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So the A-League will be an eight team competition again in 2008 with the Gold Coast Galaxy and Northern Thunder put on hold for another year. Fair enough, there would be nothing worse than for teams that are under-prepared and unsustainable getting the go-ahead only to fold soon after. But it's a shame because we really need more football in this country!

However, the FFA does have options. Check out Andy's blog for a neat simple short-term solution while we wait for the new clubs to sort themselves out.

Richard Cann
Deputy editor, Australian FourFourTwo
April Issue of FourFourTwo Out Now!

In the Mag
The April issue of FourFourTwo is one you're going to want to study. Our 42-page season review will let you re-live all the twists and turns of A-League season three, including five pages of analysis and photos from the Jets and Mariners’ Grand Final showdown. We also reveal who’s scooped the coveted FourFourTwo Awards, including Player, Manager and Young Player of the Season. All this and a lot more!

Four... things you must know about the week in football

1 Australia News
Vukovic Still Fighting For Beijing
Danny Vukovic is refusing to accept his Olympic dream is dead with the Mariners launching a second appeal against his long ban. His team-mate Sasho Petrovski was cleared over his part in the Grand Final fracas.
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2 Australia News
Kewell In Roos China Squad
Pim Verbeek has trimmed his Socceroos squad for the World Cup qualifier against China from 245 to just 21. While no-one from FourFourTwo made the cut, Harry Kewell did. Verbeek is not forgetting the A-League young'uns, with plenty of kids named for a friendly against Singapore next week.
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3 Australia News
Dwight Deal On Hold At Mariners
EXCLUSIVE: His Blingness is far from being signed, sealed and delivered as a Central Coast Mariners player with executive chairman Lyall Gorman laughing off suggestions a deal is all but done. They have chatted though... Gosford nightclubs better prepare...
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4 Australia News
Musialik In, Milligan Out At Sydney
EXCLUSIVE: It was a case of Olyroo in, Olyroo out at Sydney FC with Stuart Musialik’s capture coinciding with the rubber-stamping of Mark Milligan’s exit visa.
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Four... things we loved this week

1 Australia News
Victory Launch Asian Charge
Melbourne Victory got us off to a great start in the Asian Champions League, easily accounting for Korea's Chunnam Dragons with a 2-0 win, before a 10-man Adelaide United made it two from two.
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2 442Tube
Petkovic Scores From Kick Out
Aussie goalkeeper Michael Petkovic returned to his Turkish club's starting XI in amazing style - scoring a goal from his own penalty box. Watch the video here. Why don't keepers do this more often?

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3 Australia News
Elrich Split: Ahmad a Mariner, Tarek a Jet
EXCLUSIVE: The F3 rivalry just got a bit more intense with Socceroo new boy Tarek Elrich re-signing for Newcastle Jets and vowing to make his brother pay for joining Central Coast Mariners.
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4 Australia News
Matildas Route To World Cup On TV
Ever wanted a peek inside the Matildas' dressing room? A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Matildas' road to the 2007 World Cup is set to be shown in Australia this May. Sarah Walsh, Caitlin Munoz and Collette McCallum may have to miss it - they've signed to play for Pali Blues in the US.
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Two... things that made us laugh

1 Videos
Lego Football Videos!
Some people have too much time on their hands. This guy has re-created some of Hannover 96's finest moments... using lego! Rumour has a Sydney FC fan was attempting a similar project before realising no-one wanted to re-live their games. He couldn't find a Zadkovich head either...
2 World News
Seven Cubans Desert National Team
Someone should tell Pim Verbeek that he needn't pick such massive squads - the chances of his players defecting on tour like Cuba's players have done, are quite remote. Cuba on the other hand need a fair few reserves...
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