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| Rugby League at it's finest |
Where to start with part 9 of the newly named ‘On The Attack’
feature on The Sporting Hack? As usual we’ve tried to cherry pick the very best
of the Sporting world of late and come up with a combination as snappy as a
Paul Gallen flurry of punches.
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| The time is now. Again. |
They say you should never go back. This is perhaps
not the case if the individual did not do so well at a club and returns with a
point to prove. But what is there left for Jose Mourinho to achieve with his
beloved Chelsea? The ‘Special One’ never did poach the European Cup while in
charge of the Blues, but the boys of Stamford Bridge did in 2012 under the
stewardship of the currently unemployed Roberto Di Matteo. Is that what
Mourinho has almost reduced himself to; equalling the former manager of MK Dons
and West Brom? Looking at the bigger picture, as the Portuguese man surely will
be, he will return to the Premier League relishing the prospect of once again
ending Manchester United’s stronghold on the division and providing a poke in
the eye to those at Old Trafford who might have overlooked him as Sir Alex
Ferguson’s successor.
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| Lions v Pussycats for the tourists thus far |
The build up to the forthcoming British and Irish Lions tour
of Australia has been slow to say the least. Perhaps it is the ease with which
the tourists have dismantled the Barbarians in Hong Kong and then the excuse
for a side that was the Perth-based Western Force. In a move which may be
described as ‘disrespectful’ to the combined side, who tour Oz once every
twelve years, the Force were more feeble as they handed debuts to seven players.
Naturally, Warren Gatland’s men ran riot with a comfortable 69-17 win on the
same night that the country was glued to game one of rugby league’s State of
Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland in Sydney. It could be
viewed as an odd attempt by the Wallabies of lulling their visitors in to a
false sense of security and comfort, playing the occasion of a Lions visit
down, but rest assured, with all games sold out, it will be ‘on’ come the first
test on 22nd June.
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| Playing the Waiting game: Hamad |
The Australian ‘soccer’ side will head in to Tuesday night’s
‘do-or-die’ World Cup qualifier against Jordan in Melbourne with the tourists
likely to come out all guns blazing after their head coach was left embarrassed
by airport security on Wednesday. Adnan Hamad was detained for over four hours
despite the rest of his squad passing through without a hitch. Complications in
the matter were only heightened by the fact that Jordan claim their Australian
counterparts did not send delegates to welcome their visitors, while the
Socceroos claim that their welcoming committee could not intervene in security
matters. The Green and Golds are still not guaranteed a place at the 2014
finals in Brazil and missed the chance to all but secure their ticket with a
draw in Japan that saw the hosts top the group.
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| What has Packer got to be nervous about? |
And finally...Paula Radcliffe did it in public because she was desperate, former
Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehman also went when presented with little option, but
at least he did it behind an advertising hoarding while playing for Stuttgart.
But what is the excuse for serial ‘pee-er’ Russell Packer of rugby league side
New Zealand Warriors? Packer stood there hands on hips, as if in the comfort of
his own bathroom, and duly relieved himself in full view before the start of
the clash against Brisbane Broncos. Packer, who has previously used a ‘crouching
technique’ before, has been fined $15,000 but has questioned why. Because we
don’t want to see it, mate!
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