Archive for October 2008

Respect. It’s a four letter word.

I wish we had video replays...

It’s unlikely Aretha Franklin was much of a soccer fan – let alone appreciative of the hapless officials – when she asked us to give her respect, but you sense the men in black may soon need to resort to blasting out the soul classic before the game to get their message across. The refereeing…

The kid with the best story to tell at school today

The kid with the best story to tell at school today

Playground banter never changes too much over the years. Last night’s football, tonight’s football, girls and plans for the weekend will probably be forming the basis of a few hundred thousands conversations this morning. But one pupil at a school in Huddersfield will be able to tell the story of how he became the Football…