England are out of the Euro's!

England's journey in this year's European Championships is at an end. My general thoughts are that the defence was strong but they majorly lacked in attack! I personally thought Ashley Young had a rubbish tournament and should never have played a whole game. Regardless of the shouting at the television he stayed on for the whole Italy match and even took a penalty (and we all know what happened there). Here is a sad dog crying over a St George's flag patterned football especially for all the England fans. Depending on who you support either do or do not enjoy! Cheers 

Early look at this week's Mal and Lard

Here's an early look at this week's Mal and Lard cartoon which will appear in tomorrow's Harborough Mail. Check out the Mal and Lard blog for more info on the story and lots more duck related shenanigans!

Good luck England (got a feeling you'll need it!)

England's opening game of the European Championships starts soon. As there is no hope of a Welsh side making it to any major competition in the near future then I am backing England for glory! Going to need a decent amount of good fortune to make it any real distance in the competition, but I am hopeful of a decent game today against the French. Good luck England!

Alain Rolland Cut Out And Wear Mask!

This is for anyone with an interest (or at least did have) in the Rugby World Cup 2011. Print it, cut it out, slap it on your face and do your best to spoil everyone's day/week/year/life! Guaranteed to upset at least 3 million people!

Rugby World Cup 2011 - Semi Final Weekend!

It's almost here! The semi final's of the Rugby World Cup 2011. Wales are in the semi finals for the first time since 1987. They are up against France who have had a bit of a mixed competition, with a couple of losses but also a few wins. Wales will have their work cut out to beat the French as they are a team never to be written off. It all depends what French team turn up, although I am confident of a Welsh victory as Wales are playing so well that it's surely their game to lose! 

New Zealand vs Australia is a bit of a guess at this stage of the competition. NZ have been consistently number one in the World for a reason, but the Aussies are always a danger. Local derby's don't come much bigger than this!

To celebrate the wonderful weekend of rugby I've added a few illustrations from my iStock portfolio below. Enjoy and feel free to let me know what you think.

Wales vs France - Saturday 15th October

New Zealand vs Australia - Sunday 16th October

PS...Come on Wales!

Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter Finals!

The quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 are almost upon us! The competition in New Zealand has been fantastic so far, and there are several teams in real contention for the title. I have several rugby themed illustrations in my iStock portfolio that can be purchased for reasonably small amounts of money. I will post a few select rugby related images over the next few weeks for all you fans of the rough and tough egg chasing sport called rugby!

Here's the line up for the quarter finals...(come on Wales!!!)

Ireland vs Wales - Saturday October 08th

England vs France - Saturday October 08th

South Africa vs Australia - Sunday October 09th

 

New Zealand vs Argentina - Sunday October 09th

As usual let me know what you think and I hope you enjoy the rest of the competition!