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He destroyed Cuevas' would-be legacy with that right hand. Cuevas was carving out a record, at the time prior to meeting Hearns, that was on par with Duran back in the day. Hagler, although fantastic in his own right, benefitted from Hearns moving up in weight class.

Foreman, in his prime, should've handled Ali. He was a destroyer, but lacked heart. The other golden period for me, was the era of the four great middleweights ie. Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran. Hearns was my favourite out of those four - the best boxer of the four, his conditioning & his physical build let him down in the later rounds against Leonard. He had the measure of Leonard on two occasions.

Passed away today.

Just finished watching season 1 of "The Killing" - the US remake. I like that it's a slow-burner, and the mystery rolls on into season 2.

I'm pretty sure King was his promoter. Wouldn't be the last great fighter to be financially leeched by King and his band of hanger-ons ie. Tyson.

When a 'secret' fishing spot (to the locals) falls prey to zip-eyed fishing gangs. Shellfish are particularly high in demand with this lot ie. fresh & salt water crays, mussels, scallops, oysters and abalone. The locals respect the stock numbers, we release juvenile and female crayfish in particular. Whereas the Asian raiders, and they buzz around in large groups, will rape a spot on a daily basis before moving to their destination on their hit-list. Nothing worse than treking down to a water estuary, with a mate and a few beers, only to hear scattered Gook-speak on arrival.

Speaking of Orcas, next Feb (iirc) is the 15 year mark of the infamous 'Taiji Ten' incident in Japan.

Quality poster. Probably broke that place's transfer record. Definitely a trophy signing.

Forcing the no.9 shirt, complete with it's mysticism & added responsibility for it's wearer, on him (when the lad has superstitions, as to what shirt number he prefers) ideal way to challenge/tempt fate.

ie. Situ, the Summer window trialist. He seemed to meet the criteria, and going by some match reports sounded like a very interesting prospect. I wonder if the the club's everpresent pursuit for the 'perfect deal', financially, was the roadblock that prevented that move from going through.

The attempted re-introduction of paedos back into society, and the few civil libertarians who argue in favour of. I mean rehabilitive activities such as supervised trips to places such as shopping centres, supervised & monitored housing within a stone's drop of schools etc. They've become an experiment, to justify the wage packets of those psychology geniuses in government departments. A bullet to the head is the only cure - or preventative measure - for their condition/sexual preference. Maudsley's actions, particularly behind bars prior to being placed in solitary confinement, were appropriate. And he saved the tax paying community millions in wasted funds too.

The Killing.

http://www.skysports...7284045,00.html ....... but Whelan, over the years, has been a wonderful backer of sport itself, in Wigan. From football to rugby league. His vision & endeavor, in a smaller market, rivalled SJH.

J.L. Bourne's "Day by Day" books would make a good television series.

A post-Allardyce management appointment is one of the toughest gigs in the game. Footballers need to be re-educated as to how to play the game. This makes our late-season turnaround under Keegan look even more impressive. Stability under Allardyce can also be rephrased in one word, inertia. He's incapable of change, and unlike several old-stagers (like Ferguson) he's incapable of reinventing his approach in accordance to game's trends of the day. An Allardyce team will more often than not survive the drop, but they won't progress either. And his football philosophy is a massive bodyblow for any club's youth development department, he otherwise undoes the good work performed at the technical base of a youngster's football education. And if they 'play football', or express themselves, they cop it from the king of anti-football as well ie. the verbal dressing downs given to Enrique, when the said defender naturally adhered to his instinctive ball-playing traits. All Allardyce wanted, in Enrique, was a defensive bruiser to match his namesake back in Spain. On a similar note for Okocha and Djorkaeff, at the sunset stage of their respective careers, playing under Big Sam must have been quite a football culture shock.

Jonas & Santon as the right-side combination, with Marveaux out on the left (in front of Raylor or Ferguson, preferably a notable January addition). This is the brave move, for more fluid build-up play (and Jonas attacking the bylines on his preferred boot interests me more), and offers more long-term potential..... at least until either of the two are sold.

If he can maintain his current level of performance/strikerate it will be tough ask for Ashley & Llambarse to play 'hardball' in negotiations, and get Maiga (still under contract for a while yet) for this reported 7m figure. Sochaux would be mad to prematurely agree to such a deal. There's plenty of time, until the opening of the window, for other suitors to pop up over the course of the season. As was the case with our other notable & long-term target ie. Gervinho. A good sized striker, with pace & strength: it's hard to imagine there won't be other clubs putting out their feelers, particularly if the form-line continues. Drogba was another late-bloomer.

RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrZcztxRquo

A zip-eyed businessman walked into the currency exchange in New York City with 20000 yen, and walked out with 720 dollars. The following week, he walked in with the same amount, but only received 660 dollars. He then asked the teller why he received less money this week, compared to last week. The teller replied simply ,"fluctuations". The zip-eyed businessman then stormed out, and just before slamming the door, turned around and shouted "Fluc you Amelicans too!". An old Jewish women was walking her grandson down the beach when a huge appeared from nowhere and swept the little boy out to sea. The old women shook her fist and cursed God for 20 minutes, for taking her only grandson. Finally God couldn't stand the irritating cow anymore and he sent another wave, promptly delivering the little boy back, gently & unharmed at her feet. After a quick search of the boy she shook her fist at the sky and shrieked ,"He had 50 cents in his pocket when you took him!"

Routlege was lightweight, there was always going to be a question mark as to whether he could hurt the opposition during the early phases of the game, where there is more physicality and a more conscious effort to close down attacking space. It's what hampered his progress at Spurs, and that was part of the price of admission when we were looking for a basement bargain addition for the right flank, who could consistently step-up in a higher grade of competition. Looking at his strengths/Sam (ie. where he has the attacking attributes - on the ball - and likes to play deeper with the workrate to match) it's the ideal opportunity/time to 'blood' him, to integrate him into the 1st team. I know he was only on loan at the time, but I thought Dalglish played a very conservative line with a then young & raw Saha (limited minutes, before judging that he wasn't worth the quoted fee) who displayed similar raw potential (ie. quick & strong on the ball, good ball striking/shooting ability). I'd rather blood 'raw potential' then stick with aging and 'proven shite', that's what the youth set-up is for. Pretty sure Sammy wasn't fit/was injured for the Spurs match. Decided to give him an extra couple of days to get fit which meant he could play for the reserves last night. So i take it, purely on face value, there has also been a fitness doubt (prior to the Spurs match, by a couple of hit-outs) when Shola has been Pardew's preferred '2nd half impact sub'. For the sake of blooding him, he should've been the favoured striking option (over Loven at least) in our most recent cup tie. The club sneaking deep through a cup draw, seems to be Pardew's best shot at winning anything under the current regime, hence he is leaning towards a more experienced first eleven.

That one bobbled about 20 times before hitting the inside of the post though, this one was as good if not better than my favourite Shola goal, against Chelsea when he rolled John Terry at wor end. His movement in the build-up, coupled with the pressure situation of the day, was an indicator there was something there/to build on. As i've always maintained he's been a poor student of the game, when he has some great exponents of 'box play' to learn from over the years. No doubt we'll be able to reflect on our favourite Shola Moments, as few & far between as they have been, when the testimonial hit-out comes around.

Evidently...... and given that you've placed that out into the public domain, it's appropriate for me to say that i couldn't give two shits.

Routlege was lightweight, there was always going to be a question mark as to whether he could hurt the opposition during the early phases of the game, where there is more physicality and a more conscious effort to close down attacking space. It's what hampered his progress at Spurs, and that was part of the price of admission when we were looking for a basement bargain addition for the right flank, who could consistently step-up in a higher grade of competition. Looking at his strengths/Sam (ie. where he has the attacking attributes - on the ball - and likes to play deeper with the workrate to match) it's the ideal opportunity/time to 'blood' him, to integrate him into the 1st team. I know he was only on loan at the time, but I thought Dalglish played a very conservative line with a then young & raw Saha (limited minutes, before judging that he wasn't worth the quoted fee) who displayed similar raw potential (ie. quick & strong on the ball, good ball striking/shooting ability). I'd rather blood 'raw potential' then stick with aging and 'proven shite', that's what the youth set-up is for.

Yup, rhetoric is nice to hear, but in these times I want names on dotted lines. Even then, I won't be convinced, such is the value of a "contract" . Bosman is a cunt Arguably the worst thing to have happened to the 'club football' landscape. The 'old' compensation system was fine, and a shame that a 'nothing player' (ability wise) and the actions of a 'nothing club' were the catalysts behind that change.