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The law of the footballing jungle is fairly simple. Bigger clubs will bully you, and you will bully smaller clubs. We know this to be true, and tacitly accept it. Every now and then, though, you catch a couple of stories together which reinforce it nicely. Steve Bruce of Sunderland did the hard work for [...]
Scotland win a rugby game
Of all the sides in action against the might of the Tri-Nations teams, the Scottish were hardly considered likely winners. Strong defence, grim resolution and a stroke of luck when the boot of Matt Giteau failed to do what was expected all combined however to make Scotland 9-8 victors over the Australians. [...]
The Daily Mail confirm this morning that Antonio Valencia is all but certain to leave Wigan, and according to the Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan all that remains to be settled is whether the winger will be plying his trade at Manchester United or Real Madrid from now on:
‘I think he is an outstanding player and he [...]
After Steve Bruce joined Sunderland there was plenty of talk about money and opportunities, the likes of which he would not have had at Wigan. For one thing, as the Telegraph suggested amongst others, there was a potential budget of around £50m. Exciting times ahead for Sunderland, exciting times ahead for Steve Bruce, and exciting [...]
Steve Bruce has been pushed to the edge by the failure of Amr Zaki to turn up for Wigan duty after his time with the Egyptian national team, and it sparks an interesting question of what professionalism is to the team up at the JJB Stadium. Bruce, whose outburst came last night, was reported by [...]
