Category Archives: sport

Bloody cheek

By 6000 | 6000 | May 21, 2012

Here’s something interesting from today’s Cape Times, concerning the shark-spotting programme operating on some of Cape Town’s beaches. Lest we forget, this programme is in place to warn those using the ocean when there is an increased danger of a shark attack, like the one last month at (the unguarded) Kogel Bay. That particular attack [...]

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Ah luv Cayep Towan, Me.

By 6000 | 6000 | May 17, 2012

Rumours. Nothing but rumours at the moment. But if they happen to turn into genuine fact, then it seems that Newcastle United could be set to play in Cape Town this winter. Hence the hideous attempt at translating a Geordie accent into text in the title there. Previously, we’ve had Man U (who they?) and [...]

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Happy Days in Europe

By 6000 | 6000 | May 7, 2012

I watched a little Bundesliga and La Liga football this weekend and for their sakes, let’s hope that the games I chose weren’t representative of the wider situation in those countries. First off, 1. FC Köln v Bayern München. Bayern aren’t the team you want to face in your final league game of the season, especially when you’re [...]

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Dismay, Dispiriting, Disunited

By 6000 | 6000 | April 24, 2012

Here’s one fan’s view on the issues around the Ched Evans verdict on Friday. I’m not getting drawn into this one. Evans was found guilty and, while I understand that he is appealing the verdict, there is no excuse for what he has done and no excuse for anyone to defend his actions or to [...]

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Secrets of the fixture computer

By 6000 | 6000 | April 17, 2012

After a question from @chickenruby yesterday evening, I found myself wandering back onto Paul Fletcher’s 2009 blog post, detailing the immense amount of thought that has to go into organising the fixtures for the English football leagues. Thankfully, Paul did the work so we don’t have to: I wanted to find out exactly how the [...]

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