Ian Syson
@iansyson.bsky.social
Retired academic. Lives in Footscray, Australia. Football historian researching Soccer Anzacs. https://socceranzacs.com.au/
Square up for the shit penalty decision? Also, he was letting a lot of crude stuff go early on.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Square up for the shit penalty decision? Also, he was letting a lot of crude stuff go early on.
“Why didn’t you shave?”
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Why didn’t you shave?”
Clearly using words with which he is unfamiliar. As if he is reading a script.
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Clearly using words with which he is unfamiliar. As if he is reading a script.
Probably way too late but why not put the soccer ashes on the line?
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Probably way too late but why not put the soccer ashes on the line?
Don’t you love it when that happens?
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Don’t you love it when that happens?
A myopic stupid town with nice coffee and amazing suburban moments.
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A myopic stupid town with nice coffee and amazing suburban moments.
Actually 24 May 1924 neososmos.blogspot.com/2013/07/socc...
Soccer at the Fitzroy Cricket Ground
A blog about Australian soccer and Australian soccer history
neososmos.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Actually 24 May 1924 neososmos.blogspot.com/2013/07/socc...
In the 1930s (I think) Victoria played the touring English team on Brunswick st oval.
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In the 1930s (I think) Victoria played the touring English team on Brunswick st oval.
Got half way through. So irritated by the mispronunciation of bikie I had to stop.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Got half way through. So irritated by the mispronunciation of bikie I had to stop.
He had little chance against Pure evil.
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
He had little chance against Pure evil.
Let them eat soggy biscuit.
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Let them eat soggy biscuit.
Absolutely. It’s been coming a long time.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Absolutely. It’s been coming a long time.
Check the tragedy tag on the menu. So many terrible things happened at the club.
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Check the tragedy tag on the menu. So many terrible things happened at the club.
If you want a similarly terrible story, on the same site look up Alma Kelly. It’s a tragedy in relation to women’s football.
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If you want a similarly terrible story, on the same site look up Alma Kelly. It’s a tragedy in relation to women’s football.
Not directly related but here’s a story of Peter Coppock, a Newcastle great killed by lightning at training geordieminers.blogspot.com/2022/04/pete...
Peter Coppock
One of the rare images of Peter Coppock, cropped from a representative team photo The last thing Peter George Coppock ever did was particip...
geordieminers.blogspot.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Not directly related but here’s a story of Peter Coppock, a Newcastle great killed by lightning at training geordieminers.blogspot.com/2022/04/pete...
Recondite? Come on Joey.
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Recondite? Come on Joey.
Max eurosnobbery also. There’s a football shirt shop in Cebu that sells only MU, Liverpool, Arsenal, juve, RM, Barca. Doesn’t sell local club shirts — though it sells national team shirts.
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Max eurosnobbery also. There’s a football shirt shop in Cebu that sells only MU, Liverpool, Arsenal, juve, RM, Barca. Doesn’t sell local club shirts — though it sells national team shirts.
They love it. And they start celebrating Xmas in September.
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
They love it. And they start celebrating Xmas in September.
Where are you? They aren’t doing much in Philippines.
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Where are you? They aren’t doing much in Philippines.