Paddy looking for a mirage in the sand of the sheikh
For a year the wallpaper on my computer showed Patrick Vieira’s last kick of a ball in an Arsenal shirt. Wheeling away after scoring in the penalty shoot-out which beat bitter rivals Manchester United...
View ArticleInfidelity is the new metatarsal
In the last few days, stories about England captain John Terry have relegated the troubles of the UK economy to the runners-up spot. Infidelity has become the new metatarsal, a major threat to...
View ArticleNo sport please, I’m a socialist
On the whole, I’ve tried to stay clear of all the class war rhetoric. It seems clear to me that most Tories were not educated at Eton and that very few Labour voters are sons of coal miners. So it’s...
View ArticleI am scum
Yesterday’s outburst and hurried, yet seemingly insincere, apology from Jeremy Hunthas reminded me once more that to a sizable minority of the party that my party is in coalition with I am nothing...
View ArticleClogging the opposition – spin doctor style
My heart said Holland from the start. The English have a certain affinity with the Netherlands and us football fans still think of the Dutch as the total footballers of Cruyff, the power of van Basten...
View ArticlePulis the other one
So Stoke manager Tony Pulis doesn’t likewhat Arsene Wenger has said about his team’s style of play and has reported the Arsenal manager to the FA. Stoke are also planning to take legal action against...
View ArticleA very good night at the Lane
So it’s Spurs 1 Arsenal 4 in tonight’s Carling Cup match at White Hart Lane. A brilliant debut goal from Henri Lansbury and an all-round performance from everyone except Mr Flappihandski. Had the...
View ArticleThe Ryder Cup – celebrating a Liberal invention
Whilst the nation celebrated Europe’s triumph and the champagne flowed at Celtic Manor, few people will have realised that the Ryder Cup was introduced by a Liberal politician. Sam Ryder was an...
View ArticleDon’t you know what the whistle’s for, ‘Arry?
I used to be a football referee, in fact I was the youngest woman ever to qualify at the time (14 years and 3 days, when the limit was 14 years). One of my peers was FIFA World Cup official Phil Sharp,...
View ArticleNick Clegg could make good use of the transfer window
Last night one of my former council ward residents was a panellist on Question Time. But Clarke Carlisle’s appearance soon became of far more interest to me than his previous residence in Abbots...
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