Show me the money…

I am feeling lank sporty this week so going to run with the trend. A famous rugby player made this statement this week: “It’s not about the money…!” Well, let’s hide the dishonesty keyboard for a second and be totally fucking honest. That quote is about as full of truth as another famous sports quote, “No, your honour those aren’t my gloves…”

I like Matty Giteau (to the point where I refer to him as Matty) but him and OJ must be seriously good poker players cause they lie like Wylie E Coyote after a cliff fall. Giteau, after his Aussie $1000000,(that’s like 400k head of sheep I think, I’m not sure what the livestock dollar exchange is right now) a season contract move to the Force, then went on to say ‘he is doing it because of the challenge’. Challenge?

You gotta be kidding? Been English and playing in the western cape is a challenge, been talentless and plying a rugby trade in NZ is a challenge (its far easier in SA) but been god’s gift to Australia and playing for a crap side is no challenge. It’s like racing a polio suffer to a 100m sprint, even if you walk you will look like Justin Gatlin! You are bound to shine…

And then there is the brightside of failing your challenge and still having more investment capital than an upstart Brunei oil tycoon in Britain. Since we are on the subject of the gross overpayments of sports professionals, it’s the NFL draft pick this weekend.


It’s a lovely little idea where the side that came last in the previous year, (Houstan Texans) gets first dibs at the new crop of talents university players. Choice then accrues in the reverse order of how the league finished last year up until the winner (Steelers) takes their first round pick.

Even if I had a firstclass quarter back I would go with Vince Young. The man is sick crazy. Kinda like the Matt Giteau of NCAA football last year, except tall and black. You gotta pick him...

I think it is a fantastic idea. We couldn’t do it in the Super 14 cause the Stormers and Cats will just add great players to their already impressive squads and still come bottom.