Australia defender Robert Cornthwaite's Tweet didn't quite go to plan. Source: JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
A-LEAGUE club owners are pushing for the number of imports allowed at each club to remain at five.
Football Federation Australia wants to reduce the amount of foreigners in the competition next year.
The "three plus one" rule, in which four visa players are permitted provided one is from an Asian Football Confederation nation is an option being considered by FFA.
But the issue came up at a recent owners telephone hook-up and they won’t budge on five, particularly considering the Wanderers can currently have up to seven.
IT seems an Adelaide A-League player is hurting his own fans.
This poor soul flatly refused a polite photographer asking him for permission to shoot pictures perhaps because he has a beef with the journalist writing the story.
Now if the guy possibly looked beyond his emotions he may well see that a heap of fans may be missing the chance to connect with him through the media.
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(FAILED) TWEET OF THE WEEK
ROBERT Cornthwaite wins this one hands down so far. We’ll paint the picture first. The Socceroos are only hours away from facing Brazil- the five-time FIFA World Cup champion and recent Confederations Cup winner on home soil on Sunday.
Cornthwaite comes up with a pearler and if it was meant to be funny, I hope he had a chuckle because we didn’t.
‘@robcornthwaite
Freo beat Cats. Port beat Pies. Day of upsets. Just a question of how many we will win by now?? #BRAvAUS #gosocceroos #neymar #football’
So what was the score? Oh that’s right. a 6-0 Socceroos’ loss.
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NOTHING stays the same forever at least in the A-League.
David Mason was the last of the original A-League media managers to end his tenure when he officially pulled the pin at Sydney FC last Friday.
Mason was with the Sky Blues during the A-League’s debut season in 2005 and has outlasted owners, coaches, administrators and players and dare we say it some fans during his eight year career.
But don’t despair Mason won’t be lost to the game.
Mason on Monday started his new gig at Football Federation Australia headquarters.
Mason is FFA’s new general manager of communications and media.
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LES Pogliacomi, 37, kept the last days of his playing career alive with a bang on Sunday.
Pogliacomi says he’ll retire at the end of the season.
But yet again he was the penalty shootout hero for his SA club Campbelltown.
The ex Oldham Athletic and Blackpool keeper refused to put big gloves away after Campbelltown ousted
Cumberland from SA’s national premier league elimination final at Steve Woodcock Centre.
Pogliacomi saved a penalty in the shootout and converted one as the Red Devils marched towards next weekend’s elimination final for a spot in the grand final.
Last weekend Pogliacomi saved three penalty shootout spot kicks.
Perth Glory fans will remember Pogliacomi at the 2000 NSL grand final when he propelled Wollongong Wolves to the title after saving three penalties in the shootout.
He also converted one!
The 196cm shot-stopper has had a blessed career.
Not many players can boast meeting and beating English Premier League clubs Manchester City or West Ham.
Pogliacomi was best-on-ground in the 2005 FA Cup win over Man City at home.
The big man also celebrated Oldham’s 1-0 League Cup win over West Ham at Upton Park in 2003.
Former England keeper David James was in goal and Socceroo Richard Garcia was dragged after 80 minutes for the Hammers.
Joe Cole who returned to West Ham this year and Michael Carrick (now Manchester United) also featured for the Hammers during that match in November 2002.
Check out Les’s 2000 NSL grand final penalty saves from about the 7 minute mark on this youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoiSP7juwP8
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OLYMPIC FC clinched the NPL Queensland premiership-grand final double, but needed penalties to defeat arch-rivals Brisbane City in Sunday night’s decider.
Scores were locked at 2-2 at full-time and 3-3 at the end of extra time in a see-sawing contest at Goodwin Park.
But it was one-way traffic in the shootout, with Olympic only needing three spot kicks, with City failing to net any of their penalties.
Olympic had already qualified for the NPL Australian play offs courtesy of their first-place finish on the ladder.
But it’s a different story in SA.
MetroStars coach Ivan Karlovic’s side needs to win the SA grand final in order to qualify for the national premier league series.
The winner of the grand final will face South Hobart in Tasmania in the NPL semi-final.
MetroStars ran away with the title winning by a whopping 13 points over its nearest rival Blue Eagles in 26 home-and-away rounds.
"We’re part timers and the biggest hurdle we’ll have is getting our squad organised for an away trip but we have to win the grand final," Karlovic said.
"That’s probably the main reason why we’re a little disappointed we were the most consistent team throughout the season.
"We’re hearing all the other states winners will come from the home-and-away season.
"The unfortunate thing as well is the boys if we get through have to tell their bosses at work they need time off and they have limited time to do that.
"I just hope this doesn’t impact on their working careers."
Blue Eagles are now favoured to win the grand final after beating MetroStars to the main game.
The Azzurri claimed a grand final berth after a 2-1 aggregate win over MetroStars on Saturday.
Metro’s now face Campbelltown in a do-or-die elimination final this weekend weekend for a spot in the grand final.
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