Sportsmouth

No place for this rebel!!!

2009-10-09T13:47:00.004+11:00

Well, I think that the Yokozuna Deliberation Committee is justified!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/culture/bad-boy-of-sumo-in-trouble-again-20091006-gkt6.htmlYou just can't carry on like this, you can't!(Sorry you'll have to cut and paste this link)

Superstition in Sport

2008-12-10T13:41:00.002+11:00

After reading Aussie Golfer's superstition in golf, it got me thinking about some of the other superstitions in sport & whether some are routine or actual superstition?Superstition or Routine?Steve Waugh (cricket) always batted with the same red hanky in his pocketTiger Woods (Golf) always wears red on sundays (probably not at home) although apparently red is a lucky colour in Thailand which is

Not paid for their grey matter!

2008-12-08T11:20:00.002+11:00

Some forgettable quotes from some well paid soccor players, what's really scary is that these people multiply & the last time I checked not one of these guys married anyone with an IQ higher then their shoe size! How dumb these guys are is evident, just imagine what you get when you cross it with a page three model or stick thin has been pop star!!!My parents have always been there for me, ever

Racing NSW

2008-12-03T16:22:00.002+11:00

It looks like Racing NSW, has in all their stupidity decided to set in stone changes to the Sydney racing calendar, big deal you may say, but what it could mean if it goes through, is that the traditional Randwick Easter Carnival, will be no longer!Sportsmouth is a regular carnival goer and the Easter or Autumn carnival is always a fantastic racing event and has been an institution at Randwick

Summer of Cricket

2008-12-02T22:08:00.002+11:00

Well its here, after a difficult tour of India, where the Aussies were outplayed just about every over of the tour, the home tests have begun.The Entree: New Zealand Black CapsThe Brisbane test gave us absolutely nothing, except twenty wickets a day! What it really showed was Cricket Aust. lack of respect for their opponents and their own fans, by resting all the test team on arrival back from

Think they've summed it up!!!!

2008-10-22T14:41:00.001+11:00

Michael Phelps

2008-08-22T16:46:00.003+10:00

Seems like some in an around the Olympic Games are having some trouble identifying the real Michael Phelps!

Olympics II

2008-08-20T12:59:00.005+10:00

This does really do it for me, the Chinese showing their true colours (red), it's this sort of stuff that takes away from the Olympics!http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/rowing/7485023.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507461.stmThe old Project 119, now that is what embodies the Olympic spirit!!

Olympics

2008-08-19T15:28:00.007+10:00

It was recently brought to my attention by one of Sportsmouth' avid readers, that they had been eagerly awaiting comments on the Olympic Games!Ask and you shall receive, probably not what you were anticipating though!!The main reason why Sportsmouth has been quite on the Olympic front is this, most of the sports are a total waste of time and shouldn't even be there, here is a list of sports that

Tell us what you really think coach!

2008-08-12T12:17:00.003+10:00

Sometimes a coach just needs to vent & these guys let fly, enjoy!http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/extramustard/07/28/like.itis/index.html

Cadel Evans

2008-08-11T14:45:00.002+10:00

I know its been a while since the Tour De France, but I wanted to comment quickly on a headline by a British newspaper.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/cycling/article4412510.eceNow it sounds like the typical whingeing pom routine to me, but there's no need to go into that, the biggest difference and what I guess alot of people and the times included don't realise is that

SBW

2008-08-11T14:33:00.002+10:00

Pretty clear what is going on here, but as with most others the biggest issue comes from the fact that Sonny Bill Williams walked out on a contract!Most organisations sporting or otherwise do not want employees contracted to their organisation if they don't really want to be there, as it would obviously affect perfomances. Maybe SBW just had to ask to leave, remember that old saying "all you can

NRL has problems

2008-08-05T20:33:00.003+10:00

That could be the understatement of the year, the NRL has some big issues which it must deal with as soon as it can or the way forward is murky at best.The biggest issue is the structure, from my limited knowledge the NRL is 50% Aust Rugby League (ARL) and 50% News Limited. This was brokered at the end of the super league war which at the time kept the piece and all stakeholders happy.Times have

Club Culture

2008-08-05T20:20:00.003+10:00

Another week and another high profile sportsman has gone and gotten himself into a right mess and would you believe it, alcohol was involved!What is the problem with these guys, young, healthy and plenty of cash and adored by many.That is the problem, these guys come out of high school where they were molly coddled because they were good at sport, never made accountable for there actions on or

2008-07-21T13:56:00.001+10:00

4th ODI: England v New Zealand at The Oval, Jun 25, 2008First of all let’s not bitch and moan, Elliot was out, NZ can cry and weep all they like, when two players collide the game is only stopped if one is seriously hurt. Elliot’s dying swan act would have made an Italian soccer player proud.Somebody in the NZ dressing room knew the rules, sending out a physio, trying to get him to stay down and

Get in the hole!!

