Venables Is A Swinger

Venables Is A Swinger

Another run out for Dagenham Dave and his penchant for belting out the occasional tune. I don't have anything to add what I previously wrote so I'll repost the quote from an article about him: “... He’s [Venables] not new to crooning. As a nightclub owner he used to treat the punters to a regular SingalongaTel, and as a teenager he sang

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Sir Bobby Robson: Farewell But Not Goodbye

The title of this post (and image) is from his autobiography. I mentioned in a previous article that Sir Bobby Robson was on borrowed time. That was August last year. He defied all the odds and continued to fight, but finally as everyone I'm sure now knows... I loved that man, so easily likable, approachable and friendly. Which I supposed i

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[Subs Bench] More Music & Footie

Carrying on from last weekend... Aberdeen City From Boston in the USA who use the name of the perennial footballing underachievers.     Maybe. There is one track on their album which I obviously have to feature... Plus another sample track: » The Bees - Left Foot Stepdown » The Bees - Better Days (Ashley Bee

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Henrik Larsson – Pinup?

This is the second post in what has turned into an unplanned series about pretty boy footballers. The first one was the 80's throwback Pat Nevin and today it is - going by the image I found of him below - Henrik Larsson. Just like Nevin the younger Larsson fancied himself as a model or something: ...did not need to see that armpit hair

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[Video] Sir Bobby Is On Borrowed Time

I was saddened to read the following article via Soccernet this morning. Sir Bobby is a battler and I thought he would have won this one too. Sir Bobby admits defeat in battle against cancer Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has admitted he will lose his battle with lung cancer 'sooner rather than later'. Robson has been battling a fif

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A Posting With Gary Lineker

A Posting With Gary Lineker

I can understand Wrighty's sentiments about not wanting to sit on the sofa next to Hansen and Shearer anymore. I mean come on, not exactly sparkling company are they. But with the Beeb losing nearly every televisual rights to any decent footballing matches, (apart from the Jewson Home Counties under 14's Sunday League), Ian Wright Wright Wright was

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