An Australian future for Michael Branch?
FORMER Everton striker Michael Branch is hoping to make a name for himself Down Under.
The 30-year-old father-of-three recently moved his family to Australia and is on trial with A-League outfit Queensland Roar.
"We love it here on the Gold Coast and we'd love to stick around for a bit longer, so it would be great if I can get a game or two with the Roar," he said.
"I've only got a couple of years of playing left in me before I get into the coaching side of things so I thought I may as well try to get a game while I still can and maybe score a few goals while I'm at it.
"I know a couple of the Roar players down here like Craig Moore and Charlie Miller, and Kevin (Muscat) has told me all about the A-League so I decided to give it a crack."
Liverpool-born Branch made his Premier League debut for the Blues against Manchester United in February 1996.
He was a regular in the 1996/97 season but fell out of favour and was loaned out to Manchester City, Birmingham and Wolves over the next five years.
Branch's move to Wolves was made permanent in 2000, but after spells on loan at Reading and Hull, he moved on to Bradford City in 2003.
He stayed there for a season and then had two years at Chester before a short spell at Halifax last season.
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