NOEL Gallagher has definitely got one up on Lennon and McCartney this time. (Not to mention Neil Innes.) After all (you’re my Wonderwall), the Beatles never helped Rochdale get to Wembley. Read the rest of this entry »
I DON’T remember it being as chaotic as this when Manchester hosted the 2003 Champions League final. 10.45am: Quay Street gridlocked. Almost every car contained at least three people wearing Rangers shirts. Read the rest of this entry »
FORGET Fulham. The ultimate relegation escape story is at Altrincham. For the third successive season, Alty have managed to finished in the Conference drop zone - without being relegated. Even more weirdly, they seem to be quite upset about surviving. Read the rest of this entry »
CONGRATULATIONS to Manchester United. Not only are they the Premier League champions, but they are also one of only three top-flight teams to have avoided being last on Match of the Day all season. Can you name the others? Read the rest of this entry »
WHILE researching the article on Manchester City’s last-day title win in 1968, I discovered two facts which tell a lot about how football has changed. 1) The Football League had the trophy at Old Trafford, on the assumption that Manchester United would win it. 2) Nobody at City was unduly bothered about this. Read the rest of this entry »
TODAY is a very special anniversary in the history of Manchester City - the 40th anniversary of their last league championship win. To mark the occasion, I spoke to three of the players from that side for an article which first appeared in yesterday’s Manchester Evening News. Here it is. Read the rest of this entry »
I WAS thinking of going on holiday to Sweden this summer. But I now appear to be so famous there, I’m not sure if I could walk the streets of Stockholm without being mobbed by adoring fans. Read the rest of this entry »
“I DIDN’T play fantastically well,” said Ronnie O’Sullivan after beating Ali Carter last night. It was a comment which summed up this year’s snooker world championship. Read the rest of this entry »
PAUL Armstrong, the editor of Match of the Day, effectively revealed on Friday afternoon which game would be on last this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
THERE’S a scene in ‘What A Carve Up’, Jonathan Coe’s brilliant satire of 1980s greed, in which the novel’s narrator (called, would you believe, Michael Owen) describes the realisation that his intelligence is being insulted by a piece of ready-meal packaging. Read the rest of this entry »
