In another life, I wanted to be in the FBI. This was sort of inspired by watching ‘Twin Peaks’, and finding that I had a deep and personal empathy for agent Cooper, whose mysterious ways seemed odd, nay,
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James Alexander Gordon sadly retires
The most poignant news of the week for me was that of the retirement of James Alexander Gordon. Many Raccoonistas have something of an aversion to sport, but Gordon was a man who rose far above mere sport,
Continue reading →London Underground – Shearing the Olympic Sheep
I find myself – unusually – travelling the London Underground, from St Pancras to Waterloo; coincidentally during the height of the Olympic boom.
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London 2012 Olympic Torch Flames Going Postal
So you can’t afford an Official Olympic Torch from the 2012 Relay, complete with 8000 holes:
Representing the inspirational
Continue reading →In the Absence of the Born Leader, Talent Becomes Everything
Man City’s astonishing demolition of their city rivals at fortress Old Trafford was too significant as both result and statement not to have any lasting meaning. This bunny is by no means a United supporter, although the
Continue reading →UNITEd swoop for Striker
Breaking news – UNITEd have issued a press release confirming that they have just completed the signing of an internationally-renowned striker.
The player (who has obtained a superinjunction
Continue reading →Caption Competition – Boxing
A virtual coconut to the reader who can come up with the smartest caption for this video.
It concerns what turned out to
Continue reading →Less Cannon Fodder equals a Compelling World Cup
I’ve always enjoyed Rugby Union World Cups, probably more so than their football counterparts.
In the absence of soap operas regarding
Continue reading →Mine’s a Guinness – and put a Shamrock on that, won’t you?
I decided not to comment on the biggest football story of the last seven days until the weekend was over, just to make sure that it actually was.
[Editorial Note: For cricket and other people who
Continue reading →Why we need to know the truth about Hillsborough
The e-petitions initiative is something that has clearly caught on, as demonstrated initially by the lively debate on the death penalty.
There has been another petition doing the rounds this month calling for
Continue reading →Goalkeepers – a Blunderful Life
The goalkeeper is probably the most under-valued player in professional football, perhaps because the signing of a new wide player or centre forward is always more likely to attract the excitement of supporters in the summer, selling
Continue reading →More Sports Documentaries – an Impossible Job
A recent OutspokenRabbit post (kindly crossed by the good people at Anna Raccoon) – concerned ‘Orient for a Fiver‘, a behind the scenes film which provided an insight into a club enduring serious hardship.
Continue reading →And why did you miss Stuart Broad’s Hat-trick?
In the Trent Bridge Test Match, Stuart Broad scored took (*) a hat-trick on the way to bowling figures of 5 wickets for zero runs.
(*) I was clean bowled by
Continue reading →In Praise of Public Sewers
In Anna’s piece about the Reverse Dutch Steamboat (good job it wasn’t Reverse Dutch Steam Clean; that would hurt), she took a sideswipe at the proposal that shared private sewers and drains
Continue reading →Thanks Ricky for Saving us From Another Sad Tale
I saw Ricky Hatton in February while at the press conference for the Steve Foster jnr vs Ermano Fegatilli European title fight on behalf of boxing-articles.com. He looked healthier and happier than
Continue reading →Orient for a Fiver – the Greatest Sports Documentary of All Time
The football documentary as a genre possesses the hit and miss record that one could also attribute to the autobiographies of players. Many such tombs fall down as works of literature because they fail to
Continue reading →How Rory McIllroy learnt his golf
The 22 year-old winner of the US Open, Rory McIllroy, appeared on Ulster TV when he was 9 years old, to demonstrate how he practiced. There’s
Continue reading →Septic Blather
As Sepp Blatter put it:
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Ok, I want United to Lose, but Who Cares?
Here’s a list of football teams that all have a few things in common. Liverpool, Everton, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers, Millwall, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Rangers, Celtic, Dundee United, Hearts, Hibs,
Continue reading →The Real Dons get a Sense of Closure
I’ve nothing whatsoever against Luton Town, and in fact had a certain fondness for them as my early years of watching football coincided with the end of their period
Continue reading →Groves and DeGale Stir Up Old Memories.
One of the perceived problems in modern boxing that causes irritation to many fans of the sport is the failure of the best to meet each other when it matters. The on-off Pacquaio vs Mayweather fight is the
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