Pest Control: Sam Allerdyce

By Billy The Dog West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been warned by pest controllers that he is in their sights, and that he could be relocated to the slug department of London Zoo if he doesn’t behave himself. Last season Sam Allardyce ran what the prudish press like to call a “foul-mouthed attack” on …

BBC Radio 5 is losing its audience. Why? And does it matter?

By Tony Attwood In case you don’t live in the UK, or in case you do but don’t listen to the radio, I should explain.  BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC station which covers sport.  In fact there are two Radio 5’s – there’s also a second digital-only channel which carries commentary on events …

Football as an indication as to the source of madness in the modern world

By Dominic Sanchez Cabello With the weather like this, the economy like that, and the shop relatively quiet. We in Parade Antiques look to football for the answers. The Olympics simply doesn’t do it for us – it’s far too sane. Apparently, as soon as you stop paying someone 200,000 a week, they just become …