So Big Sam has gone for the easy option, though some would say it was the only option, in picking Wayne Rooney as captain of his England team. To be honest experience wise he is the only choice, but the…
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Monday 1st August So another month and more promises to head to the gym on a regular basis. WE SHALL SEE!!!!!!! Workout as follows:- backrest bike to begin alternating with cross trainer. Same plan throughout session, finishing on backrest bike….
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So another test summer is done and dusted. Early on Sri Lanka were easily dismissed until the last test at Lords where they showed some backbone and gumption to earn a draw. Previously they were cannon fodder putting up minimal…
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So it is job done so far for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. One match and ‘silverware’ has already been secured after a 2-1 win over the Premier League Champions Leicester in the Community Shield at Wembley last Sunday. One of…
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Monday 11th July Back in the gym after a VERY long time off. Will just get into the nitty gritty as no amount of artistic licence is going to cover the fact that I have been a right lazy ‘mutha…
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Is time up at the top for Roger Federer? Arguably the greatest tennis player ever to play the game will miss the Olympics, the US Open and the rest of the season due to knee and body injury issues. Another blow in a…
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PORTUGUESE DELIGHT So after 31 days, 51 matches, the trophy is actually staying on the Iberian Peninsula, but not with the usual suspects, as history is made with Portugal, thanks to a 109th minute goal from substitute Eder, emerging as European Champions, their first ever…
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So it is a final of Portugal v France at Euro 2016 – here is my preview and further down is my prediction for the finale. A SECOND EURO FINAL WITH A HOPE FOR REDEMPTION Portugal – Route to the final Iceland –…
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TEUTONIC VALUES It was EPIC – Bordeaux was the scene of a heavyweight classic between Europe’s two most successful national teams and it was the Germans who overcame their tournament hoodoo against the Italians, in lets be honest a very poor…
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SUBSTANCE AND STYLE Portugal still have not won a game inside 90 minutes this tournament but somehow they have made it to the semi-finals of the European Championships for the fourth time in the last five editions. Credit where credit…
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