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Club Statement

  Gary Speed MBE 8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011 Having been away from all radio, internet and cellphone contact this weekend (try it, you might like it), I was hugely shocked and saddened (as I’m sure many others were) to hear of the apparent suicide of Gary Speed – footballer, Wales manager and – [...]

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They’re back…

Ah – the infamous and immortal words of little Heather O’Rourke playing little Carol-Anne in Poltergeist II. But this is far less spooky. The guys from Silent UK are back – but this time, having been caught and prosecuted in the UK, they’ve gone Stateside! For me, the adventures in London were over, my trump [...]

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Visiting your local city market this weekend?

Like this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one? After all, they’re all so individual, aren’t they? *cough* But why not? Or rather – why? We believe that, in spending ludicrous sums on this wonderful food, we are making a stand against The [...]

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NFL does London, Brian does NFL

Another great post from my favourite UK blogger Brain Micklethwait: …let me tell you about something else that was happening at the same time as the Conference, just a walk away, in Trafalgar Square. This was the NFL Fan Rally, happening a day ahead of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay [...]

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Morten: New album, new tour

After the heartbreak of a-ha going their separate ways and the heartbreak of a million tonnes of snow at Gatwick Airport, some new green shoots are beginning to emerge from the wasteland that my connection to Norwegian music had become. Yes, a new solo album from Morten and a tour to go with it. Sadly, [...]

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