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Jim Magilton - the appointment everyone saw coming
Congratulations to Jim Magilton for landing the QPR job. You might think it’s not much of an achievement given that loads of people have done it recently, but on the other hand, it’s impressive given the number of candidates apparently on the shortlist, sitting as the favourite, or in the frame for the post this [...]
The Sport without Spin Friday round-up
Kurt Spinstein and his co-anchor Sarah Payton team up to discuss the issue of Dick Best’s words on Sky Sport News. Can they shed any light on the race storm which the press claim has blown up in the wake of the comments on Tuesday?
PS - Credit to Fredorrarci at Sport is a TV Show for his Weakest [...]
The QPR managerial speculation fantasy land
When the club was bought by Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone in August 2007, QPR supporters might have hoped that whatever else the multi-millionaires did, they might see an upturn in their fortunes. In the event, the club has moved neither forward nor back very much in that time, but it has seen a clutch [...]
Alan Pardew, the Daily Star, and ‘rape’
It’s unlikely to go down as the greatest debut in Match of the Day history, but it’s also not the end of the world. Alan Pardew briefly forgot himself and used the term ‘rape’ to describe a very physical onfield challenge between Michael Essien and Ched Evans. Cue hysteria? Why not?
A spokesperson for Women Against [...]