Ah, wee Colin

The casuals tried to do you in when you were at school, but they're all listening now.  They're sitting round with their bairns and they're sweeping up in Burger King.  And they'll be thinking, "Jesus!  That's Colin Cook from Arbroath!"  And Colin is sitting there, cool as a cat with Mr and Mrs van Nistelrooy.  Still, Monday morning and it's back to FAL for you, boy.

 

Colin fae Manurewa (via Dundee and Arbroath)

Who needs a house in the ferry when you can join Mr and Mrs van Nisterooy for a spot of fine dining.

Auckland City FC representative Colin Cook accepts the Oceania Club of the Decade award at the IFFHS World Football Gala 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.

People forget about non-league football...

...and they forget about it at their peril because that is football.



A film by legendary director Paul Kelly (Finisterre; What have you done today, Mervyn Day?; Lawrence of Belgravia etc).   Narrated by former Earl Brutus front man Nick Sanderson.

"...and it's more beautiful than what we had before"

On a van in Ravensbourne

 

"The result doesn't matter: we came here to cheer you on"

"anyone who hasn't been here before will find out what this place is like. There's a soul here. There's something about this place: every second something happens, from the first minute to the 93rd. Thousands of throats carry us, like the wind. It never stops; they never stop. More than afición [supporters], we're talking about hinchada [fans]. They have done all they can to make tomorrow special: hopefully everything will go well and everyone will enjoy it, win or lose – that's the priority. You should see them: they have been preparing this for days."

Read more here:- "love Rayo, hate racism"

Embarrassing

Clive Palmer, billionaire owner of Gold Coast United:

"I don't even like the game.  I think it's a hopeless game.  Rugby league's a much better game."

It seems the FFA don't care who they get their money from... Russian consortiums, Indonesian investors, crooked property developers and, as it turns out, even people who hate the game.

The A League model exemplifies everything that is wrong with the sport IMHO.  I maintain that you need football people owning and running football clubs.