My disastrous form continued into Gameweek 10. I mentioned last week that I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep Aguero or bring in Costa for his match against QPR. Half an hour before the bell sounded on Saturday, I had Aguero in and Hazard as captain. 10 minutes before the “Ding” I had visions of Costa destroying the […]
5 options for the next Bok captain
A while back, the LeftBacks took a look at who should never (never ever) captain the Boks once our fearless leader steps down, and while that did help us narrow our options (sort of) – the question still looms large. Who should be the next Springbok captain? If your group of friends is anything like […]
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 10
It must be the week of Halloween, because I had an absolute HORROR week. Last week I brought in Ross Barkley, hoping he’d be my differential now that he’s back from injury. Alas, he played a mere 26 minutes and got a single point. Other nightmares included Aguero captaining my side and getting 2 points […]
5 truly horrific sporting stories
Happy Halloween, sports nuts! This is the holiday where people seem to get a thrill out of frightening themselves so we thought we’d get the ball rolling. This is our pick of the five most terrifying sporting moments in recent history… 5. Arsenal brutally annihilated In August 2011, millions of us sat down with a cold […]
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 9
Last week I decided not to believe Jose Mourinho and keep Costa in my side and captain him. Unfortunately for me, and hundreds of thousands of other managers, Jose was telling the truth – Costa did not play. Thankfully, I had Pelle sitting on my bench, who came into my side with 15 points. Sergio […]
Prayer for a Province fan
Dear Almighty God of Rugby, Thank you for the privilege of being born in the Western Cape, and hence into the dynasty of the greatest, most successful Currie Cup rugby team ever. I really appreciate it. It could’ve been much worse. On Saturday, we’ll find ourselves in our third Currie Cup final in a row […]
Could the English Premiership be a three horse race?
Ask a hundred people who will win the English Premier league this year and 55 will say Chelsea, while the remaining 45 would probably say Manchester City. But is it the craziest thing to throw Manchester United into the mix? Now that you’re back from falling off your chair – here’s why I think you’d […]
5 provincial captains who should never (never ever) captain the Boks.
There’s been much hype about the fact that Jean has played his last game at Newlands in the beloved Green and Gold and that got me thinking – who then should be our next fearless leader? With Rugby World Cup 2015 fast approaching, it’s understood that Jean will call it a day after holding that […]
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 8
After a decent first 6 weeks, I thankfully managed to continue my form into Gameweek 7. I made a slightly rash decision to bring West Ham striker – Diafra Sakho – into my side. I decided to Captain him too. With Hazard, Siggy and Di Maria all scoring more points than him, I could have done better, […]