Firstly, we’d like to apologise to the author of this piece, Danny Brothers, for furthering his torment on Saturday. Not only did he have to sit through a ponging performance from Northampton, he had to write about it afterwards following an opportunistic request prior to the game from yours truly. Fair play for following up with this, Danny. We owe you one…
I was asked, on Saturday, by …
There’s a Golden Sky, By Ian Ridley
Published by Bloomsbury, £18.99
ISBN: 9781408130407
It’s often been asserted that the one remaining advantage mainstream media has over bloggers is the issue of access to the game’s personalities – Jonathan Wilson made this point on establishing The Blizzard earlier this year and Kevin McCauley expounded on the subject in an overview of a spat between blogger Les Rosbifs and Teamtalk that
…Not many saw it coming.
Portsmouth’s appointment of West Bromwich Albion assistant head coach Michael Appleton as new manager left fans from both clubs scratching their heads.
His lack of experience in a field rumoured to include seasoned campaigners like Steve Coppell and Sean O’Driscoll is striking.
So what exactly have Pompey seen in the 35-year-old – who becomes the 21st player managed by Alex Ferguson at Manchester United …
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