“…And On THAT Bombshell…”

4th Sept 2008: "Kevin Keegan has resigned as manager of Newcastle United after just eight months in charge... ... Keegan was furious to discover members of his already slim squad had been offered for sale during the final hours before the window closed, after he had reluctantly accepted James Milner's £12m departure to Aston Villa." [

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Maley And McGrory – Two Managers Alike

Maley And McGrory - Two Managers Alike

A postscript to this mini-series on great players you never saw by going on a tangent and looking at two great managers probably unknown to the rest of you. Today's subject is about two men who managed Celtic and between them won everything. These two gentlemen are a large part of the club's history and are now legends: Willie Maley and Ji

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The English Disease

The English Disease

I had this next entry scheduled and then all this happened so I debated whether I should postpone or even cancel this post. But then I decided that the many should not be punished for the idiotic actions of the few... well a few hundred... but still... With this next one, in which the producer Adrian Sherwood was involved, the project looks at

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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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Gil Heron

Gil Heron

A while back Don emailed to tell me about Michael Marra a Dundee born musician who had done a song about a legendary Dundee United 'keeper. He also mentioned in passing about another Marra composition - this one about another legend who played for one of the Glasgow teams and has sadly just passed away today. Former Celtic player Gil Heron ha

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