I'm not taking the piss. Plenty to be tongue in cheek about, cancer isn't one of them. To be honest I hadn't read the contents beyond the topic was the person concerned.
https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/10/a-statement-from-former-player-and-manager-george-burley/
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Get well soon George, a much loved member of the football family.
Quite superb speech from Sir Keir at the TUC conference, going down an absolute storm. Fair pay for the public sector, even got a dig in at Everton. :lolol:
Just looked on the Oval website, cheapest tickets for an adult today £75?? Absolutely scandalous for what is likely to be at best a third of a days play.
Just a heads up for the many Sting fans on this board. He's headlining BBC Radio 2 festival, and it's live on BBC2 at 10:15 tonight, and absolute treat for any music fan from probably England's finest rock star.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/sep/05/emma-hayes-us-chelsea-energy-interview
A fantastic and insightful interview with for my money alongside Pep the outstanding coach of our generation, and English to boot.
Looks like it's coming to football after its success in the music industry, would expect EPL clubs to begin to implement from the beginning of the 25/26 season.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx2y6kdk4z0o
Reminds me of the famous NASA joke that was doing the rounds a few years ago...
"Nasa decided they'd finally send a man up in a capsule after sending only monkeys in the earlier missions. They fire the man and the monkey into space. The intercom crackles: 'Monkey, fire the retros.' A little...
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Manford is absolutely box office, Mrs Crod and I love hum. A man of many talents too, from his gig on the One Show and now he's the new head teacher in Waterloo Road.
A national institution.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx2g3g9zepyo
Such a shame and the waste of a serious talent. His celebration is worth the admission price alone.