Tag: Tottenham
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The annual six week obsession
The sporting calendar is, I suppose, identical to the ‘normal’ one, in that, it’s a matter of ticking off milestones on the annual schedule. Instead of Christmas think Cheltenham, for Easter see Fairyhouse, Listowel Writers Week = Listowel Harvest Racing Festival. Similarly, for me, the commencement of a new soccer season in Britain is also…
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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,…