Opinion In Bandwagon Nation, we love old mate, thingy and Graham Arnold
, Arnold’s claim that the Socceroos are our national team is looking less like a motivational tool and more like a wind vane. A significant moment in the week’s cricket was when the commentators finally gave up trying to say something about the game they were paid to watch and began chatting about how much they were enjoying the soccer.
It can be hard to believe at times, but sports do belong to people, and most people just love good sport. They take little interest in those tiresome pissing contests between the suits. The NRL and the AFL going at each other … zzzzz … If I want something to put me to sleep, I’d rather an afternoon nap after a night up watching the Socceroos.
The atmosphere around today’s Socceroos reminds me of when athletes like Michelle Ford, Debbie Flintoff, Dean Lukin and the Mean Machine were winning Olympic gold medals for Australia. Few had heard of them before, but they became household names overnight because an Olympic Games gold medal was so rare and seemed so unattainable.Bandwagon-jumping? Sure, when can we get on? Global sports give us perspective by reducing us to our proper size and making the big achievements so much more precious.
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