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Mutiny festival cancelled as failed drugs policy linked to two more deaths

Two people are dead at the Mutiny Festival. The BBC says they died “after falling ill”. Ebola?  Something from the Russian act’s smoke machine? Drugs? The dead are an 18-year-old woman … (read more)

Posted: 27th, May 2018 | In: News | Comment

Transfer Balls: Joe Hart to Manchester United unless Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea get there first

Spare things are not as good as the first choice stuff: second homes, the assistant manager, that old spare mobile with the crack in the screen that might be useful … (read more)

Posted: 27th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Gareth Bale gives Liverpool and Spurs fans something to remember

 

Liverpool tyro Mohamed Salah was injured in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Talks is of a suspected dislocated shoulder. He was hauled down by Real captain Sergio Ramos … (read more)

Posted: 26th, May 2018 | In: Key Posts, Liverpool, Sports | Comment

Transfer balls: Arsenal sign Stephan Lichtsteiner (on Wikipedia)

Arsenal are making moves to sign Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner. The 34-year-old Swiss is out of contract very soon. Lichtsteiner, who joined Juventus from Lazio in 2011, has played 250 times … (read more)

Posted: 26th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Transfer balls: Costa’s £39m reasons to join Manchester United

 

Did you know Manchester United are “willing” to splurge £79m on Douglas Costa, the Bayern Munich forward? The BBC says they are. That’s a lot of money for a player … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2018 | In: Back pages, manchester united, Sports | Comment

Barcelona break contract for life as Andres Iniesta joins Vissell Kobe

Andres Iniesta has left Barcelona to play for Vissel Kobe. The Japanese club is owned by the Crimson Group.

On October 6 2017, Barcelona gave Iniesta a contract for life, stating:
Andrés … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2018 | In: Sports | Comment

Unai Emery commits Arsenal to aggressive, entertaining football

 

The Guardian was live blogging Unai Emery’s fire press conference as Arsenal manager. Arenal fans were invited to watch it via the club’s website. But the paper can add a bit … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, News, Sports | Comment

Philip Roth RIP – with replies by John Updike, The Atlantic and Wikipedia

Philip Roth, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1998, has died. He was 85.  Claudia Roth Pierpont said his books looked at “the Jewish family, sex, American ideals, the betrayal of … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, May 2018 | In: Books, Celebrities, News | Comment

9 key thoughts On The Gun debate

Can we talk abut guns in America? Last week,  gunman shot dead ten people in Santa Fe, Texas. We’e seen it all before. Jason Kottke has collected a few  articles about America and … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, May 2018 | In: News | Comment

Emery to Arsenal is like when AVB went to Chelsea

Behold! Unai Emery is at Arsenal and every football hack worth his mince is parroting the same old guff about this being a selection from “left field” (Guardian). It’s an … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Arsenal becomes Emery’s illness

News of Unai Emery’s appointment as Arsenal manager has amazed and astounded former Gunners striker Ian Wright. “What’s going on at Arsenal? Where’s Unai Emery come from? I can’t get … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Arsenal’s new manager is Unai Emery

The new Arsenal manager is Unai Emery. Is is not going to be Mikel Arteta, the former Arsenal player and Manchester City coach who was for six seasons part of … (read more)

Posted: 21st, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Chelsea owner Abramovich is not dead

CHELSEA FC owner Roman Abramovich is “BANNED FROM UK”. Well, so says the Daily Star. And it’s wrong. He’s just “faced delays in renewing his UK visa” the BBC “understands”. No … (read more)

Posted: 21st, May 2018 | In: Chelsea, News, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Transfer balls: Manchester City want Hazard; Chelsea star ‘agrees’ Real Madrid move with mind

Pick a top player. Any player. And then say Manchester City want him. The BBC says Manchester City are “planning” a £100m deal for Chelsea’s Eden Hazard. Pep Guardiola has … (read more)

Posted: 21st, May 2018 | In: Back pages, Chelsea, Manchester City, News, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Meghan’s spare wedding dress cost £100,000 (or not)

Thomas who? Thomas Markle… Anyone? Having rolled over Megan Markle’s father, the news cycle gets to focus on the honeymoon and the dress. Not that the new Duchess of Sussex’s … (read more)

Posted: 19th, May 2018 | In: Fashion, News, Royal Family, Tabloids | Comment

Prince Harry to Meghan: ‘I’m shitting it’

To the Royal wedding, then, as Prince Harry meets Meghan Markle at the Church. What did he say to her? Well, its looks lot like, “Im shitting it.”

 

did prince harry … (read more)

Posted: 19th, May 2018 | In: Royal Family | Comment

Arsenal balls: Arteta accepts the manager’s job

In the rush to say they got the scoop, the BBC declares: “Ex-Arsenal and Spain midfielder Mikel Arteta has agreed to become the club’s new manager.” He has? Because elsewhere … (read more)

Posted: 19th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Key Posts, Sports | Comment

Mertesacker outlines his Arsenal vision

Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s new academy manager, is the German known as the ‘BFG’. He’s written a book. In it he advocates yoga and using both eyes.
…I was a big fan … (read more)

Posted: 19th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Books, Sports | Comment

Standing in a betting shop made women want me

They shoot horses and put greyhounds out to graze on the hard shoulder. And now there’s “bloodbath at the bookies” featuring human beings. The Star is labouring under the impression that … (read more)

Posted: 18th, May 2018 | In: Key Posts, Money, News, Tabloids | Comment

Meghan Markle: darts walk-on girls and The Naked Rambler should get the nod

As Meghan Markle straps an inflatable bellend to her neck and brandishes Harry’s loyalty card for for the mother of all hen nights at SophistiCats night club, the papers all … (read more)

Posted: 18th, May 2018 | In: News, Royal Family, Tabloids | Comment

Everton disgust Big Sam with £6m pay-off for dull football

Everton have “disgusted” Sam Allardyce. The manager, who left his job as England head coach after a whopping 67 days in the job clutching over £1m in compensation, is available … (read more)

Posted: 16th, May 2018 | In: Sports | Comment

Hunter S Thompson’s letter to Tom Wolfe- the ‘pig in the ‘filthy white suit’

Tom Wolfe (1931- 2018), leading light of the ‘New Journalism’, writer of the terrific The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and much else has died. Joseph Epstein writes in his profile … (read more)

Posted: 16th, May 2018 | In: Celebrities, News | Comment

Thomas Markle declared clinically sane

Thomas Markle will not be at this daughter Meghan Markle’s wedding to Harry Windsor. The groom’s family is hosting the do, which means Thomas Markle flying from his home in … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2018 | In: News, Royal Family, Tabloids | Comment

Top Tories profit from the cannabis they say only criminals sell

Cannabis is a dull drug that induces apathy. Maybe something in the air confused Victoria Atkins, the drugs minister. Her husband, Paul Kenward, is managing director at British Sugar, operator … (read more)

Posted: 13th, May 2018 | In: News | Comment

Arsenal website’s biased report after record-breaking Leicester defeat

Arsenal are the only team in English football without a point in 2018. Arsenal have lost 7 Premier League games in a row away from home in 2018. Tonight they … (read more)

Posted: 9th, May 2018 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

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