"By contrast with the Italians, Australia are the self-styled masters of self-belief. Ask them if the glass if half empty or full and they would say it was a free bar" ~ Rick Broadbent - The Times

Perfect! Thank you socceroos! You have inspired a nation!

What do we have to do??? Even if Neill's tackle was close to a foul it would have been a questionable call to send Italy to the penalty spot..... The fact that it was the 95th minute meant that the referee knowingly took the game away from both teams and put it in the hands of one striker and one goalkeeper. The fact that the tackle was in no way a foul makes the defeat all the more hard to take. Also, to be fair, the red card was questionable at best....... The refereeing really has been terrible in this cup.... for all teams. FIFA really have to get their shit together and fix this, you can't have referee's causing results to be changed. If they can't cover the ground PUT MORE REFEREE'S ON!!!! it's not fucking rocket surgery! :)

But you have to smile, because our team outperformed all expectations and challenged much higher ranked teams than themselves. Also, football has gained a new exposure in Australia and many more people will now be staying up late to watch the socceroos take on European teams at 2am. Also, with Australia joining the Asian group, we now have a FAIR shot at making the world cup finals, which will mean that we will be making more common appearances.......

What a wonderful time to be in Australia. We had Australians of all backgrounds all getting behind the one team which is the true beauty of the world game.


YYAAAAAAYYYY SOOOOOCCCEEERRROOOOOOSSSS

This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace!...THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!

what can I say? this is truly a team to be proud of..... they are playing like finalists! They have already exceeded everyones expectations and still have some left in the tank!

They will challenge Italy.... especially if Italy play like they played last night!

Acting dog

hehe how cute! hmm I really should write something on here....... everyone is overseas! that's no fun! Rachel just left for Thailand..... Cara, Janet, Nina, Amy, Drew are all still overseas.... geeeez

you bloody beauty!

when my heart rate slows down sometime around midday tomorrow I'll write a more coherent post!

:) go aussie

"No single person on this planet has had the blood of more innocent men, women and children on his hands than has Zarqawi" ~ Donald Rumsfeld.

I don't mean to be flippant, I'm as glad as anyone that Zarqawi wont be car-bombing anyone else ever again......... but unless he was a very busy boy during his life I very much doubt that he has killed as many innocent people as has the US during this war. http://www.iraqbodycount.org - not the funnest website in the world, puts the number of iraqi civilians killed by the US at somewhere between 38254 and 42646.

I daresay that puts Donald Rumsfeld and George Bush right at the top of the list..........



On more fun topics, the world cup starts tonight!!!! yes I'm looking at you Jayan! I'll see you at your house for the next month! hahaha, I've heard you have a projector and some good quality beer ;)
Australia is looking good, although I didn't see them play Lichtenstein which apparently wasn't a great game. They have enough great players, but more importantly they have that Aussie spark which may mean we get more yellow cards than any other team in this years tournament, but also may mean we put enough pressure on the other teams to get better results than we probably should!

Should be fun anyway, if the Aussies don't go to the second round, I still have England, Holland, Trinidad and Tobago aaannnndd Japan!

One of them has to win!

hahaha

Robocup

This is ROBOCUP!! where people re-program Sony's AIBO puppys to play soccer (football) against each other. The aim of the event is to have a team of robots by 2050 that are capable of beating the human world cup team....

You have to watch this!

AFI

I've been spending way too much time on you tube lately...... have to get a video camera and make some myself. for now all i can manage is encoding video clips that i like............ this one is cool, by AFI.

CNNNN hahahahhaha take that current affair and today tonight!

The 'new' liberals..... just like the old liberals but with more dickheads! ~Dave Hughes

Fire-sale Aussie style

From Crikey......... hahahahaa

Former PM Malcolm Fraser says it is "privatisation gone mad". But when it comes to privatising iconic Australian assets, the current Snowy Hydro debate is surely the tip of the icon. Once the government completes its sale of the Snowy, the rest of Telstra and Medibank Private later this year, the opportunities are overflowing for a really innovative cash-for-icons programme. Here's a further slate of highly attractive iconic assets:

Australia Post: Iconic Australian monopoly business with extensive retail network, large bike inventory, potentially great billpay system, and even further revenue opportunities for featuring B-Grade celebrities on limited-edition stamps.

Parliament House: Hot air tours are just one of the commercial opportunities afforded by this iconic national parliamentary edifice in which no expense has been spared in construction and fit-out. Generous lease back agreement subject to negotiation with vendor.

Australian Institute of Sport: Developing the iconic prowess and moral fibre of the next crop of Australian athletes, there is considerable revenue potential for HECS-style scheme. Excellent sponsorship potential from breakfast cereal and condom companies.

Australian Electoral Commission: Independent democracy administration service. Excellent cost saving available from streamlining operations and reducing electorates and politicians. Unstable but iconic Pacific region also offers growth potential.

Sydney Harbour: Stunning views, plethora of fish, steady stream of water traffic, iconic harbourside real estate. Ripe for further development, above and below the waterline.

Sydney Opera House: Architectural icon superbly situated for commercial exploitation. Major merchandising opportunities, including licensing of logos and images, available for an innovative owner. Large outdoor advertising space also accessible.

Great Ocean Road: Iconic ocean-hugging roadway with major tolling potential and other opportunistic tourism revenue opportunities.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Bloated and left-leaning broadcasting icon with enormous potential for rationalisation and depoliticising.

In other words, enough iconic assets to keep the federal Budget in surplus for decades.