Right Place Right Time: The Inside Story of Clough's Derby Days: Clough's Derby Years
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
An unexpectedly exotic flourish, a rising diagonal shot by the marauding Argentinian left-back Federico Bessone, ended Derby's resistance last night and propelled Swansea above Cardiff into third place in the Championship – their highest position since 1983. The difference then was that John Toshack's team were on their way down, whereas Paulo Sousa's side are now unbeaten in 11 matches. Bessone's...
Riverside Centre - The Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BCU Southern Region Wavehopper Sprint event Newbury, 15th November After a couple of training sessions in appalling weather on Saturday, Riverside's Wavehopper team enjoyed a fabulous day at the races in Newbury in glorious sunshine on Sunday. The event involved two 500 metre sprints down the millstream, under the bridge below the lock and millpond to the finishing line outside the Waterside Centre....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The League Managers Association honoured 14 veterans who have been in charge for 1,000 games or more They mounted the stage like stiff-kneed survivors from some brutal expedition: the 14 living veterans of 1,000 or more games in league football management. The other four – Sir Bobby Robson, Brian Clough, Alec Stock and Sir Matt Busby – were honoured posthumously as Harry Redknapp (1,131...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Rob Hulse earned the praise of his manager, Nigel Clough, after marking his return to Derby County's starting line-up with two well-taken goals as his side halted a three-game losing run to beat 10-man Coventry City at Pride Park. The striker, who missed last weekend's defeat at Ipswich Town through illness, struck twice after the break to overhaul the first-half lead given to Coventry by Leon Best....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
• Pearson steps down as football chairman after two years • 44-year-old oversaw sale to overseas investment group Adam Pearson has stepped down as Derby County's football chairman after two years with the club. Pearson, who was originally the club's executive chairman after taking over at Pride Park in October 2007, has cited the need to pursue "new challenges" as a key reason...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
“Yes — I mean, no!” He knew she was teasing him, but couldn’t help flushing with embarrassment. “You know precisely what I mean, Shell. Until this month I’ve never seen a female in trousers. Or with bare legs, for that matter. Now, dressed like that, you look so right.” Mag blinked at him over her glasses. “Guess I didn’t really believe it deep...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
"“A license,” Titus finished for him. This was the tamest, most milk-and-water society he could imagine. No smoking, no booze, no guns — surely the entire 21st century could not be equally bloodless? If it was, he might as well cut his throat at once before he perished of galloping ennui. Even those thrice-damned Doomsters had let him down, lying low instead of taking another...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
"“Antarctica is too exciting,” Piotr said. “We want someplace boring. Where nobody goes and nothing happens. And I have just the thing. My family leases a beach house on St. Simon’s Island, in a gated community down the Georgia coast. Private, exclusive, and relaxing.” “What does one do at a beach?” Dr. Piotr sparkled with enthusiasm. “Lie on the...
Counago & Spaves (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
they'd know who Brian Clough was. Time magazine does the introductions via a review of The Damned United . As for The Damned United, American audiences may find some aspects of the film unbelievable. Did British soccer players really have hair like Klaus Kinski's at the end of Aguirre ? (Yes.) Was northern England in the '70s really that damp, dark and miserable? (No, it was worse.) But the film is...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
South Yorkshire Golden towers now gild the slopes above the Porter Valley as beech and horse chestnut turn to glory. This is a very appropriate time to be standing here below the site of long gone Whiteley Wood Hall, former home of my great uncle Arnold Muir Wilson. Sheffield lawyer, pioneer motorist, explorer and mountaineer, he died suddenly 100 years ago in Vancouver while on a world tour. The...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
"“I’ll overlook the deficiency this time,” Titus said with mock severity. He spread the undersized paper out on the counterpane. But soon he had to admit Dr. Lash was right. The New York Times was almost completely incomprehensible: not because any given word was beyond him, but because he had no context in which to place each sentence. What was the pork-barrel? If they were...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
And, um, holy crap you guys : Team Beer Lao, 13,485 points Vlammende Vedetten, at 24 EuroPeloton, at 119 Low Road Redux, at 181 Brian Clough's Nose, at 221 Cruzers, at 244 Down Tube Shifters, at 328 Spin'n Doo Dads, at 359 Let's Hurt a Little!, at 390 I thought I'd do the standings in the cyclo-recognizable deficit form, to emphasize how unbelievably close this race is as we head down the home stretch....
TO's Headspace (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
D&C Athletic 2 - 1 Richmond Rovers Sunday 4th October 2009 Lacey Green The weather held up for this fixture and the pitch was perfect for a match up between developing rivals. While not being the closest derby game (lets face it, every team is a derby of sorts), Richmond have developed into one of our biggest games on the fixture list. After a heart breaking defeat and awe inspiring comeback last...
Comics Worth Reading (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
The only panel I went to at this year’s Small Press Expo was the Critics’ Roundtable. It was held at 3:30 on Saturday (the perfect time to take a break and sit down), moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos. The guests were Rob Clough Sean T. Collins Gary Groth (The Comics Journal) Chris Mautner Joe McCulloch (aka Jog) Tucker Stone Douglas Wolk I thought [...]
TO's Headspace (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Juno United 4-2 D&C Athletic Sunday 27th September 2009 William Scholes Playing Field After the massive boost of a win the week before D&C were looking confident as they stepped onto the pitch today. They faced a new team to the division, which on most occasions works in the favour of the established team. With Juno being a young team, D&C aimed to use their strength and long ball game...
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