Yesterday saw Kenny Dalglish reminded in the clearest terms the power of Liverpool football club
rests not in the Anfield dugout but in a boardroom of Boston. The club's owners were finally forced
to take action to preserve the world wide reputation of one of England's greatest brands.
After the handshake that never was on Saturday lunchtime, and Dalglish's confrontational
post-match interview with Sky in which he revealed he'd been visiting the same optician as Arsene
Wenger, Liverpool were looking increasingly ridiculous.
Newspapers are for news...
... not privatised profitable propaganda for one individual.
It always flushes out the murky does the January Transfer Window - with a business restriction of
just one month within season, all manipulations, criminalities, envelope stuffing, bribing and
pressurising are themselves pressured by time.
Most coaches, managers or buisness leaders offer the first level of experience in an orientation or
apprenticeship by observing. Sitting on the sideline while watching a more experienced mentor often
offers an initial level of insight on 'how to do things around here'.
As important as observation (sitting and watching) or theoretical experience (lectures or reading),
there is no experience more valuable than practical experience - getting your hands dirty and
learning from trial and error.
Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra racism case: FA hearing begins in secrecy
• Disciplinary case into claims against Suárez is under way • Case set to last two days,
with both players giving evidence Luis Suárez's disciplinary hearing for allegedly racially
abusing Patrice Evra has begun in secrecy, the Guardian can reveal.
Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra racism case presents problem for FA | Daniel
Taylor
It will be tricky for the authorities to work through the semantics of what the Liverpool
striker is alleged to have said What we don't know for certain is the word Luis Suárez used.
To mark the 25th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson being Manchester United manager, Daniel Taylor
has re-released his book This Is The One. This book saw Danny banned from Ferguson's
Friday press conferences four years ago and apparently news of the re-release didn't go down too
well either.
To mark the 25th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson being Manchester United manager, Daniel Taylor
has re-released his book This Is The One. This book saw Danny banned from Ferguson's
Friday press conferences four years ago and apparently news of the re-release didn't go down too
well either.
Paul Furlong Flashback! Back row: Greg Costello, Justin Channing, Darren Woodhurst, Gary
Woodhurst, Brian Law, Ian Radford,Paul Furlong - Front row: Andrew Cronin, Bradley Wright,
Robert Herrera, John Murray, Mark Fleming, Steven Lynch
Paul Furlong Flashback! Back row: Greg Costello, Justin Channing, Darren Woodhurst, Gary
Woodhurst, Brian Law, Ian Radford,Paul Furlong - Front row: Andrew Cronin, Bradley Wright,
Robert Herrera, John Murray, Mark Fleming, Steven Lynch
Joleon Lescott recently launched his own clothing line together with his brother Aaron and
Milwall player Jordan Stewart, so he likes to think he has an eye for fashion. And during England's
friendly against Belgium on Saturday, he brought his own personal touch to England's traditional
white kit by adding a Jackson Pollock pattern of red to what was already there (I'm calling it now
-- someone will design a kit with a fake blood pattern on it sooner or later) for a more
understated version of Terry Butcher's famous design.
I wasn't watching Sp*rs v Bolton last night but followed events via Twitter. It was heartening
to eventually hear that Fabrice Muamba was stable, despite being critically ill, because it's one
of those situations where it's easy, and sadly usually accurate, to fear the worst.
All we can do this morning is hope that the fight he has shown as a young man, and a player, to
get where he did in football continues and that he pulls through this fully.
So, the first pro is fairly obvious - hilarity. It's always funny to watch United lose, especially
in Europe where Fergie's ability to influence referees is less pronounced. The fact that they were
served up one of the easiest CL groups I can remember makes it even funnier.
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- Maybe No DJ Campbell to Blackpool (Too Costly Wages, Claims Ian Holloway)
Three days into the John Terry trial over allegations of a racial slur used against QPR's Anton
Ferdinand during a Premier League match last season and the proceedings seem to have gotten lost in
a farcical bizarro world.
On a day that included statements proclaiming the good character of John Terry from just about
everyone ever associated with Chelsea (including the likes of Jose Mourinho and the club's bus
driver), key witness Ashley Cole took the stand and made it clear that he felt this wasn't a matter
that should have gone to trial.
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PROGRAMME - Cartoons Courtesy of Bushman's
Brilliant Photo Archives JOHN TERRY COURT DATE.
