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19th February 2017
Vieux Lion Rouge a winner at 8/1 for members of VG Tips
Vieux Lion Rouge wins the Grand National Trial at 8/1 for members of VG Tips
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6th April 2016
The Grand National of 1967. The year of my first bet. When was yours?
It is lost in the mists of time as to why I asked my Dad to put my pocket...
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9th December 2015
The Game of Our Lives by David Goldblatt wins William Hill Book Award
Seldom has the author of a sports book shown more surprise at winning an award than was the case...
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7th April 2015
Grand National. The year was 1967. The winner, at 100/1, was Foinavon.
Watching live sport on a black and white television set in the 1960’s was special. I was a lucky...
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12th February 2015
David Moyes. A ‘guiri’ learning the lingo of football in Spain
David Moyes is learning plenty about football in Spain. I salute him. To live in the land of another...
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11th February 2015
Tony Pulis on why young footballers need mentors
You can imagine Tony Pulis as a Sergeant Major on the parade ground, calling his young troops to attention....
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5th November 2014
Footballers lose the shirt off their backs… to ex-wives, bookies and the Inland Revenue
I confess I thought David James was meant to be one of the clever ones. Footballers that is. Wasn’t...
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20th June 2014
David Bentley: “I’ve fallen out of love with football”
Hands up those of you who recall David Bentley being labelled as potentially “the new David Beckham” by the...
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21st May 2014
Play it again Sam – only this time attack!
As votes of confidence go, the below statement from the ghastly people who have their grubby mitts on West...
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1st May 2014
Louis Van Gaal to be appointed Manchester United manager
It seems Manchester United have their man. Reports from reliable sources suggest the club will announce to the US...
