Paul and Glenn are back for another action packed, fun episode. This week we are going to focus on some of the successful decisions in sports over the years. This may include a team signing a player who would go on and produce the goods, a crucial decision by a coach at a crucial time during a game that paid off. Some of what we discuss include
- An english legend in professional darts who took a punt and sponsored a future legend of the game
- An inspirational former cricket game who changed the way his team played and managed to bring many countries and cultures together as one.
- Successful rugby league signings eg, jonathan thurston, billy slater, greg inglis, glenn lazarus.
- Successful football signings eg, eric cantona, ange postecoglou, arsene wenger.
- Teams who appointed coaches who brought instant success eg, wayne bennet, jack gibson.
- Barcelona FC signed Lionel Messi as an 11 year old.
- Football coaches who made brave decisions during a match that brought victory eg, alex ferguson, graeme arnold, rafa benitez.
- Muhammed ali and rope a dope
- Jimmy hill
- Jack johnson standing up to racism
- Tennis introducing hawkeye
- Earl woods introducing a two year old tiger woods to golf
- Sachin Tendulkar's father introduced him to cricket.
- Sportspeople who appointed coaches that brought success eg, mo farah, andy murray.
- Frank williams and nigel mansell
- Eddie hill and michael schumacher
- Stirling Moss not following his father’s advice.
- Alan Border and the Australian selectors taking a punt on a young Shane warne.
- Ms dhoni and the 2011 world cup.
- Ecb and twenty/20 cricket
- Nelson mandela putting on a springbok jersey
We have our winners and losers for the week in sport. Glenn gives his weekly slap and there is our quiz. We also have our segments: who am i and where are they now?
