Haven't seen Tillio play in quite a while. Haqs he learnt to become more than half a footballer yet or does he still think the time when trhe opposition has the ball is his rest period.

If Harry isn't quite fit enough I think he will be amongst the very last to be left out. I think Popovic will give him every chance.

At a guess I would think what took the time was gathering enough evidence for the prosecutors to think they had a reasonable chance of conviction.

Are you seriously suggesting we don't take our best squad to the Asian Cup? The way the calendar is currently set up thats what our build up should be aimed at. When the calendar changes next year to an Asian Cup 18 to 24 months after the world cup we can have two build ups. With a six month gap...

Plenty of time to refresh the squad after the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup is the only big tournament we have a chance of winning so we need our best squad. We shouldn't be dropping a player for the Asian Cup just because we think he may not be around in 2030. We should be picking the best squad...

If he is fit he will be in the final 26. If he doesn't get any 1st team game time before then he will still be in the extended squad to have a chance to show where he is at.

Never say never, but if it does happen I think it would be up to him to make the approach to say he was available. I don't think we would be chasing him.

From what I have seen (I watch all our games but only once, I'm not one of those who overly analyse the games on replay because that's not how I enjoy football) Popovic likes his current team structure with the only variation being how tight the back 3 are, how forward the wing backs play and...

Some clubs still make it difficult for young players even though they have to release them by dropping them from squads or the starting lineup on their return. Things like this can often be a factor both in National Team selection and for young players with dual Nationality deciding where to...

Those were the days before international windows and young Australians like these guys were told quite clearly by the clubs that paid their wages that they would not tolerate trips halfway around the world during important parts of the season. If they wanted to play international football as...

Why do you think Popovic wouldn't pick Souttar if he is fit?

I'm an old retired fart as well but I've managed to attend every home Socceroos game since the start of the AFC 3rd round (missed the games against Bangladesh and Palestine but attended both Lebanon games in round 2). Will try and keep that up as long as I stay healthy enough.

It's better than Starbucks (usually)

Strangely enough on Tuesday we were much better when he came on.

I agree. My first sentence was meant to be a touch ironic.

A team loaded with such top level players like Australia should really do better. NB: I also find Popovic's coaching style to be somewhat conservative and can lead to some boring matches for neutrals, but it seems to me that he generally gets decent results for the calibre of player he works with.

That was our under 23 side which was picked to prepare them for the upcoming Olympics.

I'm guessing you didn't watch the first game.

Stinking hot a couple of days ago and bloody cold tonight. At least it warmed up slightly by the Socceroos match but it was bloody cold watching the first game.

Just got home from the matches. Curacao were very disappointing for a world cup bound team. It rained at the start and was very cold during this match so maybe the conditions affected them. If thats the best they can do then a really good team will be capable of putting 6 or more past them at...