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In the Absence of the Born Leader, Talent Becomes Everything

November 5, 2011
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Man City’s astonishing demolition of their city rivals at fortress Old Trafford was too significant as both result and statement not to have any lasting meaning. This bunny is by no means a United supporter, although the Eastlands spending spree has gone some way towards removing the club of its status as plucky underdog and [...]

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UNITEd swoop for Striker

October 1, 2011
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Breaking news – UNITEd have issued a press release confirming that they have just completed the signing of an internationally-renowned striker. The player (who has obtained a superinjunction that means we cannot name him for legal reasons) issued a statement through his representative for northern Europe and Scandinavia, “ever since the stories I heard about [...]

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Caption Competition – Boxing

September 23, 2011
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A virtual coconut to the reader who can come up with the smartest caption for this video. It concerns what turned out to be an epic domestic scrap (while it lasted) between two big-punching middleweights, Cello Renda and Paul Samuels. Incredibly, after being decked in the first and clearly the more shaken man by this [...]

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Less Cannon Fodder equals a Compelling World Cup

September 15, 2011
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I’ve always enjoyed Rugby Union World Cups, probably more so than their football counterparts. In the absence of soap operas regarding fallouts, training ground spats, and clashes of personality, the game itself is given room to take precedence with both committed and casual spectators. While the build-up to matches involving the UK Nations in particular [...]

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International Football Tonight: Scotland vs Lithuania; Northern Ireland vs Estonia

September 6, 2011
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Tonight there are two international matches involving the Home Nations: Scotland vs Lithuania and Northern Ireland vs Estonia. Daz Pearce of Outspoken Rabbit explains the background. The struggles of Scotland and Northern Ireland in particular in the weekend’s Euro 2012 Qualifiers have followed an all-too-familiar pattern of hope and disappointment. The Scots’ failure to hold [...]

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Mine’s a Guinness – and put a Shamrock on that, won’t you?

August 29, 2011
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I decided not to comment on the biggest football story of the last seven days until the weekend was over, just to make sure that it actually was. [Editorial Note: For cricket and other people who didn't or wouldn't notice, Manchester United beat Arsenal 8-2 at Old Trafford - probably a record.] What developed on [...]

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Why we need to know the truth about Hillsborough

August 27, 2011
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The e-petitions initiative is something that has clearly caught on, as demonstrated initially by the  lively debate on the death penalty. There has been another petition doing the rounds this month calling for the full disclosure of all documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster, including minutes of cabinet meetings that took place in the aftermath [...]

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