I hate Halloween. It was a great excuse for burning stuff and drinking flagons of cider when I was 14 but I have no use for it now. I’m currently sitting in the back room of my deliberately pitch-dark house in the hope of keeping the usual array of greedy children and their imposing parents […]
1. Rafa creates a schism Rafa Benitez is not going through anything right now that his peers haven’t already endured. An historical look through the message boards and football websites will show many calls for the heads of Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger during their teams leaner days. Manchester United went three seasons without a title […]
1. Return of the Robot Should players never be allowed to party? Tottenham players Peter Crouch and Jonathan Woodgate were pictured dancing to what looked like two complete different songs last weekend, leaving manager Harry Redknapp a bit miffed. Redknapp does not mind players having a few quiet drinks but does not want them “rolling out of […]
Depending on which re-written press release you read today you’ll learn that a-ha were formed anywhere from 25 to 27 years ago, split up in the nineties for anywhere from five to seven years and got back together in 1998 – or is that 1999? No, it was 2000 apparently. What you will unanimously learn and […]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo Director: M Night Shyamalan Genre: Sci-Fi Cert: 15 Released: 2008 My only ambition for “The Happening”, having failed to sit through director M Night Shyamalan’s previous outings “The Village” and “Lady in the Water”, was to see the closing credits roll . The decreasing level of entertainment derived from […]
1. “Disgraceful” play-offs for Ireland I wouldn’t say Ireland particularly deserved to beat a tidy but unambitious Italian side at Croke Park on Saturday night but it was still a huge disappointment not to be able to hold on to a 2-1 lead for three minutes. Mind you considering the luck that manager Trapattoni has […]
Luvfooty brings you what we hope will be at least a new weekly feature where we make a brief analysis of five current football stories out there. We’re good like that. 1. Notts County reveal the man who wasn’t there Pakistani businessman Anwar Shafi has denied any involvement with League Two side Notts County in […]
Starring: Steven Seagal, Isaac Hayes, Holly Elissa Dignard, Chris Thomas King, Michael Filipowich, Mark Collie Director: Jeff King Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 2008 Bearing in mind that Steven Seagal is 57 years old I should probably cut the guy a bit of slack. But one look at Bruce Willis (54), Dolph Lundgren (51) and […]
After over a year struggling with this bloody Achilles injury and having chalked sports massage, physiotherapy and reiki off the list of possible solutions, I decided to drop in to the herb and acupuncture store* – for yes, we have such a thing – at my local shopping centre. I’ve never once walked by it in the […]
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