“Manchester is the city of rain,” Nemanja Vidic said, “… its main attraction is considered to be the timetable at the railway station, where trains leave for other, less rainy cities …”
And he’s been roundly criticised, hounded and, eventually, told to recant his words as being misquoted. Pity, it is not often that I’ve laughed [...]
Teeth getting knocked out. Chins being split. Eyes lost. Fractured ankles being played on. Brains being dulled. Or were they dull already? I’m not sure. As an Englishman who played hockey and rugby I can’t believe the level of personal danger posed by playing shinty. Its unbelievable to me that safety kit is not used [...]
During the opening ceremoney, our own Hazel Irvine uttered two cringers:
She described China as ‘the least westernised country’.
Then she went on in a flush of enthusiasm, in praising them for their work in preparing for the 2008 Games, she said ‘They’ve had such a struggle to civilise themselves’.
Hazel’s probably a safe winner but Adrian Chiles, [...]
So Max Mosley - son of the fascist Blackshirt leader Oswald, has done whatever deals he must to stop the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) from calling for his resignation as President, following his dressy-uppy, allegedly Nazi role playing, with some prostitutes. Never mind that this will - has already - thrown the world of [...]