2008-06-16T14:31:00.004+10:00

Get in the hole.......if Sportsmouth hears another loud mouth American utter these words again, it could lead to untold pain to that particular loud mouth!!! Now being a golf fan & having already voiced my discontent with the coverage of U.S golf, now the next target is those brainless fuckwits who yell "get in the hole" everytime Tiger hits the ball, it could be a par 5, they just don't get it!!

Moneyball

2008-06-13T09:50:00.008+10:00

Sportsmouth has just finished reading a very interesting book, titled "Moneyball". I know what your thinking this is a sports blog, not a book club, but, "Moneyball" is all about baseball, but has some valuable lessons on investing amoung other things.What this book really opened Sportsmouth' eyes to is the fact that, one baseball players are ridiculously over paid and two they are not people but

The Sport of Kings

2008-06-12T13:54:00.002+10:00

Sportsmouth received this interesting little trivia;Regarded as the 'Sport of Kings', the first horse race took place inEngland in 210 AD. Encouraged by Royal patronage over the last 300years, the English thoroughbred has been the foundation stock ofracehorses world-wide.In fact, all modern-day thoroughbreds can be traced to one of threegreat English sires:* Darley Arabian (1700): 90%* The Byerly

Redneck, Nutbags get up!

2008-06-12T13:29:00.005+10:00

Well there you go, obviously the bagging Sportsmouth gave Qld worked as they really put NSW right out of the game from the get go!All credit to them, they played very well & NSW were terrible, it certainly shows the mistake they made picking Hunt at 6 for the first game and the presence Steve Price has on the rest of the forwards, he still is one of the best props in the game. Qld won by winning

QLD woes!!

2008-06-11T13:43:00.002+10:00

Well the state of Origin II is nearly ready for kick off, but what Sportsmouth has had enough of is the bleating coming from the Qlders!!After complaining about anything & everything after the first game, they had better find some new excuses after they lose tonight!!!As soon as Qld lose a series (especially if it's 2 - o) we'll here the following from north of the border, "We don't need to play

State of Origin v Teams

2008-06-05T11:38:00.002+10:00

This question was raised to sportsmouth by a friend and subsequently the following week was all over the papers, "what to do about the affect the absence of a teams origin stars has on their club teams"?There have been a few different approaches over the years, but the NRL continues to come back to playing the game mid week, with the selected players not allowed to be involved in the club games

Retirements!

2008-05-19T14:12:00.002+10:00

Two very big stories out of golf and tennis, the retirements of Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin.Annika Sorenstam has achieved everything in golf and is the greatest female player in history and has sited the reasons for her retiring as wanting to start a family (fair enough) and other business interests, some of which are golf related, so it was not to do with a lack of motivation as she

U.S golf coverage

2008-04-24T12:28:00.002+10:00

This is something that has bugged me for a long time and it's something i just can't get over!Coverage by whichever US TV station has the rights to the PGA Tour is well......shithouse!!! Its great if you want to see every shot that Tiger plays or which ever American player is in contention, but try and find some footage of an international player! Unless they're racing up the leaderboard or

A long time!!!

2008-04-16T15:36:00.002+10:00

Well, its been along time between posts & quite alot of stuff has gone down, rugby league players getting shot at in Kings Cross (of all the places!), Super 14 rugby is nearly done (yet winter is not yet upon us!), cricketers who can't make the Test or One-day squads sign on to play under 10's rules (twenty overs per team, wonder if they have to retire at 25?!) for squillions and the first golf

Matt Henjak

2008-02-26T12:56:00.003+11:00

Knob!I could probably leave it there, what else needs to be said about this moron, a young man with considerable rugby talent who is more inclined to show his drinking prowess and the rank stupidity that follows!! For the life of me I can't understand how he thinks "rugby has abandoned me" as I don't recall anyone from rugby HQ saying, "hey Matt, drink 10 schooners then runover there and do