Tag: Mervyn King
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Chizzy leaves Smith spinning after dizzy comeback
It’s almost four months since da passed away. Of course there are thoughts and reminders of him every single day but it will come as no surprise to anybody that there are certain things – often the most simple matters – which wallop harder than getting tackled by Sean O’Brien from a sitting position! Anything…
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Variety keeps things interesting
I would be very much a creature of habit. Owing mostly to superstition. When life was as I wanted it to be – before personal circumstances and Covid-19 made a horlicks of same – that meant going for a few pints on a Sunday, Monday and Wednesday night and getting a Chinese takeaway on a…
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Lack of a gallop leaves Anderson searching for fluidity and answers
March 2005, Cheltenham. Day one of the Festival. The race that’s not only the highlight of the day, but of that entire year for us that are hopelessly devoted to jump racing. Or maybe many years. Hardy Eustace, the venerable old Massey Ferguson 390T, the old dog for the hard road, turns for home with…
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Feisty Huybrechts returns to form
There has been so much sporting activity ongoing across various codes in the last few days that there are a few days worth of action at the World Darts Championship to be caught up with. Now read on… First out of the traps on Saturday was Carlow’s Steve Lennon. The man from Barrowside recorded a…