Archive for February, 2008
February 29th 2008
Given that February 29th only comes around every four years it seems rude not to make some sort of post.
But why the picture of Bono? Well, I was trying to think of some sort of clever pictorial reference to the number 29 and after a bit of surfing discovered the following:
29 Palms is apparently the [...]
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Tags: bono, february 29th, leap year, the joshua tree, u2
Sympathy for Taylor
It goes without saying that Arsenal’s Eduardo must be feeling awful following the horrific injury he sustained in yesterday’s match with Birmingham. You can check the photos out in a variety of places on the net and it’s fair to say it doesn’t make nice viewing.
I have to admit, however, to feeling a certain tinge [...]
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Tags: arsenal, birmingham city, eduardo, football, martin taylor, premier league, Uncategorized
Q’s Best British Albums…Ever
As we all know, those folks at Q Magazine just love publishing lists. Best albums, best songs, best haircuts, worst albums, worst songs, worst haircuts – you name it Q will have listed it.
This month it was the turn of ‘Best British Album’ apparently to celebrate fifty years of British pop or some such. Q [...]
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Tags: hmv, keane, oasis, pink floyd, q magazine, radiohead, the beatles, the clash, the stone roses, the verve, tom chaplin
Inter’s Foreign Legion
Since England bombed out of the European Championships last November, the perceived lack of English talent turning out for the top Premier League sides has come under increasing scrutiny.
More than once, I’ve heard it argued that England will never be a force on the international stage until the top clubs are forced to give a [...]
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Tags: england, football, inter milan, liverpool
Ski Sunday
What is going on with BBC Two’s ‘Ski Sunday’ programme?
I appreciate they wanted to do something different with the format after dropping it a few years back, but what used a be the skiing equivalent of ‘Match of the Day’ has now become a soft peddled fusion of sport, travel and light entertainment.
Basically the [...]
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Tags: bbc, ski sunday, television
Fog Stops Play
Arguably fog is one of the less disruptive forms of bad weather, but for all of that it’s still pretty rubbish.
I was watching Histon play Stafford Rangers in the Conference Premier on Tuesday night when the first bits of whispy mist started to descend. Having sat through a pretty foggy game at Ipswich a few [...]
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Tags: conference premier, fog, football, histon, weather
Richard Naylor = Legend
Richard Naylor made his first start in Town colours for over a year last night against Crystal Palace. The former striker turned defender hadn’t played since aggravating a toe injury in the game away at Palace last season.
Naylor has been awesome for us in defence over the last few seasons and has been a [...]
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Tags: football, ipswich town, richard naylor
Stephen Fry’s Kingdom
It’s not big and it’s not clever, but I’m really enjoying the current run of ‘Kingdom’ on ITV1 with Stephen Fry.
The basic premise concerns Fry as Peter Kingdom – a genial provincial lawyer – dealing with his fragmented family and the backwards locals of coastal Norfolk. The plotting is terrible and the script lamentable, but [...]
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Tags: itv, kingdom, michael grade, stephen fry, television
Finally, thanks to the wonders of internet leakage, we have the first taste of upcoming R.E.M. album ‘Accelerate’ in the form of lead single ‘Supernatural Superserious’.
It’s the band’s first proper new material in four years in contrast to 2004’s rather subdued ‘Around the Sun’ hints at a return to the more rock orientated side [...]
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Tags: accelerate, album, indie, michael stipe, peter buck, rem, supernatural superserious
Ipswich Town: Reset 2008
As I said when I reviewed the Tractor Boys’ 07/08 progress last month, the first half of the current season has been a surprising success for Jim Magilton and co.
With a settled side, some rapidly improving players, new financial backing and a fairly decent league position, a new sense of optimism seems to have [...]
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