If I was to say that this week's blog is about the reasons why a player moves clubs or chooses one team over another then I am sure some would expect it be very short and straightforward.
Surely, for footballers, it is all just about the money and therefore the highest bidder secures the signature of the player in demand.
As a professional of many years it may come as no surprise that I would argue this point, and instead point to many other factors that a player will consider before deciding upon his next move.
Of course, there are mercenaries in the game and a higher wage will often hold sway over a lesser offer but do the same rules not apply in other sports and other professions?
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Ashe will enjoy the richly-deserved accolade afforded to a golfer winning one of the sport's biggest prizes.
While viewed as an individual sport, I am sure that Oosthuizen would be the first to pay tribute to the role played by his caddy in his success.
Therefore, if a strong partnership is vital in such a sport as golf, how important and common are they in an 11-man team game like football?
It's fair to say that there have been many successful partnerships in football throughout the years with attacking duos springing most quickly to mind.
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, players and coaches will undoubtedly be studying their style of play and trying to emulate their success.
To replicate such fluent passing is, of course, easier said than done. But one factor of Spain's game which may become more commonplace in Scotland is the deployment of the lone striker.
It's fair to say that a significant number of teams used a similar tactic throughout the world's premier football tournament, therefore, if it is deemed most suitable at that level of the game, why as a nation have we persevered in the main with a traditional front two?
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Every football fan always remembers a World Cup in a different way. When the 2010 tournament is over, we might recall the sound of the , the debate over , or the early exits of countries like France and Italy.
Personally, I think the competition could well be remembered as the time when all in the game were reminded, in the words of Public Enemy, "Don't believe the hype".
The excessive publicity that surrounded some of football's superstars going into the World Cup has, of course, been proven to be unjustified as several of those expected to light up the tournament have not performed as expected.
There are a wide range of opinions on why some of these top players did not play well, some of which are justified, such as .
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I was released as a teenager from the Scottish Premier League, had the hardening experiences of junior and part-time football and came back to the top flight with four years at university thrown in! I'm Jack Ross, a defender with Dunfermline and I aim to give you an insight into the life and mind of a professional footballer.
