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October 25, 2015

all to play for…

Well the only question (unless you’re Jose Morinho, in which case there are thousands of BIG questions) about West Ham’s win against Chelsea yesterday is: does this in fact count as the Hammers run of beating ‘big teams’, after their earlier season dispatching of Arsenal and Liverpool. Do Chelsea still qualify as a ‘big team’? – Read More-

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October 24, 2015

wow…

this is a Jaguar CX75. And its gorgeous. Not only that; its ‘lectric. Innit. It has electric power of the plug-in variety and a ‘little’ 1600 turbocharged engine. And its featured in the new Bond film out next week. Ok, driven by the baddie but its a cool set’a wheels, driven by anybody. And how – Read More-

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October 23, 2015

china syndrome…

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “oh no, Bastian Schweinsteiger, the German football captain and Manchester United semi-permanent hospital visitor is a closet nazi. He spends a half his time dressed as either a footballer or a patient, the other half as a Wehrmacht officer. Oh no!” But don’t worry, Bastian’s no nazi. Well, – Read More-

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October 21, 2015

china in your hands…

What do ya wanna do on Tuesday night, Luv? Fancy a curry? No, we’ve got Xi Jinping coming over for dinner, thought I’d invite a few mates round. Maybe Mrs Xi will get pissed and sing a few songs for us. Ok, shall we say a formal dinner for 430 then, in the great room – Read More-

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October 20, 2015

back home…

Well, its done. Our invasion of Germany in general, Berlin specifically, culminated with our escape last night, on a crowded plane bringing us back to the safety and security of Stansted bleedin Airport. And the good thing about arriving back approaching midnight is that there’s no traffic. Just speed cameras. Loved Berlin. Great place. Wonderfully – Read More-

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October 19, 2015

getting better…

Its hell here in Germany. They don’t do rugby and their idea of ‘football’ is the sodding Bundesliga, a third rate bunch of semi-professionals who queue up each year to get the chance to get beaten by Bayern Munich. And who knew, when booking a weekend in Berlin, that it would coincide with the World – Read More-

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October 18, 2015

east-west…

I love Berlin. My favourite city in all of Germany. Though I’ve not visited others. Its a funny place really. Not staggeringly beautiful, like Vienna or Prague, not picturesque like Venice or Paris, its more like a cross between Burnley and a council estate in Croydon. Nice. Ok, it does have some nice old(ish) buildings – Read More-

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October 16, 2015

uber alles…

Ahhh Deutschland, Deutschland, uber alles. Do you know what that means? Why not; you have google, you can find anything. It means ‘above all’. Germany above all. Above all what? That’s the question. Just not one I’m prepared to answer. Until tomorrow, when I make my inaugural visit to the Fatherland. Or Motherland. Going to – Read More-

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October 15, 2015

only money…

Jose Morinho; misunderstood, sensitive, special one, persecuted by the press and the collective referees of every footballing nation? Or just a bad-losing, whingeing, excuse-mongering plonker? That’s the big question of our times. Replacing the old ones: ‘what is Jeremy Corbyn?’ and ‘will Brendan Rogers be ok at Liverpool?’ Jose was fined 50,000 quid by the – Read More-

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October 14, 2015

whining and dining…

There are loads of countries where you can drink wine. You’re allowed. There are some countries where its actually compulsory. France, Italy, Spain, Australia. I’d write a list of countries where you may imbibe to your heart’s content; and its good for your heart to do so. Oh, only ‘in moderation’. Where the fucking fun – Read More-

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