This week’s guest is Guardian football and cricket writer Rob Smyth.
Rob explains why he believes Irish sports coverage is generally better than English coverage, and how instant social media feedback has changed journalism, writing and punditry.
On football, he explains why his outlook on Alex Ferguson is different to that of most Manchester United fans, and we also get into the hugely enjoyable business of deciding which World Cup is our favourite.Plus: Shane Warne, and what sportswriting can learn from Tony Soprano.
Rob’s picks were:
Mike Selvey’s profile of Viv Richards for _WisdeScott Murray’s Guardian Liveblog of the 2003 Cricket World Cup meeting of India and New ZealandOn Warne by Gideon Haigh_Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution by Brett Martin
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