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Archive for February, 2007

PS3 Trainwreck continues unabated

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

PAL version PlayStation3 will be less "backwards compatible" than NTSC US/Japan versions
Software will take over some of the functionality that was originally taken care of by dedicated chips, which means far fewer PlayStation 2 (PS2) games can be played on a European PS3 compared with the Japanese and American PS3 models which play 98 percent [...]

Sydney FC draws with Sutherland in Champions League warmup

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Sydney’s first game under new manager Branko Culina was a friendly against NSW Premier League side Sutherland Sharks, giving the squad some valuable match practice in the lead up to their 2007 AFC Champions League campaign. The game, played at Sutherland’s home field at Miranda, finished in a 1-1 draw.

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Melbourne thumps Adelaide in A-League Championship Decider

Monday, February 19th, 2007

A stunning individual effort by Victory Striker Archive Thompson has seen Melbourne thrash Adelaide six-nil in their A-League Championship Final at Melbourne’s Telstra Dome tonight. A massive crowd of 55,436 — the second largest crowd at the venue for a sporting event, behind only the Wallabies vs Lions Rugby test and significantly ahead of the [...]

Canberra in Photos

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

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Pictures from my trip to Melbourne last December

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

I headed down for the Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory clash and took the time to explore the city as well. Featured in the pictures below are the Telstra Dome, the Docklands area, Victoria’s Parliament House and various shots from around the CBD. The smoke in the background of some shots was due to the [...]

Sydney FC announce interim manager for Asian Champions League

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

MEDIA RELEASE
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
Sydney FC appoints interim coach…AFC Champions League squad
Sydney FC today appointed Branko Culina as its interim head coach and announced its playing roster for the AFC Champions League.
Former Soccer NSW technical director Culina will coach Sydney FC’s 21-man squad in its six AFC Champions League group matches, the first of which is [...]

First Kanon and Last Haruhi arrive

Friday, February 9th, 2007

The rather spiffy looking first volume of Kanon (2006 version) and the 7th and final volume of Haruhi found their way into my mailbox. Looking forward to getting back into Kanon especially; hopefully there will be some DVD-only additions.

SF2 Controller

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Picked up one of those rather nice looking Streetfighter 15th anniversary controllers the other day, in an attempt to improve my woeful Guilty Gear X2 form. I’m not a fan of Streetfighter, but it was cheap and it does look rather nice. I still can’t do all the quarter/half-circles required, but that’s probably just me.

Sydney FC sacks Manager Terry Butcher

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Media Alert
8 February 2007
Sydney FC and Terry Butcher part company
Sydney FC today confirmed that the contractual arrangement with Terry Butcher as Head Coach of the club has come to an end.
The parties and their lawyers have had discussions. No further statements or comments will be issued or made at this stage.
An interim coaching structure will [...]