There’s a lot of sports discourse out there: opinion pieces, analytical writing, interviews, sports reports. It’s a lot to take in. This or That cuts away all the fat and leave you with the lean meat ready for consumption. Jon Mackenzie follows a similar ethos, minus the clichéd analogies. He volunteered to be our first interviewee. 50 questions, short and sweet responses. Easy. Peasy. Let’s go.
- Coke or Pepsi? Both
- Coffee or tea? Neither
- Hamburgers or hot dogs? Burgers
- Cake or pie? Cake
- White bread or brown bread? White
- Stadium or sofa? Stadium
- Barthes or Zizek? Zizek
- Home end or away end? Home
- VAR decision or human decision? Human decision (with VAR as coach’s challenge)
- Blur or Oasis? Blur
- Comedy or horror? Comedy
- Reality shows or sitcoms? Voms
- UEFA or FIFA? Not FIFA
- Sabermetrics or TWTW? Sabermetrics
- Froome or Cavendish? Cavendish
- Cricket or baseball? Both
- Federer or Nadal? Federer
- Poker or blackjack? Poker
- Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair? Who?
- FIFA or Pro Evo? PES
- Nike or Adidas? Adidas
- Windows or Mac? Windows
- Marvel or DC? shrugs
- 2 point wins or 3 point wins? Ooooooooh… 3 point wins
- Jules Rimet Trophy or FIFA World Cup Trophy? FIFA World Cup Trophy
- Boxers or briefs? Briefs
- Copa del Rey or FA Cup? FA Cup
- Copa America or Euro Championships? Copa America
- Champions League or Europa League? Both
- Premier League or Premiership? Premier League
- Nintendo or Sega? Nintendo
- Betting sponsors or charity sponsors? Charity all the way
- Ford or Vauxhall? Vauxhall
- Red Lobster or Olive Garden? No idea what this is
- McDonald’s or Burger King? McDonald’s
- Subway or Quiznos? Subway
- Under the roll or over the roll? However it comes
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Maradona or Pelé? Maradona
- Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi? Messi
- Was it a cross or was it a shot at goal? Cross
- Serve and volley or baseline duel? Serve and volley
- Half pipe or slopes? Slopes
- 100m or 10,000m? 100m
- New England Patriots or anyone else? Anyone else
- Ice hockey or field hockey? Ice hockey
- Football or soccer? You do you
- WWF or WCW? What?
- Amateur or professional? Amateur
- Halfway shot for 3 or buzzer beater for 2? Buzzer beater
And time for a plug:
“All of my writing ends up going on my twitter account so visit @Jon_Mackenzie if you’re interested in any way. My day job involves me managing the football content on RealSport which can be found at www.realsport101.com.”
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