http://www.sportwithoutspin.com Rumour-busting, chat-spotting, plain-talking sport Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:49:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_3309" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Bruce, 2004 - Photo Struway CCA"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2010/02/03/steve-bruce-disgusting-never-disrespectful/ [caption id="attachment_2969" align="alignright" width="256" caption="Paul Collingwood - Photo Binguyen CCA"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/11/23/sports-thoughts-from-the-weekend-13/ [caption id="attachment_1957" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Antonio Valencia - Photo ber3lasers Wikimedia Commons"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/06/25/not-such-a-tough-decision-ahead-for-antonio-valencia/ [caption id="attachment_1922" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Old school Steve Bruce - Photo Oyvind Vik CCA"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/06/22/the-last-to-know-about-steve-bruces-new-shopping-habits/ [caption id="attachment_514" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Mido - the model professional - Photo Mattythewhite CCSA3"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/04/03/mido-amr-zaki-and-steve-bruce-battle-for-the-high-ground-of-professionalism/