Farewell to Gottingen... you've been oh so kind, beautifully quaint and ideal in the stage of our preparation but... I'd be lying if i didn't say we were ready for some hustle and bustle. We've been told Dusseldorf may provide this :)Just an indication of the enormity of the 2011 German FIFA WORLD CUP...- We have just boarded our OWN Aussie bus. FIFA badges and sponsors covering the windows, Australian stickers and flags pasted along the sides. [Check out the rec...

Farewell Australia."See ya' later!!!! Love you, Thanks for everything, It's been real!!!"........"This is so real"In order to thank & farewell our families and friends we had a function last Monday night before we departed. We were addressed by Socceroos captain Lucas Neill, Sports Minister, Senator Mark Arbib and Matildas great Cheryl Salisbury- they collectively spoke of dreams and seizing the moment, appropriate timing.On route to Deutschland.Upon ref...

The Matilda's have officially embarked on their "Reconnaissance Mission". Before i make mention of this tour, i would like to summarise our last weekend in Sydney. The unique aspect of the gathering... NO football boots, however highly football orientated. I've always wondered how we would behave towards each other when training was not the definitive factor for our day. And the outcome, you can decide for yourself... The FFA Awards on the Thur...

Final blog of the tour. Some...CLOSURE :-) Tommy's freshly shaven upper lip...his grey's sufficiently covered by the 'blindly' chosen chinese branded hair dye. The language barrier proved an issue in the colouring stakes, we all held our breath in anticipation the end result would resemble the picture on the box. The long-awaited ceremony resulted in copious amounts of laughter for everybody. We grouped together in the treatment room- Tommy succumbed to t...

YES!!! TONIGHT WE QUALIFIED for the 2011 FIFA WOMENS WORLD CUP!!! THANKS TO GILLY'S cool, calm and collected finish. Full credit to everybody, players, staff and supporters. It was a hard fought match. We counter-acted their game with ours- complete and utter brute strength:-) surely there will be more technical lingo thrown about in team meeting's, but ultimately we disrupted their style of play with ours! job well done! The feeling we all experienced today.....