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David Peace at the Football Museum 23 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
A great evening of stimulating talk tonight. Two balding guys, a stage and some stories. The stage at the museum. The National Football Museum. In Manchester. Sorry, no, I can't keep that style up for...
Gary Bowyer's Blackburn Rovers at Doncaster - what's it all about? 18 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Away end at Doncaster via @theawayfans Three league games, just one point and out of the League Cup. It's hard to take the positives out of that. Thirteen years to the day since Jack Walker died, thi...
The three week holiday 16 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
It's been a long time since I was able to take three weeks off, but this year has been a real treat. Walking, messing about in boats, playing cricket, reading books, generally just doing the sort of c...
The Villain - The lfe of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin 11 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
Just finished Jim Perrin's exhaustive biography of the cult figure of Don Whillans, a climber and mountaineer who never really belonged. It struck me that his drinking and his bellicose aggression fit...
Summer reading tips - a few books to get through 26 Jul 2013 | 02:55 am
I love the summer holidays for catching up on topical reading, it’s a good time to open your mind to fresh ideas, escape with a story or just learn something new about our wonderful world. Apart from ...
Rose Hill Stores, a sad and predictable end 20 Jul 2013 | 01:34 am
It would be a heart of stone that didn't at least feel a modicum of sympathy for the owner of Rose Hill Stores, which closed for business last week. Shortly after buying the old Post Office site and o...
Confessions of a Groundhopper - blogging for the Northwest Football Awards 19 Jul 2013 | 10:08 pm
One of the first things I do when the fixtures come out is look out for all the away trips that can take in a new ground. I admit it, I’m a groundhopper and this is my confession. I’ve watched footbal...
Melbourne Australia: World’s most liveable city (by... 12 Jul 2013 | 02:35 pm
Melbourne Australia: World’s most liveable city (by InvestVictoria) via Tumblr http://michaeltaylordowntown.tumblr.com/post/55248428374
We have to get a move on – or HS2 will bring our talent closer to London 5 Jul 2013 | 01:50 am
Imagine a scenario when High Speed Rail gets built. That the cities of the North have still lagged behind. That Scotland has a generous corporation tax regime that draws in ambitious technology busine...
School's out - the idiocy of the teachers' strike 27 Jun 2013 | 12:29 am
Tomorrow schools in the North West will be closed because of a strike by teaching unions. Without even breaching the reasons behind this, the whole fiasco is totally avoidable. The very threat of a st...
