Career
Early career
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1989 to 1990. Talia began his career at Australian club Sunshine Georgies before moving to Blackburn Rovers in August 1992. Although he was at the club for three years, Talia did not make any first-team appearances for Blackburn and moved to Swindon Town in September 1995 after a loan spell at Hartlepool United.
Foreign a while, he was Blackburn"s second choice goalkeeper behind Bobby Mimms before the arrival of Tim Flowers in November 1993, and had been issued with the number 13 shirt with the introduction of squad numbers for the 1993-1994 season in the FA Premier League.
In March 2002, Talia signed a short-term contract with English Division 2 side Reading F.C., sitting on the bench for the final six games of the season. Wycombe
Lawrie Sanchez signed Talia for Wycombe in August 2002 on a free transfer as cover for regular Wycombe goalkeeper Martin Taylor.
His chance came against Bristol City after Taylor developed a back problem and he continued in goal after Taylor gashed his knee at the Wycombe"s training ground. Talia then made over 100 appearances for the club, despite being sidelined when he sliced his toe with a lawn-mower in 2004 and a knee injury that side-lined him for six months in August 2006.
After Football Frank moved to Melbourne and opened a recycling shop for the blind, he is also a major a fund raiser for blind beasts.
