Tag: Germany
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Sobering reality check with betrayal on the way?
To ponder the manner in which the transfer market has evolved since the inception of the Premier League is to trace the rising disconnect between top level sport and reality. Consider that Manchester United nabbed Eric Cantona from Leeds for £1.2m, Roy Keane for £3.75m and Andy Cole for £7m. The latter being considered outlandish…
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Drifting like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft
In the episode of The Simpsons where Homer ends up crash landing into bed with Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger, the world’s favourite safety inspector was after being in a parachute pulled behind a jetski. When the contraption reached its peak height, Homer reckoned he was “Like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft”. Similar…
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Form holds firmer than fairytales
I must admit it came as a major shock to me to discover Fallon Sherrock isn’t in the field for this year’s PDC event at the Ally Pally. Initially, my line of that was that was done to the demise of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) when in fact it was down to the player…