Having beaten Portugal 2-0, losing to the Republic of Ireland 4-1 and now the defeat at the hands of Paralympic gold medallists 5-0, some would say too little too late and if it were any other national team there would be condemnation of not only the coach and players, but the Football Federation Australia (FFA) hierarchy. Unfortunately, as they sit on the bottom of the FFA priority ladder, you may see a ‘Brave Australian Pararoos go down to….’ article and that will probably be the end of it. Eighteen months ago the Pararoo’s funding had been demolished by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Football Federation Australia under the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) ‘Winning Edge’ policy, stating that only successful Paralympic teams would be provided with funding even though the team, at the time were ranked 10th in the world. After a public outcry and support from a number of media outlets like Channel 10’s, The Project, Football Federation Australia were coerced into revitalising the program with the help of the Australian Sports Foundation after partnered links were broken with the Australian Paralympic Committee APC. FFA CEO David Gallop releasing the #GoPararoos However, what we must realise is that [...]