By Tony Attwood Consider this opening from an article in the Daily Telegraph, the right wing newspaper that is justly known for its brilliant obituaries, its revelations about the way our MPs often act in criminal ways by fiddling their expenses claims, and is now increasingly taking over the mantle of being the house magazine …
Arsenal 2 Everton 0, by Tony Attwood FA Women’s Cup Final It had been 14 long days since Arsenal had won a cup final and the murmurs were turning into grumbles and calls for resignation. But Arsenal did it again, which will keep the AAA happy until… oh, today, because the Telegraph has just …
By Tony Attwood The last time I went to two Cup Finals in one season was 1993: the League Cup final on 18 April 1993 and the FA Cup final on 15 May. We played Sheffield Wednesday both times, and won both. One of the George Graham triumphs. Totally ignored by the press, of course, …
“A former top Qatari football official reportedly paid $5m to get support for the emirate’s campaign to host the 2022 World Cup.” That’s the essence of the story run by the Sunday Times this morning and reported in other newspapers’ web sites. It has also made the lead on the BBC sports radio station Five …