Going to the freezer to get some ice and seeing the ice-trays are empty really irritates me. Listening to people say “It’s only a game” when the Proteas get knocked out the World Cup, frustrates me. There’s a third thing that is slowly entering my list of things I can’t stand – watching football. Granted, […]
Author: Bruce
Two Oceans: I finished…barely!
17 months ago I set the goal of running this year’s Two Oceans Half Marathon – my first long run with a shiny new pair of hips, and three days ago I achieved it. How? I’m still not quite sure. The start line, as usual, was electric. The cold morning air was buzzing with the chatter […]
Two Oceans half marathon: the home stretch
I’ve never been scared or nervous before any one of my previous five Two Oceans half marathon runs. Nothing but excitement runs through me leading up to race day. It’s probably because I’ve always been prepared after months of solidly clocking up 30 to 50 kilometres a week in training. Today though, I’m filled with the fear of failure. I’m so nervous […]
My Proteas Eulogy
It was always in the LeftBacks’ plan for me to do a post-mortem of the Proteas’ semi-final. As the match came to an end and my lounge bizarrely filled with dust, causing my eyes to water, followed by an equally bizarre case of 10-minute glandular fever that created a giant lump in my throat, I grabbed […]
Would you rather: the Cricket World Cup edition
We all know the game “Would you rather…”. Someone presents you with two equally difficult scenarios and you have to choose one. Like, would you rather have hiccups for the rest of your life or feel like you need to sneeze and not to be able to for all eternity? I feel like South Africa’s prospects against […]
Who will play in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals?
What have we learnt from the Cricket World Cup so far? I’d say New Zealand and India are looking superb. Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh are lucky to still be in the tournament. Australia haven’t played as many overs as they’d have liked to at this point. Sri Lanka have miraculously flown under the radar and South Africa […]
Form vs. reputation: which is best?
The Proteas must be the only team in the World Cup that are still not sure about their best 11 players. There are so many different opinions on the subject. All of South Africa seem to agree that Phangiso, Behardien and Parnell should not be in the starting 11 unless there’s an injury or illness. But […]
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 27
I GOT MY CAPTAIN RIGHT! Finally! After a run of about 15 gameweeks, I managed to select my captain correctly, as well as make a decent substitution, and it showed in my points haul. Last week I took Eriksen out my side (he played 45 minutes and got a single point this week) and brought in […]
When the Faf will he make a significant contribution?
There are so many questions and theories flying around at the moment as to who should be in the Proteas’ starting 11. It’s all very confusing. 99% of these questions are about one thing: the number seven position. Do we play an out and out batter? Or an all-rounder? Or should we rather go into […]
11-year-old Celtic fan wins Scottish goal of the month
11-year-old Celtic fan, Jay Beatty – known as “Wee Jay” has won the Scottish goal of the month after scoring a half-time penalty. Beatty suffers from Down’s Syndrome, and was first introduced to fans when Greek midfielder, Georgios Samaras, picked him up from the crowd to celebrate last year’s Scottish Premiership triumph. Last month, during the half time break, […]