This is brilliant Rhett!
Posts by Tony Persoglia
As a young gung-ho administrator who thought he knew it all, I owe a huge debt to Maria for putting me back in my box and teaching me so much about the Women's game. It was an honour to have served with her and know her. A true legend. RIP Maria Berry.
Exactly. Last time Spurs won in Europe, not a single soul cares that they finished 8th in the First Division and lost 15.
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Sunshine Smile... now there is a blast from the past. Adorable were cocky bastards, but they delivered some absolute gems on their first two albums. Sunshine Smile was a killer debut single.
It occurs to me only now with clarity that we (and by "we", I mean Australian soccer historians, but also anyone who tries to perpetuate the idea of an ongoing Australian soccer narrative) may have a fundamental misunderstanding of the "narrative" problem in Australian soccer.
Four women sitting cross-legged on a bench in front of a brick wall.
From the collection donated by Andy Martin, this is an absolute delight to share. Circa late 1970s, pictured are Hall of Famers Janette Melvin, Shona Bass, Andy Martin and Monika Werner.
The covid season that wasn't, then was, in all of it's bespoke glory. www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/V...
When a random search leads you to this... Yallourn Under 19s team circa late 1940's. With the legendary Frank McIver as Team Manager. www.virtualyallourn.com/media-archiv...
As a nine-year-old in Melbourne, this song helped shine a light on Ethiopia like no other. As for that $15 million raised, we're not talking about the British Royal family here, this was largely the British working class who were struggling to make ends meet during a recession.
The return of the AMPOL Cup would have been ideal, but kudos to the FA on landing a naming rights sponsor for their largest domestic football property. All that is needed now is a cevapi and souvlaki sponsor and bring on 2025!
The past few months have been busy, but putting the final touches on the stories behind our five Hall of Fame inductees has been the most rewarding work I have done all year. It promises to be a wonderful evening. #50years #FVHoF #HERLEGACY
They are down on resources at the moment, so can’t imagine anyone creating a new platform account.
It's a good day when your favourite band of all-time joins the Good Place and shares new material!
Not sure Stanley understands the history of Cole Reserve in a football context, but he sure loves a sprinkler head 💦
20 Years. 😮 Still sounds as good (and timely) now as it did back then! pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
A human male stands admiring a photo of his black lab at the NGV Cats & Dogs exhibit in Melbourne.
When your Little Guy makes an art exhibition, you can't help but be proud! #NGV #catsanddogs
The first of a HUGE six inductions into the Football Victoria Hall of Fame to be announced in the next month. A pleasure to film this with Chris Bambridge, George Cotsanis, Billy Vojtek and Jim's son Milan Milisavljevic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYEg...