After dining at a Nepalese restaurant in Lygon Street tonight we attended a couple of shows at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Trades Hall. The first was with British celebrity comedian Deborah Frances-White (pictured). She’ll like me calling her a celebrity, because her show was about how to become one.
Corporate box at the MCG
A corporate box at the MCG is the ultimate in luxury sports entertainment. I used to view them with some contempt, seeing the concept as a corruption, almost a betrayal of football’s origins. It probably is those things, but the “super box” is also the way of the world, and if you can’t beat them, [...]
Speed renting
Speed renting sounds like a great idea. I read about it in The Age today while attending a junior soccer carnival. I had thought the soccer season finished until they sprang this on us. Apparently it was a pre-season cup that was cancelled, so they shunted it to the end of the year. The last [...]
Suburban football
There were some interesting articles in The Australian on Saturday about suburban football and the future of the rugby codes. Regarding suburban football, the report described how it continues to some extent in Sydney rugby league, but no longer exists in Australian football. There was mention of the Newtown Jets playing in a minor division. [...]
2007 A League grand final
A total of 55,436 people attended the A-League soccer final won 6-0 by Melbourne Victory. Soccer is now a mainstream spectator sport in Australia. Archie Thompson scored five goals, just the sixth ever A-League hat-trick and the most goal by an individual in any A-League match.
