Steve Fahey laments the performances of his Spurs since the loss of wunderkid Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. There are some great Bale goals on show in the links.
AFL Round 8: The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
May 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
Earl O’Neill’s Round 8 saw two football worlds collide in a pall of orange flames and grey smoke in fast forward. The lightly toasted paps went down a treat. Plus Earl’s warm tribute to Tommy.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 35-The Socceroos and the Witchdoctor (1969)
May 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
Dennis Gedling recalls Australia’s bumbling attempt to qualify for the ’70 World Cup, complete with curses from witchdoctors in (then) Rhodesia.
Many a Slip Twixt the Cup and the Lip
May 13, 2014 by 8 Comments
Stainless takes the denouement of the EPL season to discuss the League, the season, Liverpool and Steve Gerrard. [Terrific – Ed]
AFL Round 8: Confessions of a football addict
May 13, 2014 by 4 Comments
JTH tries to anticipate the way the AFL understand the world by contemplating their decision to develop Monday Night Football. (Our capital F)
AFL Round 8 – West Coast v Greater Western Sydney: Child’s Play
May 13, 2014 by 9 Comments
Peter Baulderstone finds himself enjoying the game more than he expected. Josh Kennedy gives him hope, and Blake awakens the inner 9yo in all of us.
So Tommy’s Gone
May 12, 2014 by 3 Comments
The life and legacy of Tom Hafey have inspired Stephen Whiteside to this poetic tribute.
Vale Tommy
May 12, 2014 by 15 Comments
A key link to the “good old days” of footy has passed with the death today of Tom Hafey. Crio recommends retiring a couple of items in memoriam. Do you have any to add..?
AFL Round 8 – The Wrap: The Bump We Had to Have Round
May 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
Mr Wrap reckons that the Bloods and the Adelaide Longshoremen sent a message on the weekend. There is a spring in the Wrap step this week as the bye avoided further long suffering among TLSPRF.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 36-The Shame of Gijon’ (1982)
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Dennis Gedling tells how the “Gijon Non-Aggression Pact” between West Germany and Austria conspired to prevent Algeria progressing to the second round of Spain ’82.
AFL Round 8 – Monday Night Footy: What happens?
May 12, 2014 by 22 Comments
Explain what you think will happen tonight. Or (preferably) give us the scenario which will extract the best from The People’s Elbow.
How will the Kennedy-Judd trade be judged in hindsight?
May 12, 2014 by 6 Comments
It’s a good question to pose! Was the famous trade worth it? Have Carlton missed out?
AFL Round 8 – Brisbane v Essendon: The Bullfight
May 12, 2014 by 4 Comments
Our man in Madrid takes in the local sport while keeping up with his Dons from the other side of the world.
Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn: No magical evening for the Good Wife
May 11, 2014 by 6 Comments
Paul Campbell is a Hawks supporter experiencing the usual diffidence of watching the ex-wife, the good-wife and the new-wife all on the same stage at the same time. Time for some ‘conscious uncoupling’?
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn
May 11, 2014 by 5 Comments
In a way, Sydney should have won by much more. In a way, Hawthorn should have won. It was that kind of a match.
AFL Round 8 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Melbourne plays ‘catch-up’ footy against the Dogs
May 11, 2014 by 4 Comments
Stephen Whiteside has been watching footy for a long time, and has observed a pattern. Last night’s match conformed to that pattern.
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Worth The Wait
May 10, 2014 by 5 Comments
Joe Moore has been waiting for a lot of things this season. Will the expensive recruits fit in? Is the Bloods culture a living thing? He found what he was waiting for against the winged Hawks.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 37-The First ‘Battle of the River Plate’ (1930)
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Denis Gedling reports on the slightly laboured birth of the World Cup and the explosion of firsts – from the first controversies to the first win for a host nation and the first use of the term ‘a match of two halves’.
Paul Roos and the psychology of football
May 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Steven Whiteside with a look at the unique challenges facing Paul Roos at Melbourne.
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