Reports in UK With Optus current deal expiring at end of current season . Another bidding war is unfolding in Australia, where holders Optus face a four-way auction with Stan Sport, Paramount+ and Amazon. Fees could soar by 60 per cent or more, from £27m a year to £44m-plus. Oh for ye olde days whe...

Spanish Missionary position and Floating Artiste let me down, faaar.ken.

But the missus won big with “Verry Elleegant” (spelling and weirdo names - why do they do that?).
At least she had the good grace to pay for my meal, Cascade Light and our friends’ drinks.

Arsenal done good @ Leicester, especially in that first half. Very positive play. Now up into 6th place and could go higher because surely the Hammers can’t sustain their run. Reminder to those who sometimes forget the ‘support-through-thick-and-thin’ principle: the Gunners have garnered 17 points o...

British papers reporting Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo on verge of been sacked tonight UK time. Good or bad, he's not the real problem. Levy is plain stupid for trying to squeeze every last penny out of a player who quite clearly wanted away. £120m buys a fair bit of reinforcements if wisely spent...

Wot a joke of a so-called “World Cup”! FIFA should have patented/trademarked the words “World Cup” as the truly world-wide tournament so this crickette mob couldn’t use it. I sense no-one gives a faaarrk about this T19 bashathon. Certainly Warner doesn’t. Even to bashathon aficionados I pose this qu...

God is an Englishman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:48 pm

Con M wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:15 pm

God is an Englishman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:30 pm

MegaBonus wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:09 pm

But I’ll let Mega respond for himself

why give the racist more oxygen?

Who is the racist?

Nah, yeah, nah GIsn’tAE. Don’t be paranoid. Look back at posts after 4.03pm....

Who is the racist?

Can’t ya read the Queen’s English? See my post @ 4.08pm. He, she, it has form on that.

God is an Englishman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:30 pm

MegaBonus wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:09 pm

But I’ll let Mega respond for himself

why give the racist more oxygen?

Who is the racist?

Nah, yeah, nah GIsn’tAE. Don’t be paranoid. Look back at posts after 4.03pm....

B.Toomer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:29 pm Same old Greasy, perennial knocker of all things English.

Nah Toomer, not noice. But I’ll let Mega respond for himself. He might even convince you to withdraw. Or at the very least, spell properly - “Greece y”.

i came back with an online paper tailored for its Australian audience - thats Australian media...if you are referring to 'ownership', half the media in the UK is owned by an Aussie anyway. Mega, I reckon you’re winning on points on this one with seldom-wrong GIsn’tAE. One small correction though - ...

Yeah, I thought the EPL had a “fit and proper person” test for anyone taking over a club.

The Saudi Crown Prince is hardly that.

good luck in the playoff against South American opposition :lol: Doubt it will be needed. With all those home games to come, should at least come second to Saudi Arabia and qualify. And umm, a reminder: Australia did overcome South America’s Uruguay in November 2005 and qualified for the 2006 World...

Lost 1-2 in Japan tonight. Just can’t quite get over the the line over there. Hit the post in the first half and should have scored. Gutsy effort to equalise in the second half but then conceded an untidy winner to Japan late on. Now onward for some home games to seal qualification for World Cup 2022.

In the end it was a 3-1 win with second half goals by Boyle and Duke.

Not their best performance so will need to improve against a desperate Japan on Tuesday 12 October (8.44pm S.A. time on Ch10).

1-1 halftime versus Oman. Good early goal by Mabil, but then Australia’s midfield was over-run. Oman collectively and individually with better ball control. Oman deserved to equalise, despite losing their best player to a shoulder injury. I hope Arnie shakes the players up during the break because R...

Arsenal switched on during the first half in the derby to lead 3-0.

Might have gone to 4-0 in the second half when there was shove in the back of Partey.

Gunners gotta keep this momentum going now.

Vietnam v Australia 0-1. A header by ex-mullet man Rhyan Grant just before half-time.

Horrible pitch, terrible humidity, scrappy performance but got the win thankfully.

Good start in this second phase of qualifying with a 3-0 win over China. The shock in this group was Japan losing 0-1 at home versus Oman, which will help Australia’s cause. Very heartening to see some of the Olyroos stepping up to the senior team, including Gawler boy Riley McGree. Now on to Tuesda...

Bomber wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:48 pm

Michael wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:07 pm

Bomber wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:04 am I hope we slaughter China

thats a bit rich...

Why?

10-0 would be good

Can’t see that happening, Bomber.

I remember in a previous campaign they dragged us to high-altitude (6,500-feet) Kunming for a 0-0 draw, then beat us 1-0 in front of 70,000 in Sydney.

Arnold was going to "shock the world". I was not shocked, but seeing, as grosso puts it, a Mickey Mouse tournament, why the big deal then? Now, Bomber - I gotta know. Are you agreeing with what’s-it’s-name that it’s Mickey Mouse? Let me remind you of a few gentle facts about Olympic Footb...

eagleboy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:58 pm Lets hope the Matilda's at least finish with the bronze over the Yanks.

“Matildas”. Yep, on @ 5.30pm S.A. time, today Thursday 5th August on one of 7’s digital channels.

The money men (don’t gamble irresponsibly) have da U.S. of A. as clear favourites. Hope they’re wrong.

damn....i was hoping for penalties...the win wouldve been more special.... Lucky we had the weakest side to play as opponents :grin: Don’t understand this post. Great Britain were second favourites overall to win gold. G.B. were very dominant at various stages and hit the goal-frame 3 times, but Au...

Matildas through to the Quarter-Finals! Australia playing mother country Great Britain Friday 30 July @ 6.30pm prime time in what should be a good “derby”. Great Britain squad has 1 Welsh woman & 2 Scots but no Northern Ireland woman with rest all English. Wow that should be a massive ratings w...

Matildas through to the Quarter-Finals!

Australia playing mother country Great Britain Friday 30 July @ 6.30pm prime time in what should be a good “derby”.

Great Britain squad has 1 Welsh woman & 2 Scots but no Northern Ireland woman with rest all English.

Wow! They’ve got VAR in water polo. It’s now infiltrating all sports.

Big challenge for the Matildas @ 5.30pm today, 27 July versus USA on one of Ch7’s digital channels. USA Women 4 times World Cup winners and 4 times Olympic Gold medallists. No walk in the park for the Matildas. If, as expected Australian women go down, then fingers crossed Netherlands 🇳🇱 beats China...

0-1? Not a disgrace against a country double Australia’s population and it’s player resources not divided up among 4 different football codes (AFL, NRL, Rugby Union & soccer-football). Perspective shows Spain’s pedigree and what Australia was up against. Winners of a World Cup, 3 Euro Champions...

0-1? Not a disgrace against a country double Australia’s population and it’s player resources not divided up among 4 different football codes (AFL, NRL, Rugby Union & soccer-football). Perspective shows Spain’s pedigree and what Australia was up against. Winners of a World Cup, 3 Euro Championsh...

Australia winners 2-0 over twice-gold medallists Argentina!

What a goal by Marco Tilio after just coming on!

And it might have been 3-0 when Mitch Duke scraped the outside of the post in the 95th.

Half time Australia 1 Argentina 0. Lachie Wales with an early goal and might have had his second just before half-time but hit the post. And Riley McGree would have made headlines if his overhead bicycle kick had gone in. Argentina a man down with that send-off so I hope Arnie can get them thoroughl...

Likely Olyroos team versus Argentina: 8pm Thursday 22 July on Ch 7Mate. Glover Atkinson Deng Souttar King Genrau McGree Watts Metcalfe Arzani Duke Good luck to Gawler boy Riley McGree. I do hope he starts.