Tag Archives: football

The culture of entitlement

By 6000 | 6000 | March 2, 2011

While watching the Chelsea v Man U game on TV (and twitter) last night, I was thinking a lot last night about football and my feelings on it and I think I finally worked out why I dislike certain clubs more than others: why I dislike Barcelona more than Real Madrid and Man U more [...]

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Great er… “weekend”…

By 6000 | 6000 | January 28, 2011

What an amazing weekend for Cape Town sports fans. There’s another football double-header at Cape Town Stadium, with Vasco da Gama up against Golden Arrows and Ajax Cape Town taking on Moroka Swallows – that’s tonight at 6pm and 8:45pm. Then there’s Pro 20 cricket at Newlands (that’s Sahara Park Newlands to you and me), [...]

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Cape Town derby

By 6000 | 6000 | October 15, 2010

It’s the Cape Town derby match tonight. It might not have the glitz and the glamour of the Merseyside or Manchester derbies, the passion of the Sheffield or Tyne & Wear clashes or the complete lack of interest of something or other in Wales, but it’s our derby and there’s pride and points at stake [...]

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Recipe for Success

By 6000 | 6000 | October 9, 2010

First, eat the leftovers of last night’s chicken jalfrezi for lunch. Then head to the local Greek club and add a tzatziki-laden souvalakia. Rinse energetically with liberal quantities of beer. Mix thoroughly by playing an impromptu game of football in the sun at 2pm, while it’s 29°C in the shade. Add two virally-infected children and [...]

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Double Header

By 6000 | 6000 | August 28, 2010

I was at the well-organised, well-attended and most enjoyable “Loving Local” PSL Double Header at the Cape Town Stadium last night – the first big event there since the World Cup semi final in July. Cape Town’s PSL new boys Vasco da Gama were edged out 2-1 by Orlando Pirates in the first game and [...]

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