Tag: Bill Kenwright
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Dyche’s men plunged into a ditch
Everton’s season – and potentially their Premier League future – has been tossed into turmoil by the revelation that the Toffees have been deducted 10 league points. The stunning development comes on foot an investigation having found the Goodison Park Club to be in breach of financial regulations. What’s bound to anger blues boss Sean…
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Toffees in a sticky situation of their own making
No matter what the sport, there will be characters who will forever be intrinsically linked to particular entities therein. For example, Kobe Bryant with the LA Lakers or Gary Neville being a one club man at Manchester United, Cian Healy in the blue of Leinster Rugby or Ruby Walsh aboard a Willie Mullins-trained horse. It’s…
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Spoilt, full of entitlement and removed from reality
There’s a sickening irony about writing this. Coming as it does, hot on the heels of the GAA post about Meath’s disappointing beginning to their Allianz National Football League campaign. For those overseas or not familiar with GAA, players and mentors are amateurs, in name at least, though hopefully someday soon that might change. Still,…
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Manuel’s misfiring doppleganger leaves Fawlty Goodison as his legacy
When Rafael Benitez first arrived in England to manage Liverpool, I heard somebody refer to hlm as ‘The Fat Waiter’. The gag was completely lost on me. Firstly because not the slightest thing was known about Rafa, and secondly, I’d never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers. Thankfully both issues have been positively resolved in…