Sport

To Paris with love

Posted by Dan on June 23, 2010 at 3:18 pm

To the people of France, on behalf of the the nation of Ireland: Glad you made the most of your time in South Africa. Hope the flight back home isn’t too long. Or awkward, what with the ill-advised strike and all. I’m sure you’ll live it down one day. Shamelessly stolen from The Guardian’s coverage [...]

Oops.

Posted by Dan on June 19, 2010 at 1:24 pm

So, does this splash now look like such a good idea? Admittedly, I enjoyed France’s abysmal performance far more than I did England’s (schadenfreude) but the English national media do have a tendency to big up the football team’s ability, before overreacting to ordinary performances painting them as the coming of the apocalypse. And it [...]

Saints fans celebrate the final whistle

Posted by Dan on March 29, 2010 at 3:41 pm

Download now or watch on posterous Saints fans celebrating at Wembley – video (3424 KB) Southampton fans celebrate the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy win at Wembley. Posted via web from dankerins’s posterous

Paint Pots and Saints fans

Posted by Dan on March 29, 2010 at 2:52 pm

Enjoyed a great day out at Wembley to watch Saints blow Carlisle United away in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final. I’ll blog more about that in View from the Chapel in The Pink over the weekend, but in the meantime – I had a play around with Audioboo in the pub after the match. Enjoy:

Football or classical music concert?

Posted by Dan on March 17, 2010 at 1:43 pm

I’m really not too sure how I’d cope with this. A practical joke played on by your girlfriend, your boss, national media AND a beer company? Harsh.

Ding dong, ding dong, where’s your bell gone?

Posted by Dan on February 27, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Football fans the world over rejoice – the bell has gone! Read more at Rant About Football.