PC: As the resident expert on all things Nick Carle, what do you think of his move to Crystal Palace? Warnock wants him but will he fit into Warnock’s style of football (must Australians probably remember Warnock last from his time at Sheffield United and had his team playing a very physical and direct style of football)?
Jesse: Mate, I don’t really know enough first-hand or watched enough of Crystal Palace to really comment on Warnock. But I’m really happy for Nicky that he’s gone to a club that clearly values what kind of player he can be
PC: Despite your disagreements with Arnold’s selection for the Olympics, what are you expecting from the selected squad?
Jesse: I don’t want to weigh in on Arnold again. I’ve done it ad nauseaum for TWG. My views are well known.
PC: Is there any plans for another book to follow up 15 Days in June – How Australia Became a Football Nation? For those who haven’t read it, this book provides excellent coverage of the 2006 World Cup and 2007 Asian Cup and it is perfect for anyone who has been living under a rock for the last two years and is wondering why he or she is hearing so much about ‘soccer’ in this transformed nation.
Jesse: In relation to the book, I’ve been trying to get together, a follow-up book about the 2010 campaign and am currently shopping it around to publishers. Pim Verbeek and I have had some discussions about doing something together.
PC: For the rest of us bloggers who can only dream of one day earning a living by writing about the game we love, do you have any advice or pearls of wisdom?
Jesse: In relation to blogging, my best advice to you and anyone else out there who is interested in writing about football is just do it with passion. Don’t think you have to be a know-it-all to write about sport. Just write well and look at it with different eyes. That’s what I like to think I do. I’m no expert. Just a guy who loves the game and really loves writing about what it says about us as people.
Thanks Jesse for taking the time to answer a few questions. You can find more of Jesse’s work at the TWG or the Roar.
