Gifford’s Rant Really was Rubbishy
By The Spotter When something is just such complete and utter shite, it needs calling out. And even worse, it was from the mind of an iconic journalist and sports writer.[…]
Category: Media
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Wireless Tales of the Unexpected
By The Spotter It always fortunate when you happen to tune in to something on the wireless at a really interesting time. And who doesn’t love a good laugh whenever the chance presents? It[…]
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Lockerroom on the up and up
By The Spotter Award-winning journalist and writer Suzanne McFadden’s ‘Lockeroom’ arrived with a much-needed bang on the NZ sports media landscape a little over six months ago. If you haven’t already taken a[…]
An On-line Sports-based Daily? Let’s do it.
By The Spotter How did it come to this? Blame rampant capitalism and the completely vile tentacles of the style-over-substance digital age. Loyalty and recognition of people who have dug deep all their working lives to eke out great[…]
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Not Nothing, but not All
By Hamish Girvan Amazon’s Prime video productions are starting to branch out with their “All or Nothing – A Season with” fly on the wall sports series. Originally launched with[…]
Be Careful what you wish for
Never trust a Press Release that comes out at 6:04am on a Monday. Especially when that Monday happens to be the day after the conclusion of a major sporting event.[…]
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Sending Kids on an errand
Tonight a new standard was reached in TVNZ’s completely erratic coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Queensland. The same hockey match was being covered live on two of their three[…]
The rise of the player’s voice
By Harbour Heather There’s an emerging trend in the Australasian sporting world – sportspeople taking control of how they are represented. In the past, they’ve had to rely on journalists[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 15 September
Remember James Rodriguez from the 2014 World Cup? He’s now on loan at Bayern Munich and the spring in his step has returned. Spartak Moscow fans being Spartak Moscow fans. […]
The Biggest Clowns in Town
By The Spotter The biggest clowns of all in this part of the world are you, The NZ Herald, for speculating (and whether it were tongue-in cheek or not you still chose[…]
