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Sportsthoughts (81) – Premier League predictions 2013-14

Posted on August 16, 2013 by

So tomorrow it’s back. The sports monster that sweeps everything else aside once it gets going. More money sloshing around than ever, now BT Sport has arrived on the scene. It has been a great summer of sport again, after … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (73) – In praise of Fergie?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Sir Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement. It looks like David Moyes of Everton is his successor – hewn from the same Scottish block. Like most football fans not of the Man Utd persuasion, I’m normally at best ambiguous about … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (19) – Squeaky bums and smelling the stable

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

April is the cruellest month… I don’t know whether TS Eliot was a football fan – I somehow doubt it – but the opening line from “The Wasteland” perfectly sums up the agonies of April. What Sir Alex Ferguson memorably … Continue reading →

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