Surviving the closed season mainly consists of scouring the internet for news of any decent or semi decent signings your club may or may not have made. This week we have taken a retrospective look at the ins and outs of the A-League clubs so far. Check out Gold Coast and North Queensland, they’ve signed loads of players!

Elsewhere, Mark Viduka's rejuvenation at Newcastle United has opened the door on a Socceroos return for next month's World Cup qualifiers and Melbourne Victory have re-signed Costa Rican Carlos Hernandez on a three-year-deal

Trevor Treharne
Deputy editor, Australian FourFourTwo

PS : The June issue of FourFourTwo is on sale now - or subscribe now. This month we speak to Australia’s number one Mark Schwarzer about chasing Europe with Fulham and not getting complacent before our place in South Africa is sealed. We also grill assistant coach Graham Arnold on his time in the Socceroos hot-seat and ask European club fans what they really think of their Australian players. Elsewhere we catch-up with world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian superstar Pato, would-be $250 man Kaka and ask why it has taken so long for Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin to shine on the world stage?