Tag: St James's Park
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Danish Tasty evokes memories of battles past
MANCHESTER UNITED…1 NEWCASTLE UNITED…0 Several times over the years in this space, mention has been made of the fact that yours truly was in the very fortunate position of having Sky Sports in at home before it became commonplace for that to be the case. Prior to that, being carried up the stairs in Mulvany’s…
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Magpies draw short straw on return to Champions League
Eddie Howe and Newcastle United were left to rue the Champions League draw living up to the club’s nickname (The Magpies) after the black and white stripes were dealt the short end of the stick on their return to European football’s top competition. The Geordies have been pitched into Group F, wherein they are domiciled…
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Holders will have to storm the Palace as title defence begins
When you graduate from hunter to hunted, with a target affixed to your back, you need a different approach to things. For the current group of Manchester United players, doing so will be a new experience. And challenge. One which will be tested to the full when they confront Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace at the…
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Carabao Cup semi final draw
Manchester United will come up against their former midfielder Jesse Lingard at the penultimate hurdle in the Carabao Cup after being drawn against Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest. Which of course means that the transformed Newcastle United will take on Southampton in the other last four encounter. The struggling men from the south coast of England…
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Short memories cause unnecessary meddling
It’s most likely the case that at least some viewers in the UK got their first viewing of GAA when Sky Sports had broadcast rights to same. Something which was unfortunately and wrongly discontinued. Now, during the myriad lockdowns foisted on people because of Covid-19 and/or some of its by-products, as they so often do,…