A league of their own.

Thankyou Christian for that eloquent opening, and also thankyou for revealing in the first paragraph of this newest A-league blog that I support MUFC. There goes my chance at being a reputable football analyist. To clarify, I have indeed supported United since I was a child, yet, since the inception of the A-league, have lost most contact with the English Premier League, instead being drawn to the sky blue of Sydney FC. But enough of that - you can have Tevez, Christian, and his 23 goals this season.

In a bid to quench my thirst for off-season news on all things related to the Hyundai A-league, I have recently started Googling 'a-league' in the news section. This without fail brings up several articles each day entitled "In a league of their own"; the irony of these headings annoys me, as does how hard it is to find decent articles on the happenings of the A-league. It was for this reason that Christian and I have started The Football Sack - and yes, the tongue in cheek is deliberate! Join us both on this ride as we respond to version six of Australia's national football competition. Your feedback and comments are most welcome, as we'll strive to make The Sack the website to visit for up-to-date analysis. So let's begin.

It's the off-season, and rumours have been firing all across the country, albiet squashed between ten articles on NRL, four on AFL (many more if you're in Melbourne), and the handful of other sports that spring to life at this time of year.

Robbie Fowler had signed for Sydney, Gold Coast were confirmed to be exiting after only one season and North Queensland Fury were on the verge of financial collapse. As it is now known Fowler hadn't even spoken with Sydney FC, and Clive Palmer denied repetedly the GCU were leaving. NQF was eventually saved by a last-minute bail-out package from the FFA. At the heart of the first two rumours seemed to be one journalist, known throughtout the footballing community. The footballing media jumped on board his rumour-mill without checking facts.

And what were the repercussions for his being so completely and utterly wrong about these allegations? Nothing. No written retraction and as far as is known not even a slap on the wrist by the publishing newspaper. If the FFA desires to be taken seriously in the media they will at times have to go on the attack. How else will the media learn that it cannot print falsities without repercussion. Stand up and be counted FFA - all the other codes are.