The World Football Programme

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, April 27, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath and Dave Kindness in the studio this week with a great line-up of special guests.Phil Kelly, Chair of the Men’s State League Standing Committee. We chat impending changes to the playing systems across junior leagues through to NPL competitions. Ben Smith, WA News Reporter. Wrap off local football and talking points.Katelyn Smith, ParaMatildas Goalkeeper and football ambassador. What’s happening in the Inclusion Football and Para Matilda’s space.Stan Atkinson, Perth local and well-travelled football fan. Stan shares some of his experiences at some well-known and famous football stadiums.Robbie Thomson, Paramount and Network 10 Match Commentator. A-League wrap. Player movements from Australia to overseas. What leagues are enticing for our Australian players? How many make it, who is making it and how hard is it.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, April 20, 2024.Join Hugh Best and Peter Szkiela in the studio this week with a great line-up of guests.Tommy Doleman, Football West reporter, with a review and preview of NPL Women and Men and Lower League action.Molly Appleton, women's football writer, to discuss all things Molly’s Football Rants and everything else in her world.Maurice Oteri, Fremantle City FC ‘Master of Legends’’ to chat about the wonderful world of 55’s and over Legends and how they grow larger each year!

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, April 13, 2024.Join Sean Kelly and Morley Windmills coach, John O'Reilly in the studio this week with a great line-up of guest.Kim Hawkins, Perth Glory Fan Representative Group chair. Busy woman Kim is also involved in the APL FRG and the FSSA as such she is well placed to talk about the progress of each and the value placed on the feedback from fan groups.Matt Stacey, Perth Glory Super fan, joins us from Melbourne where he is part of the PGSSC "Tour of Duty" What will the best dressed fan be wearing for the trip?Sue Read, Save Canberra United Project. The former Canberra Eclipse player and Matildas alumni joins us to let us know why it is so important that we all get behind the team from the capital.John O'Reilly and Sean look at the EPL run in to the league champions and at the other end, the relegation prospects. With the European competitions at the halfway point, we look for the possible winners. Will VAR be any more contentious than it is now?

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, April 6, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath, Peter Szkiela and Tommy Doleman in the studio this week. The fantastic guest line-up includes-Tash Rigby, Perth Glory Captain. Season review and where to now.Abid Imam, Football West Community Football Manager. What’s happening in the Football West space.Greg Farrell, Futsal WA Director of Coaching and Subiaco WNPL Coach. The NPLW season is underway, and Futsal WA is booming.Heather Reid, pioneer in women’s football. The Former CEO of Capital Football and Canberra United talks with us about what’s happening in Canberra.Robbie Thomson, Network 10 Match Commentator. Outstanding news for A-League and National Teams.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, March 30, 2024. Join Hugh Best, Robbie Gaspar and Jim Webb in the studio this week with a great line-up of guests.Aaron Trevarthen, EPL chat and European competitions chat.Hayley Roach, “The Lost Lioness”, for a chat about all things not EPL!Stan Lazaridis, to chat about his new appointment at the Perth Glory.Matt Stacey, Perth Glory Superfan, to discuss the “new and improved” Perth Glory.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, March 23, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath and Peter Szkiela in the studio this week with a great line-up of guests.Tommy Doleman, Football West Match Reporter. Review of Night Series competitions, NPL news and match pre reviews.Perry Ielati, Football West Chief Operating Officer. Reflections on the Member Report earlier this week. Uptake of community for coaching and referee courses and inclusive programmes, registrations and capacities for the season, trends in various areas across the football community for 2024.Steve Atkins, Murdoch University Melville FC WNPL Coach. Night Series reflections and review, planning for the season proper, player movements and fostering club pathways. Who are the front runners for the WNPL for season 2024?Peter Rozsy, football supporter. discusses supporting people of Palestine at the June 11 Socceroos v Palestine football match in Perth. Banter on Perth Glory and the A-League men and women’s competitions.