The Conservatives are in course to win the Crewe & Nantwich By-Election, acfording to an ICM poll for tomorrow's Mail on Sunday , which I have just been given details of. The figures are... Con 43, Lab 39, Lib Dem 16. When asked how people in Crewe & Nantwich would vote in a general election, and not a by election, the result was: Con 49, Lab 33, Lib Dem 15. The gap reflects the popularity of the Dunwoody...
News of the West Ham's owners orders to Curbishley to reduce the squad size has reached the BBC. The BBC are reporting that West Ham boast " a first-team squad of 40 players - one of the biggest in the Premier League - and a wage bill approaching £50m a year. " They say that " turnover for the 2006/7 season was £57.3m ", so West Ham are far from reaching their target of " being self sustaining ". The...
Not even the lure of acquiring Radek Cerny nor the comforts of a Brentford apartment were enough keep Luigi De Canio at Queens Park Rangers after a mere 6 months in charge writes the Times’ Gary Jacob : Queens Park Rangers parted company with Luigi De Canio (above, left) yesterday but could not put to bed [...]
Rising steel prices could soon force a Midland fencing firm out of business with the loss of up to 30 jobs, according to its worried boss. James O’Sullivan, who owns Vicraft Ltd in Brownhills and Temporary Fencing Supplies in Aldridge, says he will be forced to close if the current price rise continues at such a pace. A month ago, he could buy steel for just £450 a ton but the price has now increased...
I'M YOUR #1 FAN: Tom Cruise's #1 fan on yesterday's Oprah special. ALAN CUMMING: Talks to UK gossip site Holy Moly in Claridge's department store. CESC FABREGAS: Is flaming. SHARK SURFER: Fake, but funny. Check out our previous guides to...
The Independent (UK): Slap! The modern man receives a make-up call Remember the fuss about David Beckham's "boyzilian" in an underwear advert? Or Frank Lampard's waxed armpits? Well, the male beauty regime is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Last week Harvey Nichols launched Jean Paul Gaultier's new make-up range for men. Monsieur – a range of 17 products for men, which includes bronzers,...
The fallout from the Keith Edelman news continues with some newspapers reporting than the former managing director’s departure was not exactly his own decision. The Times reports that the board felt he had taken the club as far as he could, that Arsene Wenger wasn't particularly fond of him and that the manager might have more [...]
Gerrard took the ball off Avram Grant on the sidelines at the Chelsea - Liverpool game yesterday - without bothering to say 'please' or 'thank you' -and sent him tumbling down.Maybe its because Avram was saying things like this.. earlier....
What do you call a libertarian blogger who is adamant that people should follow the rule of law but ends up in court for drink-driving? Tsk tsk. And we had such high hopes for you Paul Staines. via MoT
It seems the people who own Manchester City aren't that happy with Sven Goran-Eriksson, and have told him they're going to sack him over the summer. God alone knows why they're so upset he's got to go, but not for a couple of months. Perhaps they're deciding if they'd be better off playing cricket instead. Anyway, the most famous Man City supporter isn't happy, either. Noel Gallagher, who lives just...
Filed under: Estates He's already rumored to be building the most expensive yacht in the world, now The Telegraph reports that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is working on a home that will be the most expensive private residence in Britain. The home in Knightsbridge, London will join two existing townhouses that are currently divided into apartments in Lowndes Square. The two-houses will be...
John Arne Riise’s astonishing own goal seems to have given Chelsea the edge in the first Champions League semi-final. Liverpool's Norwegian defender bent down to spectacularly head in deep into injury time and leave the scores at 1-1 ahead of the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Has their ever been a more important own goal? Liverpool were the [...]
Boo! Hiss! In a story straight out of Sky One’s Dream Team, City of London Police have revealed that two of Birmingham City Football Club's head honchos were detained on Wednesday and questioned over corrupt transfer signings . Like a plotline from the football soap, the investigation of the duo is believed to centre around a bung transfer deal connecting football super-agent Willie McKay and Senegalese...
I had a conversation this week at work in which the topic of respect to referees was discussed. My argument was that the problem was not solely down to petulant and spoilt theatrics from Premier League players, but a large part of it is down to inept and incompetent refereeing decisions, which you can understand why players feel the need to challenge a referee. And yesterday we had a case in point....
