Best NZ Sunday Paper for Football Coverage?

(SUNDAY STAR-TIMES, SUNDAY NEWS, HERALD ON SUNDAY)

 

I'm quite keen on the "Herald On Sunday" for its football coverage- and, yes, this edition of the Herald does use"Football" as the heading for its round ball coverage, in contrast to its parent publication "The NZ Herald" ( an issue which irritates so many fans it  has its own forum topic). The "Herald On Sunday"'s sports results section also uses "Football."

 

During the World Cup it dedicated 8 pages each Sunday to footie coverage (mostly on the All Whites), though things being a bit quiet here and internationally at present until the new seasons get underway, its cruising at a couple of pages.

 

Michael Brown's a good football writer and pens all "the Herald On Sunday"'s local football coverage (which was a lot of work during the Cup).

 

Best of the Sunday papers for football coverage for my money. Some good original research by Mr Brown...

No-one else seems to have picked up on the UK ed. of "4-4-2 Magazine" naming our Ricki as coach of its tournament XI.

Good Paul Ifill interview last Sunday.

 

It's nationally available now too: I buy it at Whitcoulls in central Christchurch on a Sunday. Probably available at Whitcoulls in other major centres too.

 

I think Simon Plumb of the Sunday News deserves some kudos for his original stories and interviews. He's a journo I only came to notice during the World Cup when I read all three Sunday papers. But he does a good job turning up original stuff:

e.g. he contacted English goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton during the Cup and got a really good long interview from him about the Cup, the Jabulani ball, state of English goalkeeping today- and he even had some advice for Mark Paston. 

 

Think the Sunday News and the Star-Times are owned by the same people, hence there's sometimes some duplication of stories e.g. Simon Elliottt's World Cup Diary appeared in both (though edited in a slightly different form).