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Sportzfan Radio #206.1

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!12 June 2011 206.1 – The Panel start off the show with a discussion on the cost of going to an AFL match. Daniel says it is not cheap to go to the footy. The Professor says local footy is a far better (and cheaper) alternative. Sportzfan Stan has the AFLPA in his sights with their claim for an increase in payments. Dan Butterly comes on to talk US sport and gives his opinion on the NBA & NHL finals. Dan still thinks the Heat will beat the Mavericks and the Canucks will overcome the Bruins. He believes Michael Jordan in the best basketballer of all time. Dan gets technical talking hockey with his assessment of fast & slow ice and which leads to more goals. He discusses the re-branding of the Mountain West Conference and Mordiboy poses a few questions to him regarding Tiger Woods and Tiger’s association with a doctor whose background is questionable. The Gelding talks racing and looks at the results from Flemington, Randwick and the Belmont Stakes. He also gives an update on the progress of Queen Asa and Danish Rock.

Sportzfan Radio #205.1

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!5 June 2011 205.1 – The Professor is back behind the Panel fresh from his US trip and has Sportzfan Stan, The Gelding & Daniel Eade for company. In the first part of the show, they interview Melbourne Ice forward Jason Baclig and review racing at the Sandown Lakeside track & at Rosehill.

Gelding’s tips for 11 June 2011

The Gelding’s attention turns to Flemington and Creswick Stakes day today.  With the weather improving toward the end of the week, the track should be in very good condition for the front runners.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 2 Horse 1 – Limerock (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 4 – Big Spirit (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 6- Epic Dragon
Race 8 Horse 4 – Euphoric Realm

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

The Professor’s teams……

On Sunday’s edition of Sportzfan Radio, Daniel Eade discussed the many teams that the Professor supports and asked for them to be put up on the website.  Here goes…we’ll add more if we forget any!

AFL – Melbourne, VFL – Casey, A League – Melbourne Victory, NBL – Melbourne Tigers, NRL – Canterbury Bankstown, SANFL – Norwood, WAFL – West Perth, AFL Canberra – Ainslie, AFL Qld – Southport, AFL NSW – East Coast Eagles, GL – Traralgon, MGFL – Morwell East, Omeo FL – Bruthen, NGFL – Gormandale, Ovens & Murray FL – North Albury, Goulburn Valley FL – Shepparton, Hampden FL – Warrnambool, Ellinbank FL – Garfield, NFL- Green Bay Packers, MLB – New York Mets, NHL – Vancouver Canucks, NBA – New York Knicks, NCAA – Air Force Academy, Premier League – Arsenal, Scottish Premier League – Rangers, Dutch League – Ajax of Amsterdam, German League – Bayern Munich, Spanish League – Real Madrid, Italian League (Serie A) – Inter Milan, ANZ Netball – Melbourne Vixens, Super 15’s – Melbourne Rebels, ABL – Melbourne Aces, AIHL – Melbourne Mustangs, Sheffield Shield – Victorian Bushrangers, District Cricket – Melbourne CC, …

That makes a total of 35 that I can think of so far.

Gelding’s tips for 4 June 2011

The Gelding’s attention turns to the Lakeside track at Sandown today. The sun is shining at present so look for runners to be on the pace if they are to be successful today.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Sandown

Race 2 Horse 4 – Shylock’s Daughter (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 4 – Our Aristocrat
Race 5 Horse 5 – Roulettes
Race 6 Horse 3 – Elumino
Race 8 Horse 2 – Delivered the Dream (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s tips for 28 May 2011

The Gelding’s attention returns to his home track at Caulfield tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will hold without too much more rain.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 1 Horse 1 – Population
Race 2 Horse 4 – Volando
Race 6 Horse 2 – Shadowfax (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 2 – Boom ‘n’ Zoom
Race 8 Horse 1 – About Ready (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s tips for 14 May 2011

The Gelding’s attention this week is on his home track at Caulfield where the track will be very heavy and make winners hard to select. More rain today will just serve to complicate matters, but the Gelding thinks he has got it right.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 1 Horse 2 – Royal Bender (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 3 Horse 3 – Aspinal
Race 5 Horse 1 – Shylock’s Daughter
Race 7 Horse 1 – Curtana (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Back Caviar is running in Queensland and should salute for win number 13.

