Mental Health and Sport
By Aiden McLaughlin Paul Gascoigne; ‘Gazza’ to the masses. Born in 1967 in the town of Dunston in the North East of England. Gifted footballer. Loveable joker. Tearful clown. Addict. Domestic[…]
Tagged: administration
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Throwing up an Air Ball
By The Spotter The NZ Breakers badly botched their lay-ups and jump shots way before tip-off to their ANBL season last night. Because online comments made over the years by those associated with[…]
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About Time They Cared For Their Most Vulnerable
By The Spotter ‘And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things’ (Terry Pratchett; Carpe Jugulum). In a really significant article in the latest Weekend Herald, Joel Kulasingham reported on[…]
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When New Zealand gets it so wrong
By Mark Currie It’s fair to say, I’m a football person. I love the game, I love it’s varied and diverse cultures, I love its fans. Therefore, the issues of[…]
The Welfare Mentality
New Zealand Rugby is run by some smart people, and this is one of the great All Black sides. On Saturday night Steve Hansen mad some flippant remark about how[…]
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Patronising
Yesterday New Zealand Rugby formally announced its bid to host the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Great news. It’s about time the five time winners get to host the tournament,[…]
No Reprised Feather Boas, But What of the Pre-Game?
By The Spotter How would you feel if you went on a cruise ship holiday and half the other guests got a floor show before their dinner, and you didn’t.[…]
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Something Old, Something New etc…
Cricket Schedule Announcement Day is an interesting time in the New Zealand sporting calendar. It is a day for people to complain, to spot the trends, to be reminded of[…]
The NewsRoom Exclusive.
Strange times. It’s a cliché, and the Onion is struggling to keep up but there are strange things going on in New Zealand too. Take the Newsroom EXCLUSIVE today. In[…]
