Australia 1 - Iraq 0 / Part 1
Australia V Iraq
Well if you have been under a rock tonight, Australia beat Iraq 1 - 0. In my expert opinion we were friggin awesome. The only sad point to the day was the abandoned Supporters match. The Toowong FC committee deemed that the ground was too wet to play yesterday and we were scuttled. Anyway, life goes on.
The up side was more drinking time at The Pig N Whistle in Brisbane with the Green and Gold Army. As usual we had a great time. Singing out of key and destroying many Aussie classic songs was just part of the afternoon. Catching up with friends was the highlight.
One mate i caught up with was Mat. I met Mat in Melbourne in February when we played against Qatar. Mat is a Queenslander and very passionate football supporter. I saw Mat running around the pub with a film crew in tow getting us supporters to sing and carry on as we do. Not a big ask. I saw Mat at the bar and asked what he was doing. Turns out he is doing a pilot for Fox Sports on Passionate Socceroos Supporters and asked if he could interview me. Being the bashful guy I am, I immediately said YES.
The other thing I noticed was he seemed to be hanging around Sally Shipard. Now Sally is a Matilda for those of you who do not know. She is one of the best up and coming talents Australian women’s Football has in this country, and one of the youngest to ever represent us at Senior Level.
I head out to the interview and end up being Interviewed by Mat and Sally. How cool is that. I was asked questions relating to Football in general in Australia. Second time this week I have been on TV. Does that make me a media tart? Anyway when I find out more about this show I will let you all know.
More on the game tomorrow.
Cheers
Terry
June 01 2008 10:41 pm | Socceroos and World Cup
Sally Shipard on 02 Jun 2008 at 11:02 am #
Hey Terry
You guys were all fantastic yesterday…We are all looking forward to seeing the footage. What a fantastic bunch of folk you all are. It honestly makes me oh so much prouder to be Australian, meeting passionate supporters like all of you. How great was the game last night. Now the Matildas have to be crowned Asian Champions:-) then i will be truly satisfied
Looking forward to reading your future posts
Sal Shipard
Terry on 03 Jun 2008 at 5:48 pm #
Hey Sally, thanks for the comment. It was great for us to meet someone like yourself who is so down to earth. I will be cheering the Matildas on after they made the Semis last night. Asian Champs is a real prospect for them now.
Brendon on 04 Jun 2008 at 12:48 am #
Media Whore, Terry. The term is Media Whore.
The question is - now you have a bit of a following, media coverage, a Matilda is reading the blog, etc - have you increased awareness of you as a ‘brand’ now.
Will you let the term Media Whore through?
Or is it a tad offensive for your target market??!
Oooooh, the issues that come with fame!!
Great job mate. Going great guns by the sounds of it.
Well done!
Brendon
Guyza on 04 Jun 2008 at 10:17 pm #
Tez, how can I add to Brendons comment, I can’t.
See you in Sydney, old man.
Terry on 04 Jun 2008 at 10:38 pm #
You can’t mate, you just have to add a comment like you did.
See ya in Sydney. I owe you for the tickets as well.
aussielfc79 on 11 Jun 2008 at 9:44 am #
Haha, Tezza, you media whore!
Great work though fellah, the sites really looking great.