Thursday 26 October 2017

Episode 6: Genteel Sports Special

We could blame Damon Threadgold, but to be fair, he had nothing to do with it. Our recent absence from the podcasting landscape was not caused by the inferiority complex he inflicted on us. Instead, our audio editing software decided to mangle the recording we made two weeks ago. It was a real beaut as well, trust us.

But ever determined not to let technical setbacks get us down, we're back at last with a Kiwi-flavoured look at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, cricket and the FIFA Inter-Continental Play-Offs.

Who are our choices to win the egg-chasing extravaganza in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea? What future is there for test cricket now that the one-day internationals and T20 games are getting so popular? And can the All Whites inflict the same devastating blow to Peru that they dealt out to the mighty Bahrain in 2009?

All these questions, plus a threat to talk about bowls and croquet on a future podcast, form the basis of Chris and Gary Talk Sport - Episode 6. Enjoy.

You can listen to Episode 6 here, or you can download it via iTunes.

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Episode 5: A Strangely Large Number of Argentinians

Delayed by a few days due to Chris being unwell (altogether now - ahhhh...), Chris & Gary Talk Sport returns with a special guest in the form of fellow British emigree, Damon Threadgold.

And the main topic this time around is the state of regional football in New Zealand and Australia. Look below the level of the A League or New Zealand Premiership, and what do you find? Is football in good health on a local level down under, and if not, what's likely to improve its profile?

There then follows a discussion on the post-season Finals Series format that's so popular in Australia as well as a growing number of places around the world. As Brits, are we a bit long in the tooth for this alternative way of finishing a league season, and most importantly of all, could it improve the Scottish Premiership?

Finally, with only a matter of weeks to go until the 2017-18 Ashes Test series in Australia, there's a look at how well the two competing sides could do, not to mention the key personnel that could make all the difference in the classic battle to win that little urn. You can't see the join, folks, which is more than can be said for some of the editing that was required to iron out the technical glitches caused by Google Hangouts on Air during recording. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Listen to Episode 5 here, on SoundCloud and on iTunes.