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Transfer Balls: Benzema arrival at Arsenal delayed

 

The Metro continues to report on rumours of Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema joining Arsenal. In the free paper’s race to make news from air, George Bellshaw writes about “Arseneal”:
Karim Benzema is reportedly ready … (read more)

Posted: 24th, August 2015 | In: Arsenal, Reviews, Sports | Comment


Arsenal bid for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender (just like every year)

 

Arsenal wil make a bid of £18m for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender, says the Mirror. The paper’s scoop contains not a single fact, other than nerws that an Arsenal scout watched … (read more)

Posted: 24th, August 2015 | In: Arsenal, Reviews, Sports | Comment


Arsenal: Wenger on Sterling, Benteke and beating Liverpool

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been talking ahead of his side’s match with Liverpool. The Sun heard the same words as us but headlines its version of events: “Wenger in Kop strop.” Utter … (read more)

Posted: 24th, August 2015 | In: Arsenal, Liverpool, Sports | Comment


Benedict Cumberbatch is ok: the Telegraph’s tawdry reporting on the death of Archie Lloyd in a holiday fight

Archie Lloyd

Archie Lloyd, 18, was punched in Malia Crete, where he had been holidaying. His head hit the ground. Having refused help, he managed to get up and … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


Dead Arsenal fan’s final comment on a Gunner who moved on

 

Geof Cohen never rated Alexander Hleb. It says just that on Mr Cohen’s ’tile’ outside the Emirates.

Geof’s son, Howard explained:
“My father thought he was rubbish. He followed Arsenal since the … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment


John Stones: Everton’s ‘new Rio Fedinand’ will be a Chelsea great

John Stones is football’s player in demand. The Everton and England defender is being stalked by Chelsea. The Londoners say Stones is worth £30m. Everton rejected an offer for that … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment


Watch: Jewish American singer Matisyahu takes down the BDS bigots

Jewish American singer Matisyahu did appear at Spain’s Rototom SunSplash music festival on Saturday. He sang his hit Jerusalem. Pro-Palestinian groups had called for him to be boycotted.

Monoculists with the local Palestinian Boycott, Divestment … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Music, Reviews | Comment


Watch the Foo Fighters Rick Roll Westboro Baptist Church

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Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Celebrities, Music, Reviews | Comment


Regret the error: actor Mark Benton meets ‘honey’ the human dog in St Leonards hospice

 

The Hastings and St. Leonards Observer hails Mark Benton’s role as ambassador for St Michael’s Hospice in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex.

Honey the dog is away. … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


Cross-dressed: offence-seeking transgender group calls police on children’s hospice charity race

Not funny. Not funny at all

 

How thin is your skin? The Telegraph reports on “the Charity race for children’s hospice where runners dress in drag is … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


Transfer Balls: Neymar uses Manchester United to get a better deal at Barcelona

 

The Daily Express says Brazil’s superstar footballer Neymar has agreed a new contract to remain at Barcelona. He hasn’t. His sucrrent deal expires in the summer of 2018 – but he … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment


Shoreham Air Show: the Daily Mail’s sick tweet and an empty school of undead children

Shoreham Airshow disaster: a look at reporting on the horrific accident that left seven dead in West Sussex.

The Sun: “Like a warzone”

Like “Hell”.

 

 

 

The plane, a 1950s Hawker Hunter, was coming out … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


Transfer Balls: Chelsea buy Paul Pogba without agreeing a deal with Juventus

 

Transfer Balls: The Sun says “Chelsea in £69m Pogba deal.”

Chelsea have bought the Juventus and France star?
CHELSEA have agreed a stunning £69million deal to sign Juventus’ Paul Pogba. The champions made the … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment


‘Go get him Spencer Stone’: when three American heroes met one Islamist gunman on a train

 

Chris Norman, 62, was on the high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris when a man began shooting. Three Americans were also onboard. What happened next is a story about bona fide heroes. We hear … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)


Chelsea: Mourinho reveals the secret of beating Manchester United and Tottenham to players

When Pedro picked Chelsea over Manchester United he underlined a point: the Blues always get their man. Manchester United wanted Fàbregas;  Tottenham wanted Willian; Manchester City wanted Eden Hazard. Chelsea signed them.

Talking about nipping in for … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment


Watch: Northern Star Wars directed by Ken Loach

Northern Stars Wars directed by Ken Loach.

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Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Film, Reviews | Comment


Transfer Balls: Arsenal buy Benzema before Manchester United swoop

How football reproting works. The Daily Star has ben writing about Arsenal’s annual move for Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema. Compare and contrast the Star’s scoops:

August 21:
Benzema to join Arsenal on … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


Transfer Balls: Manchester United can make Neymar ‘World Player of The Year’

Transfer Balls: Manchester United Want Neymar

Hold the phone! Manchester United are in “secret talks” to buy 23-year-old Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar, says the Sun. In a trice the secret talks are … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: manchester united, Reviews, Sports | Comment (1)


Transfer Balls: Manchester City buy Kevin de Bruyne for £50m, Chelsea hail the new Torres

Transfer Balls: Kevin De Bruyne, who “cried every day” when he was at Stamford Bridge, has agreed personal terms with Manchester City, says the Guardian.

The 24-year-old winger will earn – … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Manchester City, Reviews, Sports | Comment (1)


Manchester United won’t sell De Gea because the Real Madrid ‘virus’ have yet to make a bid

More news on Manchester United’s David De Gea, who is surely heading to Real Madrid. But having dropped the wantaway Spaniard, Man United manager Louis Van Gaal says he’s going to block … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: manchester united, Reviews, Sports | Comment


Chelsea: Mourinho is one game from the sack if you consider the West Brom factor

Chelsea manager has José Mourinho has attacked himself, says the Times. He told a press conference:
“I am not happy with my form. I used to get better results than I am getting now. … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment (1)


Devon graffiti watch: who wrote ‘Gingers smel of piss’? on the B3227?

 

Is all graffiti wrong? The Plymouth Herald says “RUDE graffiti” has been scrawled on a Devon road.

 

The message went:
‘Gingers smel of piss”
 

The misspelled statement was daubed on the B3227 between the village of Chittlehampton … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment


Heather Mills: ‘Me and Paul McCartney are both very musical’

Quote of the week was supplied by Heather Mills, the fomer wife of Beatle Paul McCartney. Speaking to the Guardian, Mills spoke about she and Paul’s daughter, Beatrice:
Beatrice says she’s … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2015 | In: Celebrities, Reviews | Comment


Richard Branson: how getting lost at four created Virgin

Have you read Richard Branson’s article on his youth? Headlined ‘Learning The Art of Adventure’, he writes:
My mother threw me out of the car a few miles from home and told me … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2015 | In: Celebrities | Comment