Wednesday 20 February 2008, 14:50
Ten thousands of starlings have gathered near the estuary, seen from the motorway, on the borders between England and Scotland. Their number swelled to 50,000 by the arrivals of more escaping Russia’s serious cold. The gathering of the clever little birds...
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Tuesday 12 February 2008, 14:46
The moment I heard the bold plan to take a 39th step abroad... I was excited. Me of all people, with my ‘fans’ background. However, whilst I am used to putting on shows about British football mostly for the British people - I also have the foreign market...
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Monday 11 February 2008, 14:45
My team Carlisle have lost 5 away games in a row. After a round of ground-hopping (Aston Villa v Newcastle United, Walsall v Yeovil, Wolves v Stoke) I arrived to take in the whole of the second half of Port Vale v United. On my way in I found my way almost...
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Monday 04 February 2008, 09:05
A huge fight broke out involving 200 people. Which sounds fun, at a distance. But Workington has already its own unique football-kicking-scrum involving everyone, which may look to the eye like a giant fight: it’s the Uppies & Downies which takes...
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Wednesday 30 January 2008, 20:44
Is this dark art lost from the modern game? Legend has it Shankly greeted each player off the visiting team bus assuring them they were terrible and going to lose. A thread of some art picked up from his harsh coal-mining Ayrshire background which also...
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Monday 21 January 2008, 16:15
Without wishing to sound alarmist, all of us need to make a 3 year business plan (which includes personal aspiration) as the world is changing rapidly. Not only are the major rivers full-to-bursting, those little brooks running through the hamlets are...
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Friday 18 January 2008, 18:27
The British went for Christmas like there was no tomorrow, but the feeling the morning after was one of wrapping paper. A spiritual dimension craved for, outside of the church, was finally offered up not even at New Year, but on January 5th/6th with the...
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Friday 18 January 2008, 18:26
I contemplated taking to a football match for what would be her very first time – a rather posh woman and witnessing what she would make of it – see if it is all it is cracked up to be. Watching Xmas tv, that woman would be the golden-haired Rose character...
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