This weekend I watched my first AFL (Australian Football League) game which was the Final. Prior to the game , beinga soccer club and AFL final day what else to play before the game but . Sydney Swans won it after 72 years soit was overdue. read more
Thursday Night I went to Australia vs Greece in the MCG where the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games were held. The game was not the best , George Samaras had a bad first half and was taken off at half time, there was pressure for him to start the game as his dad was born in Melbourne and played for South Melbourne. The goal that settled the game (aus won 1-0) was worthy of the world cup, a superb volley. read more
It is a long weekend in Australia as Monday is a public holiday for the Queens birthday and it is the start of the World Cup. Opening night of the World Cup was very positive, you can not complain when you get two goals in the first game and tonight, well 4am tomorrow England play and then Australia the night after :)I have printed my colour world cup chart with Australian times so I do not get confused half way through and miss a game or even worse agree to an early ... read more
I see somthings never change, David James what were you thinking of ? not the game it seems, more likely some new playstation game that is about to be released. Good luck on Wednesday, it may be your last international game. read more
I have not updated this site in a long time, over two months actually. Foxtel (Australia version of SKY) are treating the viewers this EPL season to viewers choice. If 5 live games per weekendwere not enough, this year if we are not happy with the 3pm choice we can hit the red button and select from another 4 games!!!. read more
Quick update before I go to bed, the games are open and the fish sprung to life, best bit was when the guy walked on the yarra river on a hidden walkway. I passed my Macromedia exam yesterday, so I am now a certified Macromedia Developer. Dont worry UK people , you will not be left out, an online credit card donation link is on the way. read more
The games are nearly here, Wednesday to be exact and the city is getting ready with hundreds of free events in the city. I'm looking forward to a few hundred people with headges on there heads that appear without warning for form a garden maze. Update: Sunday I woke up this morning in a pool of sweat, it was 31 inside my flat! read more
I was at FedSq watching the game last night, and what a game it was. SOCCEROO fans rocked the city last night as Federation Square became the epicentre of Melbourne's World Cup celebrations. As the 8pm kickoff drew closer wave after wave of face-painted and jersey-wearing fans poured from Flinders St station into the square until it could take no more, with the crowd spilling on to the banks of the Yarra.They came to watch the nail-biting, do-or-die World Cup 2006 ... read more
I finally upgraded my iPhone to firmware 3.0 and I have not seen any problems running it on my 2G yet and I have even managed to squash 25 icons on my desktop with a folder full of games. And before you say, what about backgammon, it is not a game, it is a way of life LOL. Nothing interesting to report from Melbourne, we are still on code red swine alert and I have to push another upgrade to a site at 11.59PM this week, like I need an excuse to get a jug of expresso :) ... read more
I am now sat ready for the Man United and Liverpool game, it is the last weekend that the games are on early before we change the clocks forward. I have redone the website removing most tables and images and replacing them with CSS. The site loads quicker and the code is neater which some search engines will like more, not that I need any more help getting this site indexed. read more
Sydney FC came down to Melbourne for a top of the table clash and we won 5-0 and then Manchester City produced a stunning display apart from the finishing to top off an excellent weekent. has moved to the top of the Hyundai A-League table after the most devastating football display of the season to date, hammering an undisciplined Sydney FC by a massive five goals to nil. A capacity crowd of over 18,000 fans turned up to see Archie and Kevin Muscat battle it out... read more
I could not wait any longer for my egg on toast fix and today I decided to go out and get a toaster as my grill is broke. I stumbled on an appliance that not only makes toasts but can poach or steam an egg at the same time. I am very exited, for the not the game LOL I have Monday off work and Tuesday is Australia day so that is a public holiday, the weather is sunny and warm. read more
December is usually a lucky month for me when I everything I touch turns to gold. I double up on my football bets and win, I can pick games from South America with teams I have never heard of and still win. However, this month everything electrical is breaking, my Sony laptop, iPhone, iPod and I am crossing my fingers that my plasma does not decide to join the rest of his broken down compatriots. read more
I have sent off my passport application so hopefully that will arrive within the next 3 weeks. Another great weekend from the city boys, the only let down was that Spurs could not hang on for a draw to complete a 7 game accumulator. I walked to the market this afternoon listening to the phone in from the UK and it was all about . read more
Starting with Tevez signing and then the funny 'Welcome to Manchester' poster, great minds think alike as I had already twittered that headline a day earlier. They managed to top that by streaming the game to everyone and what a great job they did, the technical team that is but it was our B team, I hope they continue to stream them all so we can see our new signing, !
Liverpool - Didnt get Barry & increased Johnson ... read more
I was woken up at 4am on Saturday morning and when I looked out my window I saw a selection of lorries and diggers who were using the back of my car park as the meeting point and were exchanging loads. Later on when I got on the train to the city to get my hair cut I discovered what all the noise was, they had dug up the to improve the track and the beeps were all the diggers reversing. They had decided to use the nature trail which leads from my car ... read more
Since I came back from England I have worked two weeks and had one week off for Xmas. The only bit of exercise I have had is my Boxing Day walk which as you can see from the image was actually a bigger walk then planned. It is very refreshing walking around with no destination but you can find yourself walking around in circles, I walked so far I had to get the train home lol. read more
This may be the new city but they still scare me death and make watching them very hard. We did it , 1-0 , 3 wins and still no goals conceded Sven-Goran Eriksson is a genius and has got Fergie on the run. I knew we had them worried when I read that Fergie is trying to play his mind games on US, lolGeovanni with a 25-yard shot, beauty. read more
I am having a lazy weekend , I have been to a new doughnut shop in the city and got myself a dozen selection for the football tonight. For some reason when I left the shop there was loads of people waiting, I think I must have timed it just right. I am off to see Melbourne Victory play on Sunday, they are top of the league after winning 7 in a row so I hope I dont bring them bad luck as it is my first game of the season. read more
We went to my mums cousins house for dinner and a movie. The movie was not quite what I expected, most people have cinemas in homes but not everyone has a full size cinema screen with seating for up to 100 people, double projectors so when the 1st film reel finishes the 2nd starts with no interuptions and a pre release film courtesy of the Beverly Hills Film Club. In addition to that a bowling alley, games room and full size basketball court you could say it was a little ... read more
C'mon the blues, I went to a pub in North Melbourne called the Keepers Arms which is owned by a city fan from Manchester who moved over to Melbourne. Around 20 of us sat around a big screen with a few reds watching the game. Great to silence the swamp :) I have just moved my last things out of my old flat and the cleaners are coming in on Monday with an objection of trying to get as much as my bond back. read more
It has nearly been a year since I left England (not counting the brief trip back home) and it has flown. I am finally over it now and I had a BBQ at work and some drinks on Friday night and it was boiling. Sat night I saw City score live for the first time but I do not understand how we did not win that game, I am puzzled. read more
I have just come home from the tennis after watching a great game , Australia vs USA. Eighth seed Venus Williams crashed out of the Open to the Australian Alicia Molik 7-5 7-6 7-3 She now plays Lindsay Davenport , also from the USA in the quarter finals on Wednesday which also happens to be Australia Day , a bank holiday!!! I left the tennis at 11PM after watching the first 20mins of the mens, I have no idea what time they are due to finished as they ... read more
I have just come back from the game but the lady at the information office sent me on the wrong tram to a different stadium which was not very good at all. The show was amazing, those guys can fly and the tricks and twists they can pull off are totally sick , aussie for cool!! I could actually smell the BO off those guys when they were playing infront of me. read more
I woke up this morning, switched my TV on found myself watching Live Footy! After further investigation on tinternet (as Peter Kay would say) I discovered that all games are on free to air tv. well the bad news is that all Wednesdayand Thursday matches start at 6.30am. read more
This has nothing to do with my trip but I could not resist sharing some of the 71-year-old's most famous gaffes from a lifetime in football. I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball. read more
From the streets of Philly, And 1 brings you Mix Tape Tour 2004, Down Under. The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour is the official, authentic playground basketball event of the summer featuring the best streetballers in the world taking on the best basketball talent. What began as an underground, five-city event is now one of the United States' largest national summer tours and is becoming an international phenomenon as well. read more
Wednesday night I went to the Australian Open to watch Roger Federer beat James Blake. Unfortunately we wanted to see either Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic and we got Federer. It is a long weekend here in Australia due to Australia day falling on a weekend and we are due very hot weather with thunderstorms. read more
Friday Night I went on a office pub crawl around Fitzroy. On Sunday I went to the football to see Melbourne Victory play Adelaide United in the final. We had already won the league and the top four all then play for the grand final. read more
I have not updated my site in a long time so here I go.Thank you all for your birthday cards, I did not do anything special for my birthday and just watched the Manchester Derby. Yesterday I went to beach which is where the cruise ships come into port. Last night I watched Melbourne Victory clinch the title and today saw England loose the ashes. read more
I have spent a great Friday and Saturday in Manchester catching up with all my friends that I have not seen for 18months and some for 2 and a half years. Just as I was starting to have a good time in Manchester it is time to go to Marbella, Spain. On Saturday, I finally saw Manchester City score a goal and end up beating the mighty . read more
This week I have had a cold so I have been recovering for the start of the World Cup. I hope you like my Manchester St George Flag with my very 1st piece of red clothing, my England Shirt. There are no Nike or Addias adverts :( I am hoping that once Australia start playing the media exposure will increase. read more
What a start to the new year, My first derby on my big screen. Albert Riera did a great job on the left of City's midfield and Manchester City took the derby-day honours with 3 goals. Trevor Sinclair put City ahead with a neat turn and shot after Joey Barton's cross was not properly cleared, and a cool Darius Vassell finish made it 2-0. Robbie Fowler can on and made sure of the win in injury time when he smashed home a third, I bet he will be having a great ... read more
Thereal blues showed those overpaid Londoners. It just shows that money can not buy you everything but a little bit can buy you Ana which is all you need. Are we having a remarkable start to the season or are they have a shit one? read more
My first week is over and it is great to be back working my brain again rather than drinking and chilling on the beach all day. I was looking forward to a lie in tomorrow but as this hotel I am staying in can not process a simple credit card I have had to book into another one. so I will be able to watch the premiership on sat night. read more
