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NTFS #141 – Fair Play Publishing Preserving Australian Sporting History, Plus So Much More…

As we roll into our 21st year of the show we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and welcome you to our first show of 2026. On this first show for 2026 we catch up with Bonita Mersiades who after years working in sports administration moved into the world of publishing. Bonita, set up FairPlay Publishing so that sportspeople and authors are able to share their stories and the history of Australian sport is being preserved. Check out the books on offer on their website and on the SHOP PAGE Rather than having specifc topics in sport in recent times Ashley and John look back on the past month of sport since the last show. Under discussion are The Hockey India League where Ashley was commentating in January. Then it moves onto the FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico and whether the threat of a boycott is actually followed through by any nation. Even if it isn’t how many fans can afford the price of the tickets for games and will we see FIFA having to bus crowds in to fill the stadia in the USA? John then picks at the scab that was the Ashes series in Australia. Who is to blame for England’s poor showing? Was the preparation as adequate as some have tried to claim? Ashley does not hold back labelling it England’s most embarrassing tour to Australia in his lifetime. To round out the show John questions the options today of viewing sport such as the T20 World Cup and explains why he will not be watching, also the timing of Australia’s Pro League matches is questioned, while Ashley asks for the League to be brought to a prompt end for everyone’s sake. If you don’t want to miss a post or a podcast subscribe to Not The Footy Show on our home page. Almost 2000 people have. All you need do is insert your email address and then you will receive an email update whenever a new post or podcast is posted. Rest assured we will not pass on your information! Also please feel free to share your thoughts and the Podcast. Remember you can email us with suggestions for topics to be discussed. If there is a topic or a guest that you would like us to feature, please contact us. Find all our podcasts on iTunes Find all our podcasts on iTunes The post NTFS #141 – Fair Play Publishing Preserving Australian Sporting History, Plus So Much More… first appeared on Not The Footy Show.

NTFS #140 – A Special Edition Celebrating 20 Years of Not The Footy Show.

Welcome our 20 year celebration edition. John and Ashley and some of our former co-hosts from yesteryear look back on the past 20 years of Not The Footy Show both on air and as a podcast. Both pick five of their favourite interviews from the past 20 years and share some ofg the stories behind them that you the listeners would not be aware of. Ashley’s top five were: Angela Madsen (Full Interview) Sir Roger Bannister the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, (Full Interview) Sam Goodwin, who educated us about the marketing of sport and the mistakes made by many sports in this area. (Podcast 65 ) Lord Coe Olympic champion, politician and now sports administrator, and his final was his childhood hero the great England goalkeeper Gordon Banks who talks about THAT save. Unfortunately many of John’s top five have been lost when the radio station closed, but they were: Former England cricketer and administrator Sir Alec Bedser who had fond memories of Perth, Dick Johnson the five-time Australian Touring Car Champion and a three-time winner of the Bathurst 1000, Andrew Liddawi who has done so much for adaptive mountain biking, (Listen Here Podcast 71), Kevin Alderton who lost his sight when in the army and then skiied downhill at over 100mph to claim a world record, and finally the man who pursued FIFA for many years to uncover the truth behind the corruption, Andrew Jennings. Unfortunately this is one of the intreviews that we have lost. There is also a quick look back at some of the changes in sport in the past 20 years. We must thank all who have helped us bring Not The Footy Show to you over the years, Darren Harper, Kodie Paris, Michael Fontein, the late Clint Ford, Anna Flanagan, Olivia Vivian, Simon Orchard, Dan Israel, Alan Dunlop, Paul Thompson and Mitch “Honeymonster” Woodcock. If you don’t want to miss a post or a podcast subscribe to Not The Footy Show on our home page. Almost 2000 people have. All you need do is insert your email address and then you will receive an email update whenever a new post or podcast is posted. Rest assured we will not pass on your information! Also please feel free to share your thoughts and the Podcast. Remember you can email us with suggestions for topics to be discussed. If there is a topic or a guest that you would like us to feature, please contact us. Find all our podcasts on iTunes Find all our podcasts on iTunes The post NTFS #140 – A Special Edition Celebrating 20 Years of Not The Footy Show. first appeared on Not The Footy Show.

NTFS #139 – Lekeisha Pergoliti’s Silver Medal, The Impact of Athletes Asking for Sponsors, and Is the Future of Umpiring Going to be Left to Video?

Welcome to another podcast, can you believe we missed our own 20th Birthday? Thank you to those of you who were there at the start and are still tuning in. As usual we have another great guest lined up for you. On this show we catch up with Lekeisha Pergolitti who returned from the World Boxing Championships in the UK with a silver medal. One of three medals the Australian women won. Lekeisha shares with us her journey in the sport and what she hopes for in the future. In our topics under discussion Ashley asks how damaging it is for a sport or a competition to have its athletes and umpires going on social media asking for sponsorship. Does this actually undermine the sport or competition’s attempts to attract sponsors? John turns his attention to the umpires and referees, and asks whether sport is heading down a path in which all decisions will ultimately be made by video rather than the eyes of an official? He also raises and intersting point in relation to the identity of officials in televised matches. What will the future look like in this area in many sports? As mentioned our 20th birthday was last month. Let us know who you would like us to try and talk to in our 20th year and if you would like us to keep going for another ten years. If you don’t want to miss a post or a podcast subscribe to Not The Footy Show on our home page. Almost 2000 people have. All you need do is insert your email address and then you will receive an email update whenever a new post or podcast is posted. Rest assured we will not pass on your information! Also please feel free to share your thoughts and the Podcast. Remember you can email us with suggestions for topics to be discussed. If there is a topic or a guest that you would like us to feature, please contact us. Find all our podcasts on iTunes Find all our podcasts on iTunes

NTFS#138 – The Menstrual Cycle – How Much Does It Affect Performance, the Sustainability of Sport and the Impact of Wage Demands, and the Throwing Water Bottles…

Welcome to another podcast – our 562nd show – in this our 20th year! As usual we are always looking for a different aspect of sport and in this show we believe we are talking about something that has been ignored for a very long time. Faye Sheridan from Healthy Her joins us to explain how with education athletes and coaches can understand a woman’s menstrual cycle so much better in order to minimise the impact on their performance. As women’s sport becomes more professional are these athletes being given the best advice when it comes to playing on through their menstrual cycle? Is the awareness there amongst the coaching staff within many of the elite set ups? If the coaches are not being educated on this are the players themselves being given acces to information that could have a huge impact not only in their sporting lives, In our topics under discussion Ashley looks at how once again we have witnessed a goalkeeper taking a water bottle onto the pitch with notes on the opposition’s penalty-takers on it. The opposing goalkeeper has allegedly thrown the water bottle away. Once again the media have jumped upon the story. Is it in the spirit of the game to throw the bottle away? Or is it in the right spirit to take such notes out onto the pitch? Is it time that the aurthorities stop this and make players go back to having to memorise such information? John touches on the NBA protest about pay. He looks at how long a period of time it has taken for English footballers to be paid the astronomical wages they are paid today, arguing that it takes time to establish sports, and sporting teams and competitions. Very few start off being paid vast sums of money in their first few years. Today is it about how well they play or how many followers they have and how much attention they can attract whic translates into revenue? As mentioned this year we celebrate 20 years. Let us know who you would like us to try and talk to in our 20th year and if you would like us to keep going for another ten years. “Not the footy show podcast number 138. A podcast that looks at sports from all angles of the game, athletes, administration and more.” If you don’t want to miss a post or a podcast subscribe to Not The Footy Show on our home page. Almost 2000 people have. All you need do is insert your email address and then you will receive an email update whenever a new post or podcast is posted. Rest assured we will not pass on your information! Also please feel free to share your thoughts and the Podcast. Remember you can email us with suggestions for topics to be discussed. If there is a topic or a guest that you would like us to feature, please contact us. Find all our podcasts on iTunes Find all our podcasts on iTunes

NTFS#136 – The Resurgence of Australian Athletics, The Perth Bears Enter the NRL, and The Legacy of Brisbane 2032.

Welcome to our 560th show in our 20th year, and again we have a slightly longer show but we hope that it will fly by as you listen in to our special guests. On this show we catch up Olympian and now President of Australian Athletics Jane Flemming to talk about why Australia’s athletes are really beginning to shine and what is being done to maintain that success. Along with Jane is Brian Miller who is one of the Vice Presidents of Athletics Australia. These really are exciting times for the as success generates interest and with passionate individuals driving the sport one really does believe that there is a very bright future ahead. In our topics under discussion Ashley looks at the decision of relocating a brand as it is announced that the North Sydney Bears brand will become the Perth Bears on the other side of the country. John believes this is a wise move, and there is a great opportunity for success. Will the existing brand assure success comes quicker to the club? What will be the impact on Perth Glory and the Western Force? Will the marketing be there to carry the carry the team forward? John was on a roll and he raised the topic of the Stawell Gift Handicap sprint and the calls by some media to change the rules because Gout Gout did not make the final. After this he moves onto the matter of the Brisbane Stadium for the 2032 and the legacy it will leave for a sport that is not even an Olympic sport. This leads to the review of Optus Stadium and how the taxpayers are paying for events held there and how bad a venue it is for rectangular sports. As mentioned this year we celebrate 20 years. Let us know who you would like us to try and talk to in our 20th year and if you would like us to keep going for another ten years. If you don’t want to miss a post or a podcast subscribe to Not The Footy Show on our home page. Almost 2000 people have. All you need do is insert your email address and then you will receive an email update whenever a new post or podcast is posted. Rest assured we will not pass on your information! Also please feel free to share your thoughts and the Podcast. Remember you can email us with suggestions for topics to be discussed. If there is a topic or a guest that you would like us to feature, please contact us. Find all our podcasts on iTunes Find all our podcasts on iTunes