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Footballers, pundits and fans do like a good cliché or three. It probably arises from the fact that they can’t make up or simply can’t be bothered making up their own phrases, and I bet there’s a good number who … Continue reading
Category Archives: 5-4-Friday
With Christmas just around the corner, and the plethora of Facebook pages pushing nostalgic images of growing up in the 70s/80s/90s (delete as appropriate), I cast my mind back to recall various toys and games from dim and distant Christmases … Continue reading
Where would we be without the great British Boozer? Well, we had better start thinking about it soon because the traditional British pub is vanishing quicker than a 1970’s TV personality acquaintance of Jimmy Savile. Last week, the Thursday Night … Continue reading
The BBC Sports Personality of The Year (SPOTY) nominations were announced earlier this week and were as predictable as Merseyrail trains being delayed or cancelled because it was a bit nippy this morning. Olympians, Paralympians, tennis players who won a … Continue reading
What’s your favourite ever song or what song means the most to you? We’ve all been asked that question a thousand times, I suppose. The following are not necessarily my all-time favourite songs, not by a long chalk. That would … Continue reading
I stumbled across some old football photographs the other day which got me thinking about nostalgic, and in some cases tragic, football kits and accessories that hold some poignancy for me specifically. I know for a fact that a number … Continue reading
I have been very fortunate to have worked for firms that have paid for me to fly to many places across the globe over the years. Other than a particularly bumpy landing in New York and sitting on the … Continue reading
They reckon that everyone has a doppleganger, somebody out there in the big bad world who is identical to them in physical appearance, their spitting image if you like. On one of the Wigan Athletic message forums the other day … Continue reading
Tomorrow’s game at the DW Stadium is not a run of the mill Wigan Athletic home game. It is also a Birthday Bash game, a concept you will learn much more about when you read my new book (A.R.S.E.D!) which … Continue reading