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, March 16, 2024.Join Sean Kelly and Dave Kindness are your studio team this week with a great line-up of special guests.David Winkless, Perth Glory Shed Supporters Club President, joins us to discuss Active Support and the response by stadium security particularly on the East Coast. The shed has set the standard for active support movement since the NSL days, how does the code strike a balance between fans and Security.Callum Salmon, Perth Red star head coach, has started the season with a night series win, we will chat about that campaign and the NPL season opener against Floreat Athena.Gareth Morgan, Perth Glory Media Manager, will be talking about the club's engagement with the fan base. With a modern twist the Glory days are coming back, the active support base is growing, and the club is working with the Stadium and Security to build the best game day atmosphere in the country.With the bitter taste of last year's relegation still fresh, Sorrento coach Steve McGarry has started the 2024 season on the right note by taking out the State League night series. Saturday sees the Gulls enter the State cup against a Balga side with nothing to lose.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, March 8, 2024.Join Hugh Best, Rob Caruso (Perth AFC) and Penny Tanner Hoath, your studio team, with a great line-up of guests.Comments on funeral services for John Talbert (Peel) and Heinz Gaschk (Melville Alemannia).Heather Reid, OAM, women’s football pioneer. How is 2024 unfolding for the Matildas. Banter across Junior, Young and Senior Teams, qualifiers, international friendlies and the Paris Olympics plus A-League.Zach Walker, the status of men’s and women’s soccer in the United States, international fixtures and Subbuteo.Betim Ziba, Hammersley and Futsal Coach. Local football.Along with catching up with all the news on the Night Series Finals, A-Leagues and International news.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, March 2, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath, Jim Webb and Robbie Gaspar are your studio team this week, with a great line-up of special guests.Kelechi Osunwa, from Perth Football Podcast, joins us for an overview of all the Night Series competitions and finals that are underway for the men’s and women this weekend at the State Football Centre and surrounds.Hannah Fitzhardinge, City of Fremantle Mayor. The Mayor joins us for chat about the incredible growth of the Festival of Girls Soccer, being hosted at Hilton Park in March, the iconic Wauhop Park upgrade, the impact of WWC on sports and facilities in the City and an update on Perth Glory being situated in Fremantle.Update on funeral services for John Talbert and Heinz Gaschk this week.Tom Sermanni, Head of Women’s Football, Western Sydney Wanderers. One of the best supported football clubs in Australia, sitting 5th and 7th on their respective tables and in the top half of membership stats and social media rankings. We review the Matilda’s and A League and banter why WA and Perth Glory doesn’t have a single player in the senior Matildas squad at this time.Beau Busch, Professional Footballers Australia, Co-CEO with Kate Gill. Impact of the Socceroos and Matildas on the national football landscape, moves into semi and professional football at National League and NPL league tiers, the transfer system and how that impacts on development pathways and the club ecosystem.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, February 24, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath and Dave Kindness in the studio this week with a fantastic lineup of guests.Sheriffe Andrawes, Football West Chair. With the steep registration uptake this year, how will the local football ecosystem manage the load? All of the Night Series competitions are underway for the men’s and women as of this weekend and whats happening at the State Football Centre in the preseason.Graham Stewart, Melville Alemannia Reunion Committee.Memories dedicated to the lives of John Talbert and Heinz Gaschk.Rita Saffioti, Deputy Premier, on Perth Glory new ownership, what does it mean for the sporting landscape here in WA. Post WWC legacy, what is the imprint we can see, there must be signs indicating that the massive popularity of the Matildas is affecting sport registrations, requests on facilities and more. How is the Friends of Football concept working to better position football moving into 2024?Gareth Morgan, Perth Glory Media, on new club ownership - What can the fans expect under the new ownership, has the owner reached out to fan groups and community, has there been any changes to the landscape we should be looking out for? Robbie Thomson, Paramount and Network 10 Match Commentator. Australia’s National Team euphoria continues with our beloved Matildas in their Olympic Qualifying campaign this weekend. Their massive fan base from 2023 continues to fill the social channels with excited chatter. The Legacy Report is released, Wellington are flying in the ALM and Australia Cup rounds are underway.