Monthly Archives: June 2010

Another great night out

By 6000 | 6000 | June 30, 2010

It’s the first rest day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup today and fans all over South Africa – if not the world – will be wondering what to do this evening. I’ll be heading down to Kalk Bay for some inspirational seafood, but I’ll still be anxiously looking around the restaurant for a big [...]

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Things you won’t read in The Mirror

By 6000 | 6000 | June 29, 2010

Number 1 in a series of 1 (so far). It seems that Sunday Mirror hack Simon Wright was behind the much-publicised “Fan in the Changing Room” incident after England’s pisspoor showing against Algeria in Cape Town. This from local paper The Times (which is no paragon of virtue or accuracy either, I might add): A British [...]

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The Morning After

By 6000 | 6000 | June 28, 2010

And so, the dream that never was anything more than a dream is now over. And while we English lick our wounds and think about what might have been, it’s only right that those readers and tweeters who have asked for my considered opinion on matters football get their manna from heaven. I’ve thought long [...]

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Thank you, Cape Town

By 6000 | 6000 | June 26, 2010

Spotted at the Netherlands v Cameroon match the other night: Even the fans whose teams aren’t here are having a good time. And I can see why. I gave the Cape Town Fan Mile a go for this game and I have to say that it was superbly organised and there was a great vibe [...]

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More positivity

By 6000 | 6000 | June 24, 2010

More positivity from big names and big sites as the South African hosting of the 2010 World Cup continues to impress people worldwide. Shari Cohen on The Huffington Post: To say that I have been blown away at the hospitality South Africa has shown the rest of the world would be an understatement. If South [...]

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