As ever we’ve been accused at The Gurgler of being a little too cynical or acerbic all the time, so just after we launched our monthly vote for the May 2018 Jerk of the Month, we are swimming down the other end of the pool by launching our Unsung Hero of the Month for May 2018.
We should take time out once a month to applaud the unsung heroes, just the people we like to celebrate – the under appreciated, the forgotten or the somewhat forgettable. Or the people just too excellent not to mention to represent the month.
Yes most of them are sporting related, but sport is our world, and sport is great. And given how awful the rest of the news world is, why not take some solace from sport.
Guaranteed, is that most of them won’t appear in mainstream media, which is why they have a home here.
Enjoy the Unsung Heroes of the Month for May 2018 nominations, and don’t forget to vote below.
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UNSUNG HERO OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS FOR MAY 2018
NETTA
Eurovision might not be to everyone’s taste, perhaps that is because it is a run of the mill reality singing competition based on LCD and semi famous judges trying one last slice of Remember Me before they fade out of existence.
Not that we always follow Eurovision ourselves, but after being given the tip on the Israeli tilt at Eurovision, it took only 2 minutes of listening to the song to determine that it was a future Eurovision winner, and possibly a number one around the world.
Well, we were proven right on the first count, and who wouldn’t love a song called Toy, with an eccentric looking singer making rapping chicken sounds during part of the song. The way music should be, and heroes of the month should start.
BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY
In the biggest news story so far this year, a little event called the Royal Wedding, a little known US Bishop almost stole the show, or arguably did steal the show. A mean feat given the stature of the royal family, and that there were Clooneys and Beckhams in attendance.
US Bishop Michael Curry dropped a decent serving of God in his sermon, proving that religion doesn’t always have to bore you to death in life. A nice, legal, moral show of passion from a relgious type that happens inside the church.
He’ll always be a trivia question from now onwards, so remember the name for that Thursday night event at the local pub, and why not sling him a vote or two in May;s Hero of the Month.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
There are fewer English Football teams more obscure than Accrington Stanley. They even used to feature in an ad which extended the obscurity towards them – “Accrington Stanley, who are they? Exactly.”
They may still be relatively obscure outside of the UK, but they have now achieved something by winning the League Two title in England.
OK, some may not care about a team winning a fourth division title, but we certainly do.
The club is always among the very smallest in the division, and their home ground can only boast 5000 people, but they constantly punch above their weight, hence why we love them.
FORMULA 2
Strange to nominate an entire sporting category as a hero, but for those who haven’t watched any Formula 2 on Foxtel in between the F1 sessions, you really don’t know what you are missing.
F1 is usually so predictable and boring, its junior equivalent certainly isn’t.
Not only does it serve the purpose of a final grooming step before F1, but it usually the best race of the weekend. They certainly don’t die wondering here. Check out the Monaco Race 1 for evidence of what’s on offer.
We did do a piece earlier in the season about how great Formula 2 will be, and we haven’t been wrong this weekend, or most others.
WILLIE MINOGA
Just when you thought that it might be close to the end of the good times with the PNG Hunters big man, he pulls a match winning try and try scoring double out of the bag in a recent Intrust Super Cup game against Wynnum.
That game was an important one for our favourite sporting team, as a loss would have condemned them to dead last. Just a few months after winning the Grand Final.
But when something needed to be won, Willie Mingoa stepped up. As expected. As demanded. And now it appears as if a corner has been turned.
Biased? Sure. But try and argue that he doesn’t deserve a nomination for May 2018. With him.
MO SALAH
Not really unsung, but a football artist, and will hopefully lead Liverpool to victory in the Champions League, and prove beyond doubt that he is this season’s best footballer.
MICHAEL SLATER
For not yet signing up for Fox Sports Cricket coverage.
You know where you’re heading if you do….
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You know the nominations, so make someone officially a haero by giving them your vote.
