Miscellaneous
Adam Peacock chats to A League games record holder Andrew Durante, who along with the rest of the playing group is over the moon to be back at training in preparation for the season return. Durante discusses the frustration of the uncertain last three months, and given he's one of the few left to have played in the NSL era, casts an eye over similarities between the transition from NSL to A League, to the present day. He also nominates his best ever A League player, what it was like marking a red hot Alessandro Del Piero, why he hated Besart Berisha (not now of course) and recalls the time a rather large Mario Jardel graced the A League. RUNDOWN 1.00 Happy to be back2.00 Frustration during the time off5.40 Keeping active in COVID - weightlifting the kids!9.00 Diamanti positivity11.30 Transition from the NSL to A League era13.30 The good of the game feels like an afterthought16.00 What he'd like to see change17.00 Correcting how the youth system took a hit, and other issues around how the pathway looks now23.00 His time in Wellington and on the beers with the owner28.00 Kick the Nix out! Save the Nix!31.00 Best player in the A league32.00 When Del Piero scored 432.10 Hating Bestart Berisha36.00 Most underrated player40.00 Being shot at training as a kid42.00 Nearly becoming a Socceroos43.00 Mario Jardel!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.