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A cricketing tradition
I see England somehow salvaged a draw in the first Ashes test against Australia. I say see, I didn’t, thanks to the fact that Sky Sports has the rights to...
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Widnes win Northern Rail Cup
I’ve finally broke my duck. I finally have a sporting memory worthy of being my best. Sunday 12th July 2009, Widnes Vikings 34 Barrow Raiders 18. Before the game, I...
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It started on work placement…
If someone says to you work placements are pointless, tell them they’re wrong. Essentially, three days work experience has shaped my life. I was an ambitious 17-year-old A-level student when...
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Falling back in love with football
I’ll admit, this Michael Owen to Manchester United story has got me excited. I fell out of love with football some years ago now. I still follow it very closely,...
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Your best sporting memory
I was having a conversation yesterday with one of my best mates about sporting memories. When sport is a massive part of your life, seeing your team lift trophies, go...
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A question of sport quizzes
Thanks to Freeview, there are now tens of channels forever showing repeats of programmes that remind us of why we used to be obsessed by television. It was on Dave...
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More footballing memories
Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen a few members of my family. A couple of them, play junior football. I love discussing all the memories I have from when...
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Let the North East exodus begin
Yesterday saw Newcastle and Middlesbrough join West Brom in the Championship next season. It’s quite a fall from grace for Newcastle, who were not so long ago battling it out...
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Lafferty makes claim for Oscar
Some might say posting a video is a lazy way to blog, because one cannot be bothered to write words. In a sense, this is sometimes true. But in this...
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