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The Melbourne Victory may have focused on maintaining stability in the squad this off-season, but my life has taken a new direction. In April, I became a dad. Benedict Gordon is a healthy little boy who’s learning a heap about life at the moment — as are his parents.

Anyway, as those of you who are parents will know, having a kid is quite an absorbing activity. My time has grown somewhat limited, and MVFC Blog is taking a bit of a backseat at the moment.

That said, I plan to post short match previews and reviews every week, with an emphasis on generating discussion. My opinion is about as valid as the next person’s, so I’d love to see conversation thrive on the blog this season.

I’m also active on Twitter, where I post the latest Victory news under the guise of Victorytwit. I’d love to connect with you on there, so please do say g’day.

And lastly: Go Melbourne! Let’s see some goals tonight!

A few weeks ago, I received a pair of Nike5 Zoom T-7 FS in the mail. Receiving freebies is one of those lovely perks of blogging, up there with waking up in the morning to find a few comments on your latest post. I suppose it compensates for those mornings when you wake up to find an anonymous Adelaide United supporter accusing Archie Thompson and Kevin Muscat of doing all sorts of lovely things; or those days when you find your site’s been hacked by some Viagra spammers. True story.

Anyway, the shoes. I hand-picked this lovely pair of indoor soccer boots, courtesy of the kind folk over at SoccerPro. I’m usually a black and white type of guy, but, following in the footsteps of Archie, I opted for the attention grabbing green Nike Soccer Shoes.

Besides their dazzling appearance, what do these shoes have to say for themselves? They’re a snug, comfortable fit, for one thing. They’ve also got great grip, which is critical in a fast-paced game like indoor soccer. The other key aspect of any good soccer shoe is the extent to which it helps your ball control. I’ve played in regular runners before and found them to be hopeless. But these Nikes fit the bill, with the flat, kangaroo leather top allowing for superb touch.

My only quibble with them was the laces, which are a tad too short. But they seem to stretch with use, so this is becoming less of an issue. All in all, I can definitely recommend these shoes to any of you indoor players.

Just to stray off-topic for a while…

Who are you going for in the Euro 2008? Why?

Me? I’m half-Dutch, so I am hoping to see Oranje lift the trophy. They had a good run in qualification, but are now faced with the hardest group in the cup: Group C, with Italy, France and Romania. Things are looking even tougher as they have to contend with injuries to some key players, including Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Ryan Babel. But I think they can do it.

Over to you. Where does national allegiance lie, other than Australia?