The gravel in your sporting ice cream.
For footballers, scoring an own goal is a joyless kick in the balls. But if, like me, you’re very easily amused, joyless kicks in the balls can keep you occupid most of the afternoon. This keeper was busy breakdancing when picking the ball up was the better option. I’ll never get sick of seeing one … Continue reading “Links on Friday – own goals”
SRNZPA: IRB top brass moved moved swiftly to stamp down on the early RWC backline flair and skill, fast-tracking new laws that ban flair altogether. “Rugby Union is scrums, dropgoals, stern reprimands from the ref and dirty songs on the bus ride home” said IRB chairman Dr Syd Millar. “This backline jiggery-pokery belongs in the … Continue reading “IRB clamps down on backline ‘jiggery-pokery’”
This week marks the ten year anniversary of this blog making the internet worse. Cue a series of unprecedented navel gazing posts – thanks for reading, team. Ten years: Banners / NEWSDESK / Cartoons / Links on Friday This is the 127th post tagged ‘Links on Friday’ – hopefully the extensive yet sporadic coverage of Roy Keane, Kevin … Continue reading “Ten years of sportreview.net.nz: Links on Friday”
I imagine watching this FIFA 2011 own goal would be a similar experience to watching the Titanic sink If you think Two Pricks At The Ashes means Ricky and Shane, then check out The Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths. It’s the latest roll of the dice from JRod and Sam, featuring the level of rapier sharp cricketing analysis … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
These sin-binned-hockey-player-taunting green men made me laugh a lot, especially when one pretends to cry (via @cam_mcmillan) Poor Wayne Rooney, can’t even have a pint in peace In alternate reality comes to life news, Maradonna tuns out for Tottenham. He’s no Steffan Freund. Casual! Casual! Casual! He’ll regret that quite spectacular own goal, and that … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
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 … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
Britain’s David Miller biffs his bike. I’ll probably do this to a keyboard at some point today Sweet own goal – that would hurt in *two* ways Everyone loves 70s Aussie Rules brawls, and that goes double when some flamin’ galah goes seppo and clocks a bloody ref – here’s not one but two Heh … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
Who doesn’t love own goals? Lee Dixon’s was number one with me for a long time, but now, there’s a new own goal sheriff in town – what a beauty. Fully THREE head in hands, and TWO knee sinks from the scorers’ team-mates. Magic When ball-boys attack Soupy Norman is a dodgy Polish soap dubbed … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
– Fido trailer – a Zombie in every home. WHEN does this come out in NZ?– Denis Leary gives Mel Gibson a verbal beatdown – nice. Poor old Mad Max, first the Malibu mansion, now this– The prince of own goals – This is magic. This is still my favourite own goal ever, though, just … Continue reading “Links on Friday”
This content was lovingly emailed to a boatload of awesome types in Sport Review newsletter #52 – get stuff like this, and loads more every Friday morning, sign up! 52 not out – thanks for being part of the first year of the Sport Review newsletter. It’s been a bloody pleasure hitting send every Friday for … Continue reading “A year of it – one year anniversary of the Sport Review newsletter”