Group C Spain Italy ________ Croatia Ireland Italy 2 – 0 Ireland Spain 1 – 0 Croatia It was never going to be a rerun of their match in the 1994 World Cup, but the Irish played their best game this morning. And their fans gave their best of some very good performances. It didn’t [Read more]
Euro 2012 – Day 11: …you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off…
June 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
Disgrace
June 18, 2012 by 7 Comments
Disgrace… Loose-fit Euro 2012 coverage from Lee Hugh McGowan Group of Death B Germany Portugal ______________ Denmark Netherlands Portugal 2 – 1 Netherlands Germany 2 – 1 Denmark Denmark have been my favourite team in this group, if not the tournament so far. The German machine rolls on, but the Danes [Read more]
Hard work and rewards
June 17, 2012 by 7 Comments
Euro 2012 Group A Czech Republic Greece ________ Russia Poland Greece 1 – 0 Russia Poland 0 – 1 Czech Republic Anything can happen and did. The teams I’d so flippantly dismissed have qualified for the next round. And I have to say I’m really glad they did. The Czech Republic did not quite roll [Read more]
Scandinavian sunsets
June 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Euro 2012 Group : France 2 – 0 Ukraine; Sweden 2 – 3 England (Boo!) This group really came to life last night…except for Sweden, for whom it really came to death. In the first game, France looked robust and every bit the potential champions the bookmakers have made them. A storm delayed play, but [Read more]
Euro 2012: Going home early
June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
Group C Spain 4 – 0 Ireland Italy 1 – 1 Croatia I wouldn’t be surprised if the Irish boys find a beach and lie on it for the next few days. Have a look at the line up when they play Italy see how their tans are. Their tournament is officially over. They have [Read more]
Euro 2012 – Day 6: Sulky Dutch, silky Deutschland
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Sulky Dutch, silky Deutschland Euro 2012 coverage by Lee Hugh McGowan Group (of Death) B Denmark 2 – 3 Portugal Germany 2 – 1 Netherlands Portugal made football look easy for a wee while last night. The Danes helped obviously. They played well for the first two minutes of the first half and then slept [Read more]
The madness of marches and referees
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Euro 2012 coverage by Lee Hugh McGowan Australia 1 – 1 Japan Before we get to it, let’s have a wee minute for the Socceroos performance. It was brave, it was hearty and arguably it was against a much better side. A side coming off the back of a couple of big wins. They [Read more]
Bordering on plain in the Ukraine
June 12, 2012 by 8 Comments
Euro 2012 – Day 4 Group D England 1 – 1 France Ukraine 2 – 1 Sweden Our favourite studio team changed dramatically. McAllister the stalwart was playing the defensive role and Hamann was quickly substituted for an attack-minded Gary Breen. Last night, the line up changed into something far less glamorous. Dempsey is still [Read more]
Spain and Italy turn it up to 11
June 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
Euros 2012 commentary by Lee Hugh McGowan Group C. Spain, Italy, Croatia, and The Republic of Ireland. After last night’s matches I suspect this is how this group finishes. The Irish showed up, but apart from a last gasp 10 minutes of bravery, they looked like the only team who didn’t belong here [Read more]
Are the Dutch doomed already?
June 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Euros 2012 commentary by Lee Hugh McGowan There is an advertising campaign for a telecommunications company which claims, ‘the future’s bright…the future’s Orange’. Coming into this tournament, it could have been the slogan for the on fire Dutch. Robben has been the star of Bayern Munich’s successful domestic and Champion’s league campaigns and [Read more]
Europe’s best attack with gusto
June 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
Euros 2012 commentary by Lee Hugh McGowan You could be forgiven for thinking I was on about the Spanish talking to the upheld palm of Angela Merkel and the ECB, but I’m not. One of the best football tournaments in the world is underway. Hosted in Poland and the Ukraine, the Euros [Read more]
Perry Ultimatum
June 1, 2012 by 5 Comments
The very vocal ultimatum given to Ellyse Perry by her W-League club, Canberra United, will stir-up the lefties’ free-will fibres. Still, it’s a necessary decision for the respectability of Women’s sport. Ellyse Perry, Australian fast bowler. Photo: canberratimes.com.au Ellyse Perry has been a popular media phenom since she made the Australian sides for both soccer [Read more]
Why May is the other September
May 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
I’ll admit straight off the bat that I didn’t see Manchester City’s winning goal last Sunday night. Even as a neutral observer with a leaning towards blatantly wanting to see Sir Alex Ferguson suffer I couldn’t take the tension and changed the channel to ‘Cheers’ where Sam had again got himself in to hot water [Read more]
Victory Looking Forward to Olympiacos Visit
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The glamour friendly against Olympiacos at the Etihad Stadium, on May 19, gives Melbourne Victory players the chance to stake a claim under new manager, Ange Postecoglou, according to Archie Thompson. Grand Final winner, Postecoglou, has already laid out the foundations he believes will help Victory avoid another season flirting with disaster. The club’s record [Read more]
Post-Postecoglou
April 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Lee Hugh McGowan Brisbane is a city where fleeting greatness too frequently spills into something bigger, where legendary status can be achieved on the purchase of the next round of schooners and a bronzed statue of your favourite local star is stood at the end of your street before the final whistle of their [Read more]
A feline struggle in a sea of purple and orange
April 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
“Forget the footy!” “ It’s about Glory this weekend!” “ How long have we waited for this!” I think I heard these comments over a dozen times each on the weekend when in Brisbane to watch the A-League Grand Final. The two sporting teams that I pigeonhole under ‘By pain of death’ as far as [Read more]
In A-League of its Own: 2012 Grand Final
April 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Brisbane Roar has created history by becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles in the A-League following their controversial 2-1 Grand Final victory over the Perth Glory. In front of a great crowd of just over 50,000 both teams began the game nervously, with mistakes coming from both [Read more]
The World Game
April 22, 2012 by 13 Comments
The World Game My disenchantment has been growing, slowly but surely, for a number of years. For very sublime Messi chip, curling Ronaldo spot kick, witty song from the terraces and gut busting run through the midfield, there has been the choleric complaining of managers whenever a point is dropped (you know who [Read more]
The battle for Champions League spots
April 17, 2012 by 23 Comments
by Steve Fahey In between watching the Test cricket, I this morning witnessed the latest round in the Wigan miracle, as they followed up knocking off Man U by beating Arsenal at Emirates (Arsenal’s home). One has to admire Wigan – as the calendar year started they were anchored at the bottom of the EPL [Read more]
In A-League of its Own: Preliminary Final Edition
April 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Perth Glory is into their first ever A-League Grand Final after overcoming Central Coast Mariners in the Preliminary Final at the weekend. Played in front of a disappointing crowd of just over 7000, the Mariners went into the game strong favourites after Perth had travelled across the country after [Read more]
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