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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 2d

You definitely will, Chris.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 2d

Likewise.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers @11gawa.bsky.social. Good things in store for your lot this season, I can tell.

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 2d

It's a tough one. I'd love to post on here more, but the truth is I have a small but rusted-on following on X.

That said, I think many of us just appreciate anywhere that lets us talk about football.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to have written my first column for Football360. In it, I guarantee #BrisbaneRoar will make the finals the season.

There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more.

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Opinion: Brisbane Roar will make the finals this season. I guarantee it

There was a moment during Brisbane Roar’s 2-2 pre-season draw with Auckland FC in Newmarket when it became clear we were watching a different team to last season. It occurred in the first half down th...

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 4d

Twitter's degeneration is truly maddening.

There's still a critical mass of Australian football fans who want to talk about the sport on there - something you don't find elsewhere online.

Yet whenever I log in, I'm bombarded with extremist takes I didn't ask for.

The tech bros really are insane!

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 4d

Is #MLS the new frontier for Aussie footballers?

I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world.

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A new frontier: why Aussies are coming to MLS for soccer opportunity

Major League Soccer is proving a fertile ground for a growing band of Australian players and coaches

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Ashton Tuckerman @ashtuckerman.bsky.social · Sep 6

With @fcstpauli.com and @bvbofficial.bsky.social rumored to be coming to Brisbane next year (🤞) the Tuckerman household stands united in passion yet divided by colours. Choose your fighter: me or @miketuckerman.bsky.social ☠️🐝

source: @catfield.bsky.social

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Aug 5

Cheers @chrisjackis.bsky.social. Very much appreciated.

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Absolutely insane behaviour, if it's true, given one of the league's best players was arrested last year and is facing serious charges for the exact same thing.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Cheers Chris!

Not sure what's next. There'll be plenty of football involved, I'm sure.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Jun 1

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"It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity

Melbourne City deserved the A-League title, but must win over more fans. Here's what they should do next

Melbourne City were deserved winners of Saturday night’s A-League Men grand final, but the real question now is whether the club can use it…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · May 11

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"The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football.

"Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM

The A-League Men finals are off to a flyer - but can anyone stop Auckland?

The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football. Unfortunately, no…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · May 4

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"It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM

The A-League Men finals are here - and they're missing a huge name

The top six is set and the finals for the A-League Men kick off on Friday, but they’ll do so without arguably the biggest…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 27

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"While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague

Auckland FC are premiers - but is that a good thing for the A-League?

When Marlee Francois curled home an Olimpico in wet and windy Auckland on Sunday evening, he set the seal on what has been the…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 20

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"And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM

The APL keeps forgetting the key group their decisions impact

The APL may believe the latest round of A-League salary cap cuts will help reign in unsustainable spending, but they’ve failed to consider their…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 13

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"It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM

Are the Western Sydney Wanderers now genuine title contenders?

When Alex Gersbach joined Western Sydney Wanderers in January, plenty wondered why coach Alen Stajcic would sign a player in a position that was…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 8

In the words of Kath and Kim: 'yeah noice'.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 8

What's your favourite?

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 8

It's looking very bleak.

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Apr 6

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"Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM

If A-League coaches must always front the media, then why can't club directors?

If Sydney FC’s last-gasp 3-2 win over Adelaide United sounded the death knell for Carl Veart, then Reds fan would be entitled to ask…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Mar 30

"Which would be fine, if the point of the Olympic Games was to benefit domestic sports like cricket and Aussie Rules. But that’s obviously not the case." #Socceroos #Matildas #qldpol

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Socceroos and Matildas games should be banned in Queensland until the state funds football fairly

Football Australia should exclude Queensland from hosting any available Socceroos and Matildas matches until the state makes a genuine commitment to support football. “New…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Mar 24

No doubt. But some of the comments you see online these days are really grating.

And there's a specific type of individual - these always-online 'shitposters' - who make writing and talking about football on the internet extremely irritating.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Maybe that’s why the clash felt more like an Indonesian home game, with the majority of the 35,214 fans in the stands wearing the red of Tim Garuda." #Socceroos #AsianQualifiers

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Will Socceroos fans ever be happy in this era of online complaining?

You could hardly ask for a better result leading in to another vital World Cup qualifier than Australia’s 5-1 win over Indonesia – but…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · Mar 20

Massive game for the #Socceroos in front of what should be a packed Sydney crowd tonight.

Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line.

Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta.

#AUSvIDN #WorldCup

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