The 30 (24+4+2)Â matches of Euro 2012 over the past 23 days have led to the finale, later today
in the Ukrainian capital's Olympic Stadium:
Euro 2012 Final : 1 July 2012 More » Spain 20.45 Italy Referee: Pedro Proença (POR) – Stadium:
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (UKR)
We'll be gathering to watch at CultFootball HQ West, which should make for a good viewing
atmosphere not least because of one us is partial to Spain (arising from a longtime affinity for
Dutch total football, through to Barcelona starting in the '90s and to the technical brilliance to
today's tiki-taka), while the other has a rooting roots for Gli Azzurri (Italian
ancestors plus childhood Saturdays spent watching the Serie A match of the week on the broadcast
Italian channel, not to mention years spent as a defender).
This article titled "Euro 2012: England draw with France after Joleon Lescott opens scoring" was
written by Daniel Taylor at Donbass Arena, for The Guardian on Monday 11th June 2012 18.08 UTC
Briefly, there was the sense of a team that could give Euro 2012 a jolt. Steven Gerrard had just
delivered a cross so exquisite it would have been impudent for Joleon Lescott not to apply the
finishing touch.
This article titled "Football's dark side casts ominous shadows on the streets of Krakow" was
written by Daniel Taylor, for The Observer on Sunday 10th June 2012 00.16 UTC
The graffiti stares back at you as soon as you leave John Paul II International Airport and set
off on the drive into Krakow.
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Increase
- From the Bushman Photo Archives.
This article titled "Rio Ferdinand admits his England career is 'almost certainly finished'" was
written by Daniel Taylor in Krakow, for The Guardian on Saturday 9th June 2012 08.01 UTC
Rio Ferdinand has admitted his England career is almost certainly finished after the
disappointment and controversy of being excluded from Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro
2012.
Part of our Euro 2012 kickoff series: a very loosely curated collection of various tournament
previews. Clearly we haven't read them all this serves as a sort of list of bookmarks that we'll
try to return to over the course of the tournament:
Part 3 of our Kicking Off Euro 2012 series: a very loosely curated collection of various
tournament previews. Clearly we haven't read them all this serves as a sort of list of bookmarks
that we'll try to return to over the course of the tournament:
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- GUARDIAN/Daniel Taylor:Euro 2012: Holland players subjected to racist abuse at
training session - Monkey chants aimed at Dutch squad in Krakow.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Police prepare for England with guns, dogs and water cannons"
was written by Daniel Taylor in Krakow, for The Guardian on Wednesday 6th June 2012 22.01 UTC
England supporters visiting Krakow, the Euro 2012 base for Roy Hodgson's squad, have been given
a stark warning about the treatment they can expect from the Polish police if there is any trouble,
including a truck-mounted water cannon affectionately known as "the typhoon".
This article titled "Joleon Lescott's mission: to stop the talk about Rio Ferdinand" was written
by Daniel Taylor, for The Guardian on Tuesday 5th June 2012 16.33 UTC
Maybe it was just an accidental oversight on Sir Alex Ferguson's part or, knowing the way the
Manchester United manager occasionally works, perhaps there was an intentional dash of mischief
involved when he was asked recently about the central defenders England should take to Euro 2012
and Joleon Lescott, from the other side of town, did not warrant a mention.
The artist formerly known as England's Brave John Terry. Again.
Innocent or guilty, right or wrong the time has come for the Chelsea captain to leave the Three
Lions, and the circus surrounding them, behind. Permanently.
An era passed
It's difficult to argue however much I disagree with the Football Association's decision to
relieve Terry of the England captaincy in wake of the racist abuse trial he faces in July.
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"Prison Officers from Wormwood Scrubs posing with the Coronation Challenge Trophy in
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And so it begins. Following the many warnings about racial abuse and violence in Poland and
Ukraine, the BBC investigation revealing ugly incidents during matches and UEFA's ruling that
players will be booked for fleeing abuse, the first reported racist incident has already taken
place a full day before Euro 12 even starts.
Liverpool v Manchester City: five things we learned | Daniel Taylor
Bill Shankly's was a great quote. Truly great, in fact. But not true. 1) Bill Shankly got it
wrong It isn't more important than life or death. Craig Bellamy was so distraught about Gary
Speed's death there were probably parts of the day when he felt he could barely function, let alone
play a key match against his former club.