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, February 17, 2024.Hugh Best and Peter Szkiela will be your guides on a tour of the local and international footballing world.Our guest lineup this week is -Alice Congdon - Honours Student at Notre Dame researching Strength and Conditioning techniques in NPL Leagues.Hayley Roach - The Lost Lioness to discuss all things EFL Championship excluding The Millers!Richard Paveley - Secretary of the Association of Walking Football Australia to discuss Wanneroo’s new mixed competition.Angela Urbani - The Coordinator of Female Football at Kalamunda City FC.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for February 10, 2024.Join Sean Kelly, Peter Szkiela and Robbie Gaspar, who will be your navigation team as we cruise though the footballing ocean.Our guest lineup this week is -Peter Rickers, Girl's festival of Community Soccer. The festival kicks off today at Hilton Park. if the Sam Kerr effect is going to announce itself this is where it will happen. We talk to Peter about the festival and the movement that celebrates the essence of soccer whilst empowering women and girls in our community.Chris Lynch, East Perth FC. Only a few years ago EPFC were a social side battling their bitter rivals Libertines in the lower divisions, we track their meteoric rise through the Amateur Leagues to entering the State League. As if the football Gods had a hand in it EPFC play their first game in SL Div 2 against the club where it all started, Ashfield.Matt Dawson, Football Supporters Association Australia. We catch up with Matt to discuss the progress the FSAA are making with the game's administrators in Australia. Are they in contact and working with the Fan representative groups across Australia and is the voice of the grass roots fans being heard?Dean Bell, Wanneroo City SC Club President. With teams representing all ages from 4 - 74 Wanneroo are one of the more inclusive clubs around town. We catch up with Dean about the growth of the club from Juniors, through to State League and on to masters, veterans and walking football.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, February 3, 2024.Sean Kelly and Jim Webb are your studio team this week.Sean and Jim will banter their way through the West Ham, Millwall divide to bring you the best from, the local football scene to the World Stage.Our guest lineup this week is -Jimmy Sammut, Head Coach Ashfield SC joins us to talk about his transformation from player to coach, as they prepare for the night series and Season'24.Greg Farrell, Futsal WA. Greg has just returned from the National Futsal Championship. We will find out how well his charges did as they represented the State and fought for national selection.John Baird, Head Coach Mandurah City, the Dolphins are the reigning night series champs and start their title defence. After narrowly missing out on promotion to the NPL what has John changed to make another title a reality.Steve Nelkovski, President Olympic Kingsway. Returning to the topflight last season, the green machine finished the season in third place. We chat to Steve about the backroom work that supports the on-field success.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday, January 27, 2024.Join Penny Tanner Hoath and Dave Kindness in the studio this week.Football kicks off in WA locally with round one of the men’s Night Series underway, the Socceroos make it through to the knockout phase of the Asian Cup and Sam Kerr is recovering from being the unlucky 13th player in the WSL currently suffering from an ACL injury.Our guest lineup this week is -Abid Imam, Football West Club Engagement Lead. What’s happening in the Football West space.Tommy Doleman, Football West Match Commentator. Night Series and around the grounds banter.Sam Gallagher, MUMFC Technical Director. Melville pre-season news.Gareth Morgan, Perth Glory Media Manager. Wrap of the weekend’s fixturesRobbie Thomson, Paramount and Channel 10 Football Commentator. A League and National Team news.