FFA's clumsy handling of Alen Stajcic's sacking is damaging the Matildas

FFA boss David Gallop announces the sacking of Matildas coach Alen Stajcic just five months before the World Cup. Tournament of Nations: Sam Kerr (16') Japan 1-2 Australia Matildas' head coach Alen Stajcic believes the Women's World Cup is one of the most open it has been with a number of teams having a good chance of winning the tournament. It's a phrase whose origin lies in Aesop's fables, but in modern parlance "killing the golden goose" refers to destroying something that is a reliable and valuable source of income. While the Matildas may not be the FFA's biggest income generator, they have certainly been the game's only reliable and valuable source of positive press, feel good publicity and crowd figures with an upward trajectory, in many a long month. On Saturday, that was all brought undone with one press conference, as the contract...

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