booming and there’s is this Saturday when the two side of things too, as Heart have superstar could be right there in that saw them make their first ever wool. The two would not see any a massive surge in interest in Melbourne teams clash yet again stolen a march on their rivals by those team lists, you never know. Grand Final last season. action before the season started football. in a battle of the titanic A-League announcing their preliminary Moving on, another team yet to But enough talk already, the proper, as their team continued its “The ABC is a great supporter clubs, drawing a capacity crowd to National Youth League team, and announce a squad is the Mel- weekend’s on us and if you’re sorry record of losing to A-League of the game, including the live the Etihad Stadium as the world’s including last year’s Victory youth bourne Victory Women’s team reading this you’ll probably be on opposition in preseason for a TV coverage of the Westfield premier football competition gets captain Luke O’Dea in it.