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Category Archives: Sport

Moving the Goalposts

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by Sigillum on May 28, 2015

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

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by Gildas the Monk on July 28, 2013

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,

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London Underground – Shearing the Olympic Sheep

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by Matt Wardman on August 10, 2012

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

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by Matt Wardman on June 10, 2012

So you can’t afford an Official Olympic Torch from the 2012 Relay, complete with 8000 holes:

Representing the inspirational

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In the Absence of the Born Leader, Talent Becomes Everything

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by Daz Pearce on November 5, 2011

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

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UNITEd swoop for Striker

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by Daz Pearce on October 1, 2011

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

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Caption Competition – Boxing

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by Daz Pearce on September 23, 2011

A virtual coconut to the reader who can come up with the smartest caption for this video.

It concerns what turned out to

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Less Cannon Fodder equals a Compelling World Cup

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by Daz Pearce on September 15, 2011

I’ve always enjoyed Rugby Union World Cups, probably more so than their football counterparts.

In the absence of soap operas regarding

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Mine’s a Guinness – and put a Shamrock on that, won’t you?

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by Daz Pearce on August 29, 2011

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

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Why we need to know the truth about Hillsborough

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by Daz Pearce on August 27, 2011

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

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Goalkeepers – a Blunderful Life

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by Daz Pearce on August 21, 2011

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

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More Sports Documentaries – an Impossible Job

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by Daz Pearce on August 13, 2011

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.

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And why did you miss Stuart Broad’s Hat-trick?

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by Matt Wardman on August 3, 2011

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

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In Praise of Public Sewers

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by Matt Wardman on July 16, 2011

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

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Thanks Ricky for Saving us From Another Sad Tale

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by OutspokenRabbit on July 15, 2011

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

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Orient for a Fiver – the Greatest Sports Documentary of All Time

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by OutspokenRabbit on July 9, 2011

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

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How Rory McIllroy learnt his golf

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by Matt Wardman on June 21, 2011

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

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Septic Blather

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by Matt Wardman on June 7, 2011

The FIFA soap opera continues, and Placido Domingo, Johan Cruyff and Henry Kissinger have been drafted in to save world football.

As Sepp Blatter put it:

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Ok, I want United to Lose, but Who Cares?

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by OutspokenRabbit on May 28, 2011

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,

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The Real Dons get a Sense of Closure

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by OutspokenRabbit on May 23, 2011

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

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Groves and DeGale Stir Up Old Memories.

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by OutspokenRabbit on May 21, 2011

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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