I discovered today that not only does Hartlepool have players named Hartley and Poole, but that they also both scored the other day. Brilliant!
This, in the words of that pigeon and sparrow-feeding chap, "gives me a sense of enormous well-being."
There should be more news like this.
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Close Shave
While it wasn't the best game of the final series, the A-League Grand Final certainly had a grandstand finish last Sunday.
Brisbane Roar's 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of extra time, took the game to 2-2 and into a penalty shootout, which they then went on to win 4-2. That also took their unbeaten run to an amazing 28 games.
The real highlight however, occurred before the match. Robbie Slater boldly tipped "A two-all draw with Brisbane winning the penalty shoot-out". This was followed by manic shrieks of laughter from co-panelist, Mark Bosnich, who promised to shave his head and run around the ground naked if it ended that way. Well, after consulting the police, the streak is apparently off but he is going to have Robbie Slater shave his head on 30-March, the hair being donated to a friend's children's alopecia charity.
Great tip, great bet!
Brisbane Roar's 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of extra time, took the game to 2-2 and into a penalty shootout, which they then went on to win 4-2. That also took their unbeaten run to an amazing 28 games.
The real highlight however, occurred before the match. Robbie Slater boldly tipped "A two-all draw with Brisbane winning the penalty shoot-out". This was followed by manic shrieks of laughter from co-panelist, Mark Bosnich, who promised to shave his head and run around the ground naked if it ended that way. Well, after consulting the police, the streak is apparently off but he is going to have Robbie Slater shave his head on 30-March, the hair being donated to a friend's children's alopecia charity.
Great tip, great bet!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Alphabet Football: The B&W Show
The English Premier League is entering its final phase, and as it stands, it looks like this:
That's a lot of teams beginning with "W" currently propping up the table, and a lot of teams beginning with "B" sitting nervously above them.
If it were to remain as it stands, the bottom 3 would be the same bottom 3 that were there at the start of the season when the teams were listed alphabetically. If things are to be resolved alphabetically, this must give great heart at the other end of the table to Arsenal fans.
The only team missing from the alphabetical tussle at the foot of the table are Bolton Wanderers, who are doing very nicely thank you, in 7th spot.
This is a shame, from a purely lexical point of view, as they'd potentially qualify as either a "B" or a "W" when taking their full name into consideration. On that basis, I'd also be worried about what the future holds if I was a "W"est "B"rom fan.
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
14 | Blackburn | 29 | -12 | 32 |
15 | Blackpool | 29 | -15 | 32 |
16 | West Brom | 29 | -15 | 32 |
17 | Birmingham | 28 | -12 | 31 |
18 | West Ham | 29 | -13 | 31 |
19 | Wolves | 29 | -15 | 29 |
20 | Wigan | 29 | -23 | 27 |
That's a lot of teams beginning with "W" currently propping up the table, and a lot of teams beginning with "B" sitting nervously above them.
If it were to remain as it stands, the bottom 3 would be the same bottom 3 that were there at the start of the season when the teams were listed alphabetically. If things are to be resolved alphabetically, this must give great heart at the other end of the table to Arsenal fans.
The only team missing from the alphabetical tussle at the foot of the table are Bolton Wanderers, who are doing very nicely thank you, in 7th spot.
This is a shame, from a purely lexical point of view, as they'd potentially qualify as either a "B" or a "W" when taking their full name into consideration. On that basis, I'd also be worried about what the future holds if I was a "W"est "B"rom fan.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Above Us Only Sky
Below us only Wolves and West Ham...
Some wit has added that to the plaque on the John Lennon statue at Liverpool.
I can't remember a time when the Liverpool derby featured both teams in the bottom four. And to add to Liverpool's pain, having lost again and sunk to second last, even the additional line on the plaque doesn't read true anymore.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
So, the World Cup eh...
Well, all things considered, that was rather a disappointing final. Even the arrival of my good mate Mick (who, what with Sydney's fantasy-like, as distinct from fantastic, transport system, had to cycle into the city from Pymble to be sure to make it in time) together with strong coffee and egg and bacon rolls couldn't lift the game. That's not to say it wasn't memorable; just a memory that I won't cherish.
The Dutch are complaining about the referee. And well they might; they had far too many players still on the field when the final whistle was blown.
You always want your team to win but ultimately, you want them win in a way that allows you to hold your head up high. You don't want to have to preface or qualify your joy every time you recall it! Only one team played the game that way. Congratulations to Spain. They were deserving winners and what a party that will be!
And of course, special mention to the All Whites, the only unbeaten team of the World Cup!
On a personal note (i.e not a raucous Bb via a Vuvuzela), I'm going to have to get used to waking up and not hearing overnight football scores to ponder over my morning coffee. I fear life is going to be rather dull...
The Dutch are complaining about the referee. And well they might; they had far too many players still on the field when the final whistle was blown.
You always want your team to win but ultimately, you want them win in a way that allows you to hold your head up high. You don't want to have to preface or qualify your joy every time you recall it! Only one team played the game that way. Congratulations to Spain. They were deserving winners and what a party that will be!
And of course, special mention to the All Whites, the only unbeaten team of the World Cup!
On a personal note (i.e not a raucous Bb via a Vuvuzela), I'm going to have to get used to waking up and not hearing overnight football scores to ponder over my morning coffee. I fear life is going to be rather dull...
Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday And Somewhere I'd Rather Be...(2)
Where else? The World Cup of course! This picture was from the previous one in Germany 2006.I hooked up with some Irish guys in Munich who were staying in the same hostel. Trust me, you couldn't afford better accomodation!
We had a great time there. Beer galore, football galore, girls galore! Ah, there was a lot of galore! Actually the above picture was from their backyard but features their souvenir from the tournament. The flag was a lot bigger at ground level than was first realised!
Well, good luck to Spain and Holland. Hopefully we get a great game.
There were plans to go to South Africa to watch it but life has a way of mucking those plans up. And of course, if I was there, I wouldn't have to be getting up at 4.00 am to watch it. Better get to work on the Brazil 2014 plan.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Damn Lies & Football Statistics!
One of the great things about the World Cup are all the statistics and history-making moments that come out of it. My favourite two:
- Italy only allowed their opponents to have 6 shots on goal in 3 matches. Unfortunately, they also allowed 5 goals to be scored from these 6 shots...
- Even more amazingly, if Spain or Germany go on to win the World Cup, the only unbeaten team in the entire tournament will be New Zealand!
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