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Not the Footy Show is a podcast on sport with one key exception - we do not cover Aussie Rules. Instead, we focus our stories on other sports that are a little less mainstream. This includes women's sport, disability sport (or ability sport as we like to call it) and more.

Not The Footy Show Ashley Morrison

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Not the Footy Show is a podcast on sport with one key exception - we do not cover Aussie Rules. Instead, we focus our stories on other sports that are a little less mainstream. This includes women's sport, disability sport (or ability sport as we like to call it) and more.

    NTFS#127 – Brand Management and Getting it Right. Perth Glory, F1, Tax payer Funded Events and So Much More

    NTFS#127 – Brand Management and Getting it Right. Perth Glory, F1, Tax payer Funded Events and So Much More

    The celebrations are over as we move onto show number 551, and as usual plenty to discuss with another special guest on a slightly longer than normal show.







    Perth Glory has a new owner after over 20 years under Tony Sage. Only the diehard fans have stuck with the team through what have been some turbulent times. We catch up with Brand Consultant David Mitchell (dna-rB) to look at what the new owner Ross Pelligra is going to have to do to win the fans back and lift the club back to former levels of success. David also talks about F1, an area he knows well and looks at the damage currently being done to the Red Bull brand.







    In the topics under discussion Ashley looks at Optus stadium which was Government funded and asks why is the Government putting it’s hand in its pocked to to subsidise so many events at the stadium? Surely those running the venue should be out there selling the benefits of performing at this venue rather than having to lean on Government funding when it comes to hosting events. He also questions the prudence of hosting AC Milan and AS Roma straight after the Serie A Season ends; and is a little disparaging to both teams. Will the stadium be full for this game?







    John opts for a range of topics rather than just one. First up he turns his attention to the NRL who took a league game to Las Vegas. Do they have the best chance of any football code of cracking the American market? Next up is the “Pool of Death,” and once again Australia finds itself being in this dreaded group. If it is the best of the best competing surely every group is a “Pool of Death?” John then looks at how Fair Game UK – guests on Podcast #125 – has now had a small victory with the new Football Governance Bill in the UK. He then moves onto whether the Olympic Games will in fact be hosted by Brisbane in 2032.















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    • 55 min
    NTFS#126 – Our 550th Show! – A Female Football Coach, MVPs in the NFL and Are Boards Really Steering Sport

    NTFS#126 – Our 550th Show! – A Female Football Coach, MVPs in the NFL and Are Boards Really Steering Sport

    Welcome to our 550th show!!







    We look back on why the show was created and celebrate a woman who has led the way in terms of coaching women’s football, Nicola Williams. Nicola was the first coach of the Perth Glory women’s team and has since coached in Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Papua New Guniea and the United Kingdom. Showing that there is a career for women in coaching.







    In the topics under discussion Ashley focuses on the Governance of sport, one of his pet issues. He looks at the A Leagues Management and asks whether their board were really keeping an eye on expenditure as they should have? Is it time that the members of the A-League clubs asked for more transparency? He also looks at Hockey Australia and asks how despite a proposed move for the administration from Melbourne to Perth when the 135million development for Hockey’s high performance centre is completed why staff are still being employed in Melbourne. Also why following the report into the Australian National Women’s High Performance three years on key recommendations have not been put in place. Are these Board members truly overseeing the running of these sports and acting in their best interests.







    Meanwhile John turns his attention to the NFL and asks why the MVP award always seems to go the quarterback? He also questions whether they really are the best player, as often they can only perform when those around them are on top of their game. He then poses the question is sport the last place in society where there is a meritocracy?















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    • 52 min
    NTFS#125 – Fair Game, Trying to Save Football From Itself, the Sponsorship of National Teams, Plus So Much More…

    NTFS#125 – Fair Game, Trying to Save Football From Itself, the Sponsorship of National Teams, Plus So Much More…

    Happy New Year! . Welcome to our 549th show in our 19th year thank you to all those who have stuck with us on this journey.







    If you care about football this is one interview you do not want to miss!







    To start 2024 we are catching up with Niall Coupar the CEO of Fair Game in the United Kingdom who are looking to try and get football back on track. With an astounding statistic that 64 of the 92 clubs in the top four divisions have gone into administration since the Premier League was created shows that the state of the game is not in a good place. Fair Games has attracted experts in various sectors who have not only identified the problems within the game, but also unlike many who have done that have also come up with some solutions to make clubs once again sustainable. One of the key factors is the removal of rogue owners who are stripping clubs and alienating the communities that they represent. With 34 clubs committed to what Fair Game is trying to do there is a strength in numbers and as an independent body there is a real chance that change may well happen, change that could save many of the tradition community clubs. Trust us every football fan should listen to what Fair Game are doing or check out their website. (Fair Game UK) Does Australia need a similar body to help the game?







    As this is the first show of 2024 there are plenty of topics to discuss. John bemoans the fact that sponsors logos have taken centre stage when it comes to cricket, while Ashley raises again the naming rights of national teams and who makes this decision and how the public feel about these companies being attached to our national teams. He also questions the hyperbole surrounding Nathan Lyon’s 500th Test wicket and David Warner’s retirement and the current commentators recency bias. Ashley asks how Football Australia’s new Socceroos brand advert shows a lack of understanding as to how DNA works.







