Posted on February 27, 2008 by davidconnor
As a sports writer with no meaningful political leanings it is not often that I feel compelled to jump into the political ring and throw a few punches at the people who run this country.
However, this is one such occasion where I feel I have no choice but to don the gloves, pop in the gumshield, [...]
Filed under: General Sport | Tagged: Glasgow, MAX Xtreme fighting, MMA, Sandra White MSP, Scottish Parliament | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by davidconnor
As I was waiting on the Leith Athletic team bus to take us across Middle Earth and into the dark reaches of Glasgow on Saturday a forcible kick from behind me landed square on my posterior.
As anyone who is well-schooled in the art of football dressing room antics will know, such schoolboy actions are commonplace [...]
Filed under: Leith Athletic, Media | Tagged: Deadline Press & Picture Agency, Leith Athletic, Scott Douglas, Stephen Rafferty | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2008 by davidconnor
I have just read on the BBC website here that the English Premier League are considering introducing an additional 39th game to the season – with points and league placings at stake - and allowing it to be played overseas.
Cue much gnashing of gums and cries of discontent from the masses who fear change and believe [...]
Filed under: Football | Tagged: Arsenal, Man Utd, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, overseas games, Premier League, Premiership, Sunderland, Wigan | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2008 by davidconnor
This You Tube clip is completely random and in no way sports related but I laughed heartily when I watched it. I hope you will too.
Loved the bit about the invisibility cloak.
For anyone who hasn’t heard the original Hey there Delilah, it is by the Plain White T’s. Just bought their [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Harry Potter, Hey Harry Potter, Hey there Delilah, Plain White T's, You Tube | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2008 by davidconnor
Despite the fact that I am left suffering from Sky Sports withdrawal every Sunday, I was not tempted to tune in to the BBC’s coverage of the Scotland v France rugby international in the Six Nations at the weekend.
I’m not averse to watching a bit of the egg-chasing on TV, especially when Scotland are playing. [...]
Filed under: General Sport | Tagged: Bill Beumont, Question of Sport, rugby, Scotland v France, Six Nations | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2008 by davidconnor
I used to love nothing better than my Super Lazy Sundays (as Sky Sports should call them) nursing a hangover in a darkened room, the only natural light – and reminder that there was an outside world – coming from the small chink in the venetian blinds while the rest of the room was bathed [...]
Filed under: General Sport, Media | Tagged: Andy Gray, fatherhood, Football, Golf, lazy Sundays, Setanta, Sky Sports | 2 Comments »