Last week we kicked off a series of long form interviews transcribed from The Return Fixture – ITBOTN’s National Women’s League podcast. The second installment is Helena’s insightful chat with Mikaela Hunt, Southern United’s captain and inspirational leader. Helena Wiseman: Mikaela Hunt has played in a National Women’s League final […]
First of all, get well soon Wynton. It’s inarguable that the most talented and decorated All White ever produced is Wynton Alan Whai Rufer, CNZM. Terry Maddaford’s explanation from nearly twenty years ago explains it perfectly, Rufer – Simply the best we’ve ever had. Since then we’ve had the joys of seeing […]
How was your 2018? Mine was a year of ups and downs, but there were some exceptional highlights – including appreciating the importance of being part of a team – Morgan
It came through loud and clear in so much of the feedback we received – one of the things listeners loved most about ITBOTN’s National Women’s League podcast – The Return Fixture – was the interviews. They were in-depth, they elicited insightful and genuine responses, and they probed some of […]
The untimely demise of NZ football in the 1970’s was predicted but what happened? (This is part of an article I did for a Wanderers ISPS Handa Premiership programme recently. I was was spurred to blog post it here after reading the recent ITBOTN article penned by Dave Newdick referring […]
Avid followers of ITBOTN will know that my annual New Year’s Day tradition is to change all eighteen of the randomised header images on the blog to some of the best photos I have snapped over the previous twelve months. But we’re taking a slightly different tack on this occasion! […]
Vox populi, vox Dei – the voice of the people is the voice of God. Democracy reigns supreme. The customer is always right. Give the people what they want. Whatever modern context you want to put it in, it remains a 300 year old philosophy that is as important today […]
I would have come up with a more imaginative title than that but what can I tell you, I’m on holiday and I can’t be arsed! I’m also feeling slightly shell shocked that out of the ten posts you clicked on the most this year, I only wrote three of […]
By Dave Newick [Caution: this post contains graphic descriptions of what it’s like to experience head injuries. Take care if you’re a bit squeamish – Enzo] I felt like it would never end. The headaches, nausea and tiredness just wouldn’t stop. It had been three months since my head injury […]
In the final episode of The Return Fixture, Helena, Ella and Enzo discuss the National Women’s League grand final, look back on the season as a whole, and cackle at their federation/sub-Saharan African animal comparisons. Who is crowned the winner of The Return Fixture’s tipping competition? Who is declared to […]