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		<title>Weekly roundup + Olympiacos preview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon. Its been a sad week for Victory fans as we farewelled a legend of the club in Carlos Hernandez. We all would have loved for Carlos to stay, me especially, but it&#8217;s important that people understand that in order to rejuvenate the squad sacrifices have to be made. The Costa Rican&#8217;s departure frees up a ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/19/weekly-roundup-olympiacos-preview/</link>
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		<title>A farewell to Carlos Hernandez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all knew it was coming. For months now the future of Carlos Hernandez has been up in the air and all signs pointed to him leaving Melbourne. Although I had gotten used to the idea it didn&#8217;t make it any easier when his departure was confirmed by the club yesterday. As regular readers will ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/17/a-farewell-to-carlos-hernandez/</link>
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		<title>Carlos Hernandez leaves Melbourne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne Victory have announced that Carlos Hernandez has left the club after a new contract could not be agreed upon. The club say considerable time was spent negotiating with Carlos, but ultimately it was unable to agree to terms. Since joining the club in 2007, the 30 year-old made 122 appearances and played a pivotal role ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/16/carlos-hernandez-leaves-melbourne/</link>
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		<title>The Euro 2012 PredictaBall with Setanta Sports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon. As you all know Euro 2012 is right around the corner and in preparation I&#8217;ve teamed up with the official broadcaster, Setanta Sports to help promote their latest competition called PredictaBall. Setanta are asking football fans to submit their own predictions for what they think might happen at Euro 2012 via their Facebook ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/07/the-euro-2012-predictaball-with-setanta-sports/</link>
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		<title>First day on the job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning. As the squad resumed training yesterday ahead of the Olympiacos game, Ange Postecoglou began his first day on the job. It was an eventful one too as he made his first big decision in releasing Ante Covic and Grant Brebner. Its not surprising considering both players were out of contract and the manager has ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/02/first-day-on-the-job/</link>
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		<title>Covic and Brebner released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne Victory have announced today that Ante Covic and Grant Brebner have been released. As new manager Ange Postecoglou looks to make room within the salary cap he decided that both un-contracted players were no longer needed. Since joining the club in season two of the Hyundai A-League, Brebner made 120 appearances, including the Premiership/Championship ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/05/01/covic-and-brebner-released/</link>
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		<title>Ante Covic wins Victory Medal, Melbourne chase Ben Halloran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning once again. First up today, the Victory Medal presentation which was held last night. My prediction was spot on (not that it was a difficult one to pick) with Ante Covic winning a well deserved Victory Medal. Here&#8217;s a summary of all the award winners: Victory Medal &#38; Player&#8217;s Player of the Year: Ante ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/04/28/ante-covic-wins-victory-medal/</link>
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		<title>Welcoming Ange</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning all. You know, its unfortunate that we weren&#8217;t able to sign Ange Postecoglou last year because we could have avoided twelve months of torture. But enough of that. The important thing is that he&#8217;s here now and the board have finally made the correct decision. You have to hand it to them, despite ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/04/27/welcoming-ange/</link>
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		<title>Ange Postecoglou appointed new Victory coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ange Postecoglou has finally been unveiled as the new Melbourne Victory manager at a press conference today, signing a three year deal with the A-League&#8217;s biggest club. Postecoglou quit his position as coach of Brisbane Roar on Tuesday in order to join Victory and he says he&#8217;s ready for a new challenge; “It’s a big club, with ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/04/26/ange-postecoglou-appointed-new-victory-coach/</link>
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		<title>Fan of the Month: Danny McGinlay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not believe it but comedians love football too and Danny McGinlay is proof. Fresh from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Danny is April&#8217;s Fan of the Month: &#160; Full Name: Danny John Terry McGinlay (would be a sweet name if I was a Chelsea Fan). Where are you from? Inner Northern suburbs. How long have you been a Melbourne ]]></description>
		<link>http://victoryblog.net/2012/04/26/fan-of-the-month-danny-mcginlay/</link>
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