I don’t think I can handle any more heartbreak
This Saturday Otago challenges Southland for the Ranfurly Shield. And you know what? I really hope the boys in Blue and Gold win. I have supported this lot my entire life and now I feel I deserve a bit of payback. Ever since I was born, in what’s now Hayward University Hall in Dunedin, I [...]
Haute Couture today!
The planet was obsessing 24/7 over the bloody World Cup!!! Soccer this, Ronaldo that, balls here, All Whites there, and blind referees everywhere! Has the World gone mad!!!!!?? Do you realise there was something way more important happening on the planet at the same time?! The Paris Couture shows! Mutha fuckers!!!!! Jesus Christ no wonder [...]
Spain or Holland?
With the early exit of Australia and New Zealand from the tournament, and the start of the All Blacks season and with the NRL shaping up for finals footy, the hype around tonight’s Football World Cup Final is somewhat lacking in this part of the World. Nevertheless, it is a big fricken deal, so I [...]
The business of hosting the Football World Cup
While the business end of the Football World Cup continues this week in South Africa, the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments is in full swing. Due to a continental rotational policy that was implemented in 2000 by world football’s governing body FIFA, only Africa could host this year’s event and similarly South [...]
Walking On Sunshine
In case you’re a kiwi, and you somehow haven’t seen this yet, please enjoy the clip below. One of the great moments in NZ sporting history… Never has a draw tasted so sweet… It kinda makes me feel like singing this song… HERE
Have you lost your mind?
Can the All Whites get a result against Italy on Monday? Let’s be honest, a win is a 1000-1 shot, but is it possible, that through a classy Smeltz finish or deflected Bertos cross, that the All Whites sneak another draw, this time against the mighty Azzurri? They are HEAVYWEIGHTS of World Football remember… defending [...]
FIFA Fan Fest Sydney – Australia v Germany
There has to be a pretty good reason to get me out of bed at 4am. And this morning it was football. All the hype of the FIFA Fan Fest in Darling Harbour was too much to resist, so I headed down to check out the floating big screen for the Australia versus Germany match. [...]
A Better World Cup Preview – Part 1
With the World Cup rapidly approaching, we thought we would preview a few of the teams who could leave their mark on the tournament, and some who frankly won’t. Team: England Key Players: Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Terry. Profile: Bucket loads of talent, millions of pounds of resources, and arguably the worlds greatest domestic league indicate [...]