    After the interview with Niall there is a discussion as to how football has found itself in such a position. Is this why the possibility of a Super League for Europe’s big clubs stays alive? John questions whether these big clubs need their traditional fan base any more, or are they looking at the fans and money available outside the countries that they currently compete in.















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    • 48 min
    NTFS#124 – The Medal Ceremony for an Upgraded Medallist, Two World Cups and Not Wanting To Succeed.

    NTFS#124 – The Medal Ceremony for an Upgraded Medallist, Two World Cups and Not Wanting To Succeed.

    A slightly longer show than normal as plenty to discuss with two World Cups coming to an end.







    Imagine training hard for an Olympic, Paralympic, or Commonwealth Games and just being pipped for a medal, that must be soul destroying. Imagine then hearing that one of those who beat you have had their medal taken off them following a failed test for illegal substance. Now you have a medal, but you have missed the chance to take your place on the podium. So how do you receive your medal? Our guest on this show is para-lifter Ben Wright and he explains what will now happen. He also discusses how he is travelling in terms of qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which he felt had a hiccup in Woollongong, but in truth saw him still perform well.







    John turns his attention to the recently finished Cricket and Rugby World Cups, and asks what have we learned from both? Does Rugby need to look at its rule book again, and also the role of the video referee? Certainly there needs to be a review of the way decisions have been made. As for the Cricket World Cup, some may ask why it took so long to reach its conclusion, and one that saw no real surprises come the semi-finals. How much of a part did the pitches play? How important was it to win the toss? With first nations investing millions into their programs is there ever going to be an opportunity for any other nation to crash the party?







    Ashley then looks at a comment made to him by a sports administrator who was relieved that their side did not make the finals series as it would save them expenditure. He asks if teams cannot afford to travel across the country for finals should the sport revert to a league table format? Or should the fans and the players be asking why knowing the cost the administrators have not generated the revenue to cover the cost of competing in the finals? Surely success has the potential to pull in more money?







    Also under discussion is the financial fair play cases going on in the United Kingdom and how far the penalties will go.















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    • 56 min
    NTFS#123 – Holey Molly! A Young Athlete Gains National Selection Within 12 Months, Centralised Contracts, and Is It Time to Trim Presentations.

    NTFS#123 – Holey Molly! A Young Athlete Gains National Selection Within 12 Months, Centralised Contracts, and Is It Time to Trim Presentations.

    How many of us have dreamt of represnting our nation at any sport, to have that moment where we can say we represented our country?







    On this show we catch up with one of our youngest guests ever. Molly Baker took up the sport of Curling less than a year ago and already at the age of 14 she is representing Australia in December in Finland. What makes her story all the more remarkable is she lives in Perth, Western Australia, a city with one of the highest amounts of daily sunlight in the world. So how did this all come about? We are very grateful to Molly for sharing her story with us, and wish her all the best for the future.







    Ashley has just returned from commentating at the Asian Games and his topic for this show is something that he noticed at the Games, an increase in the number of VIPs stepping forward to present athletes with medals at such events, and it would also appear that some are looking to steal the limelight from the real heroes, the athletes. As mentioned previously fans do not pay to see these individuals, they come to celebrate the sporting stars. Is it therefore time that we saw some leadership and these ceremonies were trimmed back to being short, slick affairs, as they were in years gone by. Time to trim the dignitaries?







    John turns his attention to the Cricket World Cup and asks whether this event has highlighted that the centralised contract has had its day. Gone are the days that players are being picked on form, as the top players have become part of a very exclusive club that is just as hard to get out of as it is to get in. How much has this centralised system damaged attendances at Sheffield Shield or County Cricket? There is already too much international cricket, and now with T20 being included in the Olympic program there is going to be even more. Rather than trying to stretch the squad of centrally contracted players surely the sport has to go back to selecting those players who are in form?















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    • 41 min
    NTFS #122 – A Story of Resilience, Rule Interpretation, and Rugby World Cup Predictions.

    NTFS #122 – A Story of Resilience, Rule Interpretation, and Rugby World Cup Predictions.

    We have no control over the world to which we are born. However, there are always lessons to be learned, as our special guest on this show confirms.







    Gary Todd is the author of “Annie’s Boy” the tale of a tough childhood in Dundee, Scotland, but one in which his mum taught him the meaning of resilience. Gary also discovered Boxing in his youth and just as the sport gave him something in his youth he has given back to the sport in his adult years. He has also written books on the sport, training with over 100 World Champions. Sometimes winning is not all about how you do in a contest. (www.garytodd.org).















    In our topics under discussion Ashley looks at a problem with the rules in hockey. With the finals due to reach their climax this weekend in Western Australia he airs his concerns that t6he interpretation of the rules is beginning to cause real issues within the game. Players, coaches and more importantly fans are becoming frustrated at the inconsistencies in officiating, and it is reaching a point where unfortunately such decisions may well influence the outcome of a match. What may be deemed good for the highest level of the sport is sadly clearly not working lower down. Once again we ask is it time for a revue?







    John turns his attention to World Cups, in particular the Rugby and Basketball World Cups. Will the Australian Boomers final standing affect their government funding, and who will win one of the most open Rugby World Cup’s in memory?







    “Not the footy show podcast number 122. A podcast that looks at sports from all angles of the game, athletes, administration and more.”







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    • 48 min

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