Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sport Sunday - One Down One to go


This weekend England were hoping for two World Champions but alas it wasn't to be for our first attempt in the Rugby Union World Cup Final. They lost 15-6 to South Africa in a tough if not spectacular game. But at the end of the day you have to hold your hands up and say well done South Africa you were the best team in the tournament and deserved your success.


I think the players can come home with their heads held high, they lost to a very good team but had their chances and could have won had a bit of luck gone their way.
The match hinged on a Try that England scored that was disallowed by the 4th Official (surprisingley Australian, thanks). It was dissallowed after studying the replays for quite a long time, we problay lost the World cup by millimetres.

You judge was his toe over the line :-

So far its been a bad week for England on Wednesday our Football team lost 2-1 in Russia and we now need a miracle to qualify for the European Championships. To be honest I wasn't surprised cos our manager Steve McClaren is a complete muppet, has never done anything in Football and never will, time for a change I think.

While on Football I've got to mention the Mighty Whites, another win yesterday, still unbeaten with 10 wins and 2 draws from our 12 matches and we've moved into the top ten (9th) in the division. Amazing achievement after giving everyone 15 points start. Yesterdays Goal Scorer was the prolific Tresor Kandol seen below celebrating with our manager Dennis Wise.

I've got to mention one of our rival clubs in Division One Hartlepool was hit by a tradgedy this week when one of their up and coming starlets Michael Maiden was killed in a car crash. There game was cancelled yesterday and my thoughts go out to his family & friends.

Back to World Champions and we stiil have a shot with Lewis Hamilton in the Brazilian Grand Prix. He leads the standings by the narrowest of Margins from Fernado Alonso & Kiki Raikkonen. He will start todays race (5pm out time) 2nd on the grid with his two rivals just behind him. Home town driver Fillipe Massa took pole in his Ferrari and will be trying to help team mate Raikkonen I reckon.

Hamilton is only 20 years old and if he wins will become both the youngest driver to win the title and also the first to win in his rookie season. Good Luck Lewis a country is right behind you.



5 comments:

airliebird58 said...

Another good win for the Mighty Whites. We're knocking them out even if we aren't on top of our form. Can't complain can you? In many ways its the mark of a good team.
It was a shame about the RU guys, but I have to say, if they were a little bit more expansive.....ahh, i'll shut up and not get on my RL hobby horse again lol.
The Hubster will be watching the GP. I might have mentioned b4 that I loathe motor sports. I do like the bit where they change the wheels and that though :)

Mick & Cathy said...

When thats another World title we haven't won, poor Lewis made a mare start then his engine cut out dropping him to 18th.
He fought back to 7th at the finish but it wasn't enough Raikkenin won it.
There is always next year.

Meow Meow said...

Blogger totally sucks today!!!
I tried to post twice and it kicked me off.

Aren't sports wonderful?? All fo my teams won this weekend in football here! Yeah!!

Anonymous said...

it was over... if the aussie says it was over, it was over! LOL

such a good sport though aren't you? glad to hear someone say things like "well done to the other team", it's a rare quality Mick!

take care
xx

Mick & Cathy said...

Rebecca,
Blogger sucks when it throws its wobblers.
Sport is good well done to your teams but the mighty whites won again.

San,
I think been a sportsman you've got to give credit to your opponents afterwards. However while competing you gotta hate them and give it everything.