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday January 20, 2024.Sean Kelly, Dave Kindness and Tony "TC" Campbell are in the studio this week.Locally we have pre-season friendlies as teams ramp up to the night series, the A-League held the first "Unite" round, AFC qualifiers, AFCON and EPL. Football never stops.Alex Novatsis, Football West. We catch up with Alex to discuss what has been happening in the corridors of Football West during the off season.Eve Watts, President Queens Park Soccer Club. The times they are a changing, we chat with Eve about the changes at Queens Park and the plan for the future.Dave Winkless, Perth Glory Shed Supporters Club President. Dave was in Sydney for the Unite round, we will get his observations of this bold experiment. We will also talk about the GSSC, their tours of duty and shed traditions.Tony Campbell, State Schoolboys coach, Tony recently travelled to Singapore with his school academy side. We will find out how that went, time permitting we will banter local, national and international football.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, Saturday January 13, 2024.Penny Tanner Hoath, A-League Stats man Peter Szkiela and Robbie Gaspar are in the studio this, for the first show of the year.Football kicks off locally with the Night Series in a matter of weeks so we race into bringing you up to speed with that plus, nationally and globally what’s happening in the world game.Kelechi Osunwa, a young man making a name for himself in and around football for all the right reasons, shares the upcoming local football competitions and news with us.Blayne Treadgold, the only person we know who works full time in media, doing what he loves, talks up Perth Glory and the A-Leagues.Katelyn Smith, ParaMatildas Goalkeeper, sharing what’s happening in the Inclusive Football World.Simon Hill, Channel 10 and Paramount Sports Match Commentator, from Doha, following the Socceroos in their Asian Cup qualifying journey.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday December 23rd, 2023.Penny Tanner Hoath, Sean Kelly, Pete Szkiela and Dave Kindness are in the studio for the last show of the year.We look at sharing the football moments that made the news in 2023 and bringing you up to speed with what’s happening locally, nationally and globally for the world game.Join the team and a stack of guests from 10AM on 107.9fm or streaming live on the internet.Jamie Harnwell, Football West CEOMiranda Templeman, Melbourne Victory goalkeeper. Neil Bennett, Perth RedStar, Beyond 90 writer.Greg Farrell, Futsal WA Coach Director and NPL Coach, Subiaco.Robbie Thompson, Paramount and Channel 10 A-League and National Team Match Commentator. Hayley Roach, Women’s football expert.Clara Hoarau, Perth Glory’s youngest player.Matt Stacey, Perth Glorys Number One Fan.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday December 16, 2023.Join the ressies called up from the bench this week; Hugh Best and Peter Szkiela for our second-last football catch up of the year.Aaron Trevarthen discusses and wraps up the latest European Competitions and the EPL.Jason Purser - Captain Dogs Body and sadly a Palace supporter to discuss all things Barnstoneworth United and Eight Bloody One!Hayley Roach with her (un)regular discussion about Rotherham United.Mr Steve Dettre, FISTF President, to discuss the upcoming ATFA AGP and the recent Rale Rasic memorial.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday December 9, 2023.Your co-hosts for this show are Sean Kelly and A-League Stats man Peter Szkiela. Join us as we explore planet football.Taki Nicolaidis, has been announced as the new head coach of Inglewood United, we chat with Taki about the changes at the club.Kelechi Chinaemerem - Stuart Blacker Football Frenzy Fundraiser. We talk with Kelichi about Stewarts legacy and how you can be a part of the football frenzy.Paul Lowethorpe, Association of Walking Football Australia. AWFA have been very busy promoting this fast-growing sector of football with options to play in local, National and International competitions for men and women.Nahuel Arrate, Assistant Coach Perth Glory. We will yarn with Nahuel about his football journey and find out what it is like to work with Staj and the Glory team.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle, for Saturday December 2nd, 2023.Penny is joined in the studio this Saturday, by Football West Life Member and the longest serving President of the Football Hall of Fame Western Australia, Lou Prospero and Sports Diplomat and former Professional Player, Robbie Gaspar.Dan Evans, promoting the Peel Regional Football Council Christmas Camp.Sam Gallagher, Technical Director at Murdoch University Melville FCGreg Farrell, Futsal WA Coaching Director. Futsal and women’s football.Chris Nikou, former Chair of Football Australia