Hugh McIlvanney
By Aiden McLaughlin There are sports writers and then there was Hugh McIlvanney. News of Hugh’s passing broke this afternoon, just a week short of his 85th birthday. A proud Scotsman,[…]
Category: Football
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 25 January
The shot of the week. And the mayor there thinks people should just close their eyes and bat on. The Barmy Army in Bridgetown, Barbados. If you’re going to watch[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 18 January
Many people are seeing this photo as some kind of epitaph. Murray is made of tough stuff, and international tennis will be less interesting if and when he retires. Simona[…]
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Sometimes honesty isn’t the best policy…
By Andrew McGoff The last few days appear to have opened a small chink in the armour of Wellington Phoenix’s charismatic, inspirational and motivational manager. It feels weird to complain[…]
Mark Rudan post CCM game
So that’s a record for the Wellington Phoenix with eight consecutive games without defeat. The victory against the Central Coast Mariners was not the prettiest of the season, given the[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 11 January
The annual Chicago Blackhawks winter series. It was a painful time for Connor Murphy though. Not sure what Josh Hart is up to here. Instagram Influencer Genie Bouchard turned up[…]
FA Cup Third Round Preview
By Aiden McLaughlin By this stage of the English football season, there’s always plenty to reflect upon, discuss and look forward to. Title contenders, relegation battles and intense banter between[…]
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The Swinehound Quiz #4
By The Spotter G’day ‘hounders. It’s the Swinehound #4- who will be the quiz cracker at Christmas? The completely metaphorical (yet real) Swinehound Shield resides in Mid-Canterbury with Andrew Mitchell at the[…]
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
By Ryan Nixon It really is the most wonderful time of the year. Every 12 months, that special day we’ve all been waiting for arrives. It starts at the crack[…]
