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Links on Friday - Crap sporting songs

July 3, 2009 in football, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | No comments

It’s New Zealand. It’s the 80s. So I can accept Bunny Walters. I can accept Beaver. But I cannot accept Barry Crump

Keith Alllen is largely responsible for Lily Allen, and Vindaloo, much loved by people who enjoyed shouting things on the street in the 1998 World Cup

Does the montage from the Karate Kid count as sporting music? It fuckin’ does now

From the minute you see cheerleaders throwing down moves in a used car yard, you know the Glasgow American Football team’s rap is going to be *awesome*

Links on Friday - Great sporting songs

June 26, 2009 in cricket, football, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | 1 comment

sportreview endorses and recommends Subbuteo for making a rainy afternoon fly by (if you can’t be arsed whipping up a chocolate cake). Bonus points for having Half Man Half Biscuits’ All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit on the stereo

Euro 96 happened about six months before my OE, and Three Lions used to make me so excited I could shit (along with this). Bad move bringing it back for the 1998 World Cup, though

Paul Kelly could sing about putting the bins out and still make you cry - this fan-made clip for Bradman has some sweet archive footage

Italia ‘90 was a great World Cup, all bad guy Argentinians, Roger Milla dancing, Toto Schillaci’s bulging eyes and England going out heroically. It also had the best sport song ever, New Order’s World In Motion, your only chance to see Manchester’s best dance / rock band (and there’s a bit of competition there, alright) having a kick about. Features surprisingly competent rap by John Barnes

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Links on Friday - Cricket and Zombies

June 18, 2009 in Zombie, cricket, links on friday by Richard Irvine | No comments

Possibly the greatest thing I’ve EVER posted (since the last one): want to see Martin Crowe in a Chris Gayle headband? Merv Hughes thinking he can walk through things? Gavin Larsen so excited he could shit? Alan Border looking annoyed? Behold.

Ian Botham is a big sportreview favorite - he’s also huge among the Australian homeless

If YOU love Evil Dead 2, surely compulsory post-match viewing for any right thinking Rugby fan, get ready for Halloween with the ED2 Chainsaw arm

Loadsa larfs at the undead’s expense is all very well - but bloody hero @nickjfrost tells you how to survive an re-animated corpse infestation, for real this time

Links on Friday

June 12, 2009 in football, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | 3 comments

There’s own goals and there’s the ‘batshit insane-o’ own goals

Everyone’s wanted to tackle a ref - but only this guy has the sack to do it

When a gaggle of scallywags in parkas invades the pitch, sometimes it’s up to the manager to take direct action

I don’t think this keeper will get player of the day, even when getting on the scoresheet

Get A Hundred latest

June 11, 2009 in cricket, links on friday by Richard Irvine | 3 comments

The latest edition of Get A Hundred is a cracker. First, he takes a Pakistani international wicket in the nets, then casually foward defends a couple to the rope with the new Excalibur. Have a look.

Mate, how come you’re not in the blogger Ashes?

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Links on Friday

June 5, 2009 in football, links on friday by Richard Irvine | 1 comment

Get Your Basketball On! Learn the secret to wining basketball from Axel Foley

After the champions’ league win, Messi got messy in every headline writer’s dream scenario. This is what I imagine @Naly_D was like at his 21st

Forget flowers, chocolates or expensive, planet-wrecking SUVs. Get the lady in your life a Shii

Why can’t you be in one of those decent situation comedies that your mother likes?

Links on Friday

May 29, 2009 in cycling, football, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | No comments

If you love Chris Waddle, and couldn’t get enough of Diamond Lights, wait until you see him turn into a Pet Shop Boy.

Turns out all you need to impress the ladies is a sweet custom bike.

Star Wars nerds - hands where I can see ‘em.

You feed beefburgers to swans.

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Links on Friday

May 15, 2009 in cricket, football, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | No comments

As a Spurs fan, I didn’t think I could enjoy Chelsea’s toys-out Euro exit any more. I was wrong.

Turns out Aussie Cricketer Damien Fleming is very, very dry. And an excellent spokesman for Electron Beam Scientific Research Facilities. via CWB

Sportsmen doing interviews are notoriously touchy, team.

Shut up or piss off.

Links on Friday

May 1, 2009 in football, general sport, links on friday, youtube by Richard Irvine | No comments

Ronaldo, the proper one, is back playing in Brazil. Not a bad first touch, that. Accept no imitations.

Padraig Harrington is always game for a laugh - when not playing an EXTREME par three, he’s helping some nerds test the Happy Gilmore swing.

PJ O’Rourke is in NZ to talk to some rich guys. Hamilton Public Library’s PJ trove was a formative influence on a young sportreview.net.nz - if you don’t know him, start with the classics.

I think he’s just circling the airport - are you alright there, Dougal?

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Links on Friday

April 24, 2009 in cricket, football, links on friday, rugby, youtube by Richard Irvine | No comments

Steve Hanson must get awfully bored watching the game from those little glass boxes - just look at what happens when coaches sit in the crowd. Jim Telfer is sportreview.net.nz’s new hero.

Forget carb-based diets and personal trainers, to be The World’s Fastest Bowler in 1979 all you needed was a packet of Winfield Red and ill-advised moustache.  Presented by Richie Benaud, 12.

I’m sure TV Sports Journalism 101 must have something on live bits to camera vs taped bits to camera.

He must have a foot like a traction engine.

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