Sean Curtain wants to be able to follow soccer with a bit more authority, but he needs some answers.
Glancing at the World Cup: 5 questions from my once-in-every-four-year soujorn to the beautiful game
July 2, 2014 by 4 Comments
Sunday Musings – Is it just me or is AFL your 5th favourite sport too?
June 30, 2014 by 14 Comments
Peter Baulderstone had a great sporting weekend. AFL did not feature high on his list. Are others struggling to maintain the passion when local footy and elite international sport offers so much?
World Cup 2014: A Delayed Reckoning with An Exploding Star
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis fears that with the start of the knockout phase of the World Cup the ‘beautiful game’ has become the ‘gritty game’. Brazil and Chile disappointed, but Colombia are still taking life at the full.
The Great Uruguayan Bite: How Luis would be judged in other sports
June 26, 2014 by 7 Comments
Suarez’s ‘reflex’ bite leads Sean Curtain to consider possible outcomes in other sporting codes. Anyone else thinking Hannibal Lecter’s facemask might come in handy?
Worth Every Cent
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis was happy to be proved wrong by the performance of Greece in Group C of the World Cup.
World Cup 2014: The Silence of the Lambs
June 25, 2014 by 4 Comments
Gregor Lewis takes us through the latest World Cup action, via Dr Lecter, Seinfeld and a wandering elephant.
Sad Songs Say So Much but Two out of Three Aint Bad.
June 24, 2014 by 2 Comments
Puberty blues. Spain’s wanton trifling with our young Socceroos reminds your man on the couch, Gregor Lewis, that striking out – as a callow pimply youth – is the best way to learn how to score that winning goal.
World Cup 2014: Africa Alive! An Afterthought No Longer.
June 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis concedes that he has underestimated the African teams after Algeria’s win over South Korea at World Cup 2014.
World Cup 2014: Hang on a second! Whose moment is this?
June 22, 2014 by 3 Comments
Players of Iran and Argentina take their turn on centre stage on this Greatest Show on Earth. Let Gregor Lewis take you where: “Like a child playing with its toys, lost to the wider implications, Messi’s champion nature allowed him to embrace the moment, exactly the way that child would…” Sometimes 90 minutes is not quite enough.
World Cup 2014: I’ve still got ‘Les Bleus’ for You.
June 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our man on the couch Gregor Lewis likes the look of the French team that dominated the Swiss cheese defence.
World Cup 2014: A Better Romance or Something Down and Dirty?
June 21, 2014 by 3 Comments
Gregor Lewis tells how Costa Rica defied expectations and dubious officiating to humble Italy and send England spinning out of the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup 2014: Please Sir, May I have some more?
June 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Our man on the couch Gregor Lewis is watching ‘football’ while you are sleeping. Reporting while you are working. England’s demise delicious. Luis Suarez divine. The first game dashing. The last diabolical. No matter we can sleep when we’re dead.
World Cup 2014 – Australia v The Netherlands: A Step Away from a Green and Golden Day.
June 19, 2014 by 9 Comments
Gregor Lewis celebrates the beautiful game, Tim Cahill, Ange Postecoglu, and a young Socceroos team that refused to be cowed by a champion Dutch football side. Stand up and cheer Knackers.
The Footy Almanac World Cup preview: Australia v Holland
June 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The podcast team of The People’s Elbow, Matty Q, John Harms and Stone Cold Steve Baker caught up with our man in Brazil – Vaughan Menlove – for his thoughts on the clash and the FIFA World Cup so far!
World Cup podcast coming soon!
June 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Almanackers! With our midseason hiatus done, the podcast team are back in action in a big way. We have a special treat for Wold cup fans coming shortly on the Almanac. The People’s Elbow, Matt Q and Harmsy caught up with our man on the ground in Porto Alegre an exclusive, no nonsense preview [Read more]
When the Weight of Expectations Overwhelms the Power of Belief.
June 18, 2014 by 4 Comments
‘To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect’ (Jane Austen). To run free – whether at the Gabba or the Castelao Stadium – is not as simple as merely stepping onto the grass. Gregor Lewis takes us from the national to the international reminding us of the smothering weight of expectations.
World Cup 2014 – Germany v Portugal: Who do you think you are?
June 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
Gregor Lewis watched the much-anticipated Germany-Portugal tie and, like Les Murray, wondered what was going on. [Excellent review of a one-sided but entertaining game – Ed]
World Cup 2014 – Uruguay v Costa Rica – What movie am I watching?
June 16, 2014 by 5 Comments
Bet ya didn’t see THAT one coming, huh? Gregor Lewis watches in delight as Costa Rica tear up the script and an expectant Uruguay to claim a ”f***-you” victory.
AFL Round 13 – Richmond v Fremantle: We shouldn’t have let ’em play
June 15, 2014 by 3 Comments
John Green is hanging in there (just) with his Tigers. Still at least the Socceroos put up a fight and Australia’s latest boxing champ is a Tigers supporter. Small mercies.
World Cup 2014 – Australia v Chile: I know what the Socceroos can do
June 15, 2014 by 9 Comments
Gregor Lewis offers a terrific description of the Socceroos passionate display against Chile in the World Cup.
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