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The question is whether a say 20pt victory in a low scoring game is a "bigger" margin than in a high scoring game. If you think so, then percentage reflects this difference. If you think that it is no different no matter the score, then stick with +/-. IMHO, there is a difference between the...

How hard is it to work out For/Against (as opposed to For - Against) and display it as a percentage? The only thing that makes +/- easier to "track" is that division of large numbers is pretty difficult compared to subtraction, so you'd need a calculator to work out percentage but maybe not +/-...

The games in Sydney v Kuwait and Bahrain are, but the game v Lebanon in Adelaide isn't.

It's a FIFA designated date - no release = no play for club either. If the European-based players want to play, they will be here.

We're in a very different situation compared to previous campaigns. Players hung on to try and qualify, now they've done it, there's a high to bow out of national team colours on. Having said that Schwarzer has said he wants to go on to the next World Cup if he can - obviously its a long way...

They're drawn to meet in the semi-final if they both get through the quarters.

Hard to say this far out. Some players have indicated they're keen to go on, others have hinted they won't. I would expect those who are now in their late 20s will want to keep going, especially with Asia now being a totally new frontier. The most important thing is that we build a strong squad...

Yep, v Kuwait in Sydney. I have a sneaking suspicion not that many will come back for the reason you mentioned, but I would hope at least some do to carry on what they've just started with the success at the World Cup.

On balance, Italy were probably the better team - created better chances, and once down to 10, defended brilliantly. I can only imagine that Guus was expecting the game to go into extra time and was planning on making his remaining changes in the 30 min period to take advantage of fresh legs...

Spot on. Had the situation occurred at the other end of the field, it would have been 10 mins before the spot kick was taken with the Italians carrying on. Lucas, you've played a brilliant tournament and it's not your fault that you were dudded by a diver and a referee that fell for it...

At least now we don't have to wit another 3 years for the Socceroos to play another meaningful game. With the Asian Cup Qualifiers, then Asian Cup, then WC Qualifiers coming around again, this team will stay in the national focus instead of drifting away until the next playoff comes around.

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I'm sure if they had to take the same route to qualify as we had with the sole real competition being a two-leg playoff with a South American country (who they would give a decent contest against, but doubtful they'd qualify), their tune would change very quickly. But as always, most...

No, that's what all coaches want to see from their smaller players - be front and square at the contest.

Save yourself the time and log on to http://www.fifaworldcup.com around 30mins before kickoff - the team sheets will have been submitted by then and you can see the line-up Guus has chosen. Won't even need to turn the TV on if Kalac is named again!

There's only one seeded team in each group - FIFA seeded 8 teams for this World Cup based on previous results (Germany, England, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, France, Spain) and then the rest of the draw is designed to ensure that different confederations are represented in groups rather...

Talk about the three card trick! Well, maybe not such a good thing. But here's an article that pretty much slams him - especially considering some had him pencilled in for the final...

Went to bed just after midnight, woke at 4:30, but had a nap this afternoon. Still feeling pretty knackered. Thank god for being off work coz of exams!

No idea because it is still so open going into tonight's games, but based on what's been seen so far, we would have no reason to fear them. It will be the winner of top of Group G (France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo) v 2nd in Group H (Spain, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia). Spain won't...

Same thing for me - not knowing the game was actually over was such an anti-climax.

Either that or the reality is you don't have better players! And as for Bruce Arena, well, I think 1 point says it all.

Not saying Emmo hasn't been good, just that Neill has been a bit better. And Emmo really has cost himself a game against Italy with poor discipline - the yellow against Brazil for abusing the referee and then a first yellow this morning for throwing the ball away is very very silly stuff -...

IMO our best so far has been Lucas Neill. Barely made a mistake, looks comfortable on the ball, uses it well, and has been solid as at the back, especially when we've made substitutions taking defenders off in search of goals leaving him with less support at the back.

He may, he may not. Have to wait till the end of the season before he makes a decision. http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/torn-kennelly-wont-resign-for-swans-yet/2006/06/22/1150845312399.html

I'm still glad that we qualified through the minefield of Sth American playoffs and now have passed the group stage so that nobody can say that we made the move because we couldn't do it any other way.

Knows when to hold his tongue too - he said he's got a spray for a few people up his sleeve but will save it for later in the week, so that what he thinks about certain issues doesn't take away from the achievement of winning the flag.

Virtually all of the frees paid to St Kilda were there - the issue was what they didn't pay to the Swans. Thought McLaren was by far the worst of the lot - Goldspink and Vozzo weren't too bad IMO. If McLaren is one of the 4 umps next weekend, the 3 today will have had terrible games.

As a Swans supporter, I wasn't happy with the umpiring. It wasn't the frees they paid to St Kilda (as most of them were there - even the 50m that led to Hayes' goal), but the ones they didn't pay to Sydney for similar infringements they paid fresss to St Kilda for. All we want is consistent...

To be fair to the Lions, they knew that Craig Bolton was a quality player but that they couldn't guarantee him game time (after being Emergency for the 2001 and 2002 GFs) and Leigh Matthews did not want to stand in his way of building his own career. While 3 years on the Lions would probably...

Dont you understand the concept of trading???? Goose. Supporting the West Coast Geese.