Are we over-reacting here?

The revolution continues In the last four weeks, Spurs have continued their good form, beating and drawing with Man Utd, beating Liverpool and Nottm Forest and losing out narrowly to West Ham despite a good performance. The fans are hailing George Graham’s side as one that is destined for big things. But not all fans […]

Doctor, the vital signs are good

Surgery ‘Nurse, how are the patients vital signs?’ ‘They are very weak doctor, I think we’re going to lose him….!’ ‘Wait a second, I’ve got it…organisation, commitment, self-belief…yes, I think we’re going to save him!!!!’ ‘Doctor Graham, you’ve staved off disaster! Congratulations…’ Erm, hello? Ok, so what am I talking about? I’m talking about the […]

Arse-bandit or ar-saviour

How on earth…? One of my favourite passtimes since I was about 12 years old is playing football management games on the various computer platforms I’ve owned over the years. I remember starting out with the primitive Football Manager on my Atari 800XL and then I moved on to Treble Champions, Football Director and Championship […]

[Movie Review] Event Horizon

Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Joely Richardson, Sam Neill, Sean Pertwee, Kathleen Quinlan Director: Paul Anderson Genre: Sci-Fi Cert: 18 Released: 1997 The thing about science fiction movies is that they are permitted a fair bit of poetic licence. When the doctor explains the way the hypothermal reactive core activator works, the average viewer is probably going […]

[Movie Reviews] Wag the Dog

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary Director: Barry Levinson Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1997 There is not too much more to be said about the premise of “Wag the Dog” that hasn’t been said already in light of unmentionable goings-on at the White House. Conrad Brean (DeNiro) is a Presedential […]

Another one bites the dust

In my absence I go away for a short time and all hell breaks loose! When I left Dublin Airport for Washington on the 13th of August, Tottenham were two days away from the start of a promising new season. New faces were not plentiful at White Hart Lane but all the injuries had cleared […]

[Movie Review] Kiss the Girls

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn Director: Gary Fleder Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1997 I can’t remember if I’ve raved about Morgan Freeman before in a prior review – perhaps in my previous site and all it’s now lost material – but he is without a doubt one of the finest […]

Greed is (not) good

Don’t make me angry If you were looking for an angry rant then you’ve come to the right place. I am in a real ‘fowler’ today. Why? I don’t want to go into it. But it’s a good thing because I’ve become a bit sick and tired of the greed and capitalism that has turned […]