We came from far and wide to a dark, secluded space, where spirits of dead horses guarded the skies and tattered betting slips swirled in the wind, to bond around a ball.
The Turf Club was once the Centre of the Universe during race days, attracting ranks of taxis that no amount of peak time surcharge [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 30, 2008
A match report
July 30, 2008
Another one gone
Burnley Football Club announced the signing of Chris Eagles on their website yesterday. The 22-year-old signed a three year contract with the Championship side. The BBC reported a fee in the region of 1.5 million (The Sun guesstimated 1.2 million). ” … believed to be in excess of 1 million” according to The Times.
July 28, 2008
A good Singapore-United related story
The Straits Times, the bundle of paper that disguises itself as a “newspaper”, carried a short story about a United fan’s encounter with the one and only Anderson.
Seems to me we’ve just seen the first instance of the non-use of “Man U” in the local press.
Here it is, in case it’s been taken down:
12-year-old sings [...]
July 23, 2008
5-NL
Dear friends,
It’s that time of the year, again, when wives / partners have gotten a little too familiar and Saturdays need to be occupied in alternative ways.
That’s right: it’s time for Saturday Night Live (season 5), a.k.a. 5-NL.
Last season’s “SNLiv” was supremely exciting, with the title only decided by a goal in the last minute [...]
