Don’t Look Ethel…!

Setanta Shield, First Round, 25 October 2007

Stalybridge Celtic 0, Blyth Spartans 0 (AET Blyth Spartans win 4 - 3 on penalties)

A: This is your action news reporter coming to you live from the Setanta Shield First Round. Pardon me sir, do you see what happened?

B: Yeah I did. I saw a goalless draw taken to extra time and penalties with every ounce of drama you could think of. Four men ran on to the pitch from the Popular Side with 10 minutes to go, half a dozen teens had a fight just before extra time, and worse, the floodlights cut out during the penalty shoot out.

Today’s blog entry would have had a more mundane title like “Stalybridge Celtic on TV” had it not been for four streakers, in a game that was remembered most for anything other than the game itself.

Party Like It’s 1989: The Wispa Returns

The Not So Perfect Ten: 10 Lost Chocolate Bars and Toffees

To commemorate 2007’s National Chocolate Week, this post is dedicated to

“When You’re Up on the Stage it’s so Unbelievable*”

RH@M/CR: Roger Hodgson, Palace Theatre, Manchester, 03 October 2007

One of the geniuses behind Supertramp Roger Hodgson delivered a virtuoso performance at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Most of the audience