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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Sid Waddell says 180

The start of what I hope will be an ongoing series.

For about six months back in 1982, Jocky Wilson was my sporting hero. And, yes, Darts is a sport. They've been known to wear sweatbands, and darts players discovered the necessity of regular re-hydrating during the course of a match when the likes of Jim Blyth and Mick Coop were still sucking on a slice of orange at half time.

If you're so inclined you can check out this interview with Jocky that dates from 2001. I must warn you that it is rather sad.

Anarcho-Syndicalism on a shoestring

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Cup Thai'd

Are Man Utd going to score or what? Christ, it's like Fergie's taken Harald Brattbakk on loan for the night. (That'll be Celtic vintage Brattbakk, not when he was scoring goals for fun at Rosenborg.)

On a related note, Manchester City Council has called for a public holiday to mark the momentous occasion of a footballer from the Greater Manchester area actually playing at Old Trafford.