This blog was originally devoted to sport. However, I soon realised there was much fun to be had (for me, if not the reader) in exploring other areas. And I’d like to think by mucking around with other subjects I’ve kind of stretched my writing muscles (for want of a less corny term) in some interesting ways, become a little more rounded as a writer, and can now perhaps apply some of that to sporting subjects. Or something. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s some of what I’ve enjoyed reading in the world of sport this week…
I’m always a sucker for nostalgia, and there’s something I love about obsolete technology too, so I enjoyed reading Twohundredpercent’s look at the imminent demise of teletext very much indeed. The television text service was for many years the main way to access the latest football scores on a Saturday afternoon, with the added drama of having to wait for the right page to come up (and then inevitably looking away and missing them at the crucial moment). In this age where everything is available on demand, and Soccer Saturday’s constantly scrolling results, it’s fun to think back to how things were in simpler times.
Geegeez looks at the trends for November’s Melbourne Cup, if you could do with a few pointers for one of the world’s biggest horse races. I could always do with some help with how to not lose my money, so this is very welcome.
And there’s fun to be had at the Rogue’s Baseball Index, a sort of urban dictionary of, well, baseball.
What sporting stuff have you been looking at this week?
Being something of a glutton for punishment, I continue to plough on in search of a winner.
Goldolphin and Frankie Dettori are in a rich vein of form at the moment, so I’m concentrating on their runners today:
York:
Spring of Fame
Huntdown
Dandy Man
Salisbury:
Black Snowflake
All in the mug punter’s favourite bet, an each-way lucky 15. We’ll see how lucky I am, eh?
Good riddance to Goodwood!
Goodwood:
3.40 Jimmy Styles (15.00) and Mac Gille Eoin (17.00) 1pt ew
5.25 Mountain Pride (6.00) 2pt win
Galway
2.25 The Shepherd (7.00) 2pt win
OK, despite my tiny meltdown over Sevenna yesterday I’m not giving up just yet. At 20p a point (as exclusively revealed yesterday) I’m not exactly meddling with high stakes gambling. However, by my calculations, I’m down to 56.7 points from the original 100 point start, after today’s bets. So I need to start making a little bit back soon, or otherwise you might just see a strange man in the street posting 20p pieces down the drain, as an alternative to this.
So, here goes…
Goodwood:
2.10 Drumfire (4.50) 2pts
3.25 Tartan Gigha (17.00) 1pt ew
4.00 Dick Turpin (2.00) 2pts
5.10 Red Dune (13.00) 1pt ew
5.45 Strictly (6.50) 2pts
Bangor:
4.50 Cooksgrove Lady (1.80) 2pts
Plus, as it’s Friday and I’m feeling dangerous I’ve gone for an each-way Heinz on the above too, a massive 1p a line, so £1.14 in total. If every horse comes in, I’m in the money. Of course, this isn’t going to happen.
Wait until next year 