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A letter to the FA
Dear Messer’s Clarke and Glenn It’s been a tough twenty-four hours hasn’t it? I can’t imagine what it would be like to see your ‘chosen one’ behave in such a foolish way so soon after you plucked him out as the right fit for your role. A sad day indeed. Well, I’ve had a tough …
Finn Sets Sail Through Rediscovery Channel
The mental side of sport can be a cruel mistress at times. An unnerving whirlpool of frustration and resentment spiralling towards depression and desperation has claimed years of many athletes’ careers. And even when sportsmen manage to avoid the extremes, the strong current that drags them towards the ocean bed of downheartedness, they can still …
England’s New Year Resolutions
A sense of inevitability has lingered in the air ever since England went Two-Nil down in this Ashes series. Inevitability that a confidence-draining drubbing had become more than just a probability. The whitewash that had earlier poked his head into the England dressing room to exchange pleasantries, was now in full sight, introducing himself to …
Selection Dilemma For England
Bondi or Bronte? Fosters or VB? Barbecued food or… some other barbecued food? Just some of the many questions England will be asking themselves in the lead up to the First Ashes Test in Brisbane at the end of November. But of course the real difficult choices lie in selecting a match-winning eleven to start …
Moyes is Not the Iceberg, But United are Sinking
There’s panic. There’s people looking for answers; looking for a light at the end of the tunnel; looking for a saviour. There’s worry, anger and disappointment. Nervous screams and cries for help reverberate all around. Desperately, those in charge try to change direction and save it, but the greatest club in the Premier League era …
Damp End to English Summer
So that’s it. The English International cricket season has finished. We have sat through five months of rollercoaster cricket, twitter-exploding controversies and selection decisions that reflected Kim Kardashian in a nightclub. But after a pleasing start, with the competitive New Zealand Tour and Champions Trophy, and an even more filling middle in which the eagerly …
Premier League Downturn
A financial phenomenon; an explosion of drama and excitement; and a worldwide showcase of world class talent and world renowned sporting excellence. But 2013 has seen a perceived demise in the quality of English football, fuelled by the exit of all four Premier League clubs before reaching the quarter finals of the world’s biggest club …
Enter The Dragon
England take to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday on the verge of their 13th Grand Slam victory, and the first since their triumphant World Cup winning year of 2003. Just one thing blocks the path to Six Nations glory, and it would be no mean feat. They leave the dressing room equal, but for 80 …
Real and Referee Close Book on United
As the prodigal son came home and the Special One returned looking to part the red sea, a match billed to biblical proportions played out in miraculous style. The Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho claimed prior to the match, the world would stop to watch a tie fit for the final and those who tuned …
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