Category Archives: sport

Tears…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 11, 2009

One part joy, two parts relief. Well done, boys! More tomorrow… It’s tomorrow, and here’s the match report, featuring some sporting words from Preston manager Alan Irvine: I can’t speak for previous play-offs and it wasn’t down to luck this time in any case. Sheffield United were better than us in both games and deserved [...]

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Tom Henning Ovrebo

By 6000 | 6000 | May 7, 2009

Was it just yesterday that I complained that there wasn’t enough drama in the Arsenal v Man U UEFA Champions League semi-final to keep me interested? Well, evidently Tom Henning Øvrebø was reading while (possibly) getting instructions from various betting syndicates across the shadier parts of Europe. And he offered me some lovely Stilton to go [...]

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Inappropriate photo 101

By 6000 | 6000 | May 6, 2009

I settled down to watch the ding-dong battle between Arsenal and Manchester United last night, only to have my wish for an exciting game ruined in the first 12 minutes by some dodgy defending, some dodgy refereeing and some dodgy goalkeeping, all of which left Arsenal needing to score 4 times to win the tie [...]

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You fill up my senses…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 3, 2009

Today’s the day. At 1315 BST, Sheffield United will kick off their game at Crystal Palace and about several miles away, Reading will kick off against Birmingham City. Between them, the results of these two games will determine who will be promoted into the Premiership. This might not have a huge impact on your day, but [...]

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Easter Weekend continued…

By 6000 | 6000 | April 11, 2009

The Waterfront was, as promised, packed. Mainly with the entirety of the Man U and Liverpool supporting hordes from Mitchell’s Plain, who waited long and hard in the sun to have their photos taken with the UEFA Champions League Trophy, exchanging age-old insults as they passed each other around the herpetic queuing system. I’m a patient kind [...]

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