In this episode we look at Mark Boric digging out the history of the Scots-Australian soccer journalist from the 1950s-1980s, Alec Barr, and Barr's history as a player, journalist (and his bias against certain clubs, see also here), and convicted reckless driver, after he killed two journalists in a car accident.
We discuss the progress of Paul's Australian soccer cultural map, and especially the Brompton Speedway in South Australia, and Ted Rowley's relationship to that one-time soccer ground and later speedway.
Ian then pines for Joe Gorman, and Gorman's absence from Australian soccer writing.The bulk of the episode is spent discussing a listener's suggestion about what Australian soccer history books we recommend. Ian couldn't keep himself to five, so he preempted his five choices for the radio by putting up a longlist before the show.
For the record Ian's five books mentioned on the show were:
- Soccer in New South Wales, 1880–1980, by Phil Mosely
- Soccer Anzacs: The Story of Caledonian Soccer Club, by John Williamson
- The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe: A History of Aboriginal Involvement with the World Game, by John Maynard (updated in 2019)
- A History of Football in Australia, by Roy Hay and Bill Murray
- The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, by Joe Gorman
Paul's selections were the following, with links to reviews by Paul where available:
- The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, by Joe Gorman
- Green Gully Soccer Club: 50 Years, by Peter Desira and Richard Curmi
- Offsider (later re-released as The Loneliness of the Long-distance Gunner)
- Keep It Simple, Stupid, by Peter Goldsworthy
- Captain Socceroo: the Paul Wade Story, by Paul Wade and Kyle Patterson
Another item to look at, though a little out of date now, is Roy Hay's Bibliography of Australian Soccer.
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