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Former Newcastle United and Marseille winger Chris Waddle believes the French contingent already on Tyneside can help the Magpies’ latest signing Florian Thauvin “settle in” quickly.
Thauvin completed his £14 