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Would 11 Championships save a coach from the axe?

We all joke on Sportzfan Radio about resident panelist Sportzfan Stan being quick to suggest sports coaches, administrators, teams & players being sacked. Most recently he called for the sacking of Melbourne Football Club coach Dean Bailey (podcast #200.1). This despite the Demons being in the top eight and with the best start to a season for many seasons. By the way the Demons have since beaten Adelaide by more than 90 points!

My feeling is that we are too quick to pull the trigger in today’s sporting world.  Even having excellent records in the recent past is not enough to save a coach or player. One only needs to look at the way the Melbourne Tigers behaved after their season didn’t turn out the way they thought it should. Two NBL Championships and four trips to the playoffs in as many seasons couldn’t save long time servant and coach of the club, Al Westover. On our show, Daniel Eade urged restraint and argued a case for Westover’s retention. History tells us that Al was sacked mid season. If one compares Westover’s coaching record to that of Lindsay Gaze, Westover had more success in a much shorter time but even that comparison couldn’t save him.

It seems that today’s ‘must have now’ phenomenon pervades all areas of sport. Being in the USA now and with the NBA finals series in full flight, I am amazed at the reaction of the media to the LA Lakers whitewash at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s remember that the Lakers were the two time defending champion and have been one of the most successful franchises of all time with 11 championships (5 since 2000 and runners-up twice). Yet today, we are greeted with the media saying the Lakers are a ‘train wreck’…’the locker room needs massive repair’…’fractured franchise’. There have been calls to trade anyone but Kobe…meaning one of last season’s best players, Pau Gasol is on the block because the Lakers failed to win for a third time in a row. Reality check – the NBA is one of the most competitive competitions in all of sport and the Lakers have been to the big dance in each of the last three seasons. Is there really a need for ‘massive’ change?

Memo to the sports media of the world….have some patience. I find support for this proposition in the example provided by my fellow Sportzfan Radio panelist, Mark Fiorenti when he spoke recently of Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United fame. Early on in his tenure and with not much success, the media and fans were calling for his sacking (a la Sportzfan Stan). The club, to their credit, and eternal satisfaction, stayed the executioner’s hand and one only needs to look at the stellar record since, that has put United at the forefront of soccer in not only Europe, but the world. They are in line this season for the Premier League/Champions League double.

One lucky person is the former coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson. His retirement after the Lakers last loss at least means we won’t have calls for him to be sacked by all and sundry including Sportzfan Stan. Goodness knows his 11 NBA championships may not have saved him in this ‘need it now’ world.

Restraint is what I will be preaching on Sportzfan Radio from now on!

Sportzfan Radio #201

What you missed on the show yesterday – the Panel having a robust discussion about jumps racing in light of last week’s Warrnambool carnival, the Professor reporting from the USA on the ‘Young Brands’ Kentucky Derby and the making of mint juleps. He passes on that Sportzfan Stan has called for the sacking of Michael Voss, the Brisbane Lions players, the Fremantle Dockers players and the rider of Dialled In. The Gelding defended jumps racing in the face of a full on onslaught from Nicole Chvastek and John O’Callaghan. He was also on the mat expaining his four selections from Saturday failing to salute. The ladies at the Tennis club won’t be happy. Mark Fiorenti discussed more mathematical possibilities in the Asian Champions League and Premier League. Paul Dalligan reviewed the Test match between Australia and New Zealand and believes Billy Slater is the best full back in the world..if not the best player. He also talks about the NRL round to date and says the Melbourne Storm’s win over the Broncos was great with so many players backing up after the Test match. Sean Callanan bats clean up on the show talking sports digital. He talks about several athletes who were caught out making comments about Osama Bin Laden and makes the point that athletes need to realise using twitter and other social medium forums are just like commenting to the media.

Gelding’s tips for 7 May 2011

The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington today in what looks to be an open meeting. Winners will be hard to pick but hopefully there are some gems here for the punters.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 1 Horse 3 – Deliver the Dream (for the ladies from the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 4 – Sheahan (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 6 Horse 3 – Niblick
Race 8 Horse 7 – Traiana

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding