Category: Sport

Incorrect priorities

To the BBC

Dear Sir,

As a license-fee payer I was incensed by the BBC’s insensitive attitude to a major event yesterday evening. I do understand that schedules can slip for some reason, but given the importance and need for reflection on the events of the day, I can see no acceptable circumstance for the 5 minute delay to the start of Match of the Day.

As someone who attended the game and thus didn’t have the benefit of an instant replay, I was desperate to find out what had happened with Dyer and Bowyer. I was kept on the edge of my seat for five additional stressful minutes as a result of the BBC News running over. Have the BBC no idea of the anxiety and upset this kind of thoughtless messing with the TV listings can cause?

Yours,

Disgusted of Bradford

Cup Semi ticket
Cup Semi ticket

Woop! Woop! Woop!

See picture. ‘Nuff said.

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Footballing Nazi

Di Canio - Nazi?
Di Canio - Nazi?

According to the Italian FA, this photograph of Paulo Di Canio from yesterday’s Rome derby shows him making a fascist salute – something very, very bad under Italian law. Oops.

Mind you… to me it just looks like a footballer raising his hand after scoring. Or maybe Alan Shearer is also a fascist. After all, that’s the exact celebration you get from Newcastle’s number 9 after every goal. Ever get the feeling the Italians are about as overly-sensitive about trying to rewrite (or erase) the history books as the Germans are about swastikas?

Photo by Associated Press and nabbed from the related BBC News page.

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Sharon’s prezzie

Framed NUFC crest cross-stitch
Framed NUFC crest cross-stitch

As promised, here’s a pic of the present Sharon made me for my birthday. I’m sure most of those who know me know I don’t like a fuss made (I’m like Scrooge, only I do it for all celebrations. I’m a miserable ****** at heart) but how the hell could I not like this? It’s now mounted on the wall at the top of the stairs. If you click on the piccy to the left, you’ll get a larger one to admire. But I have the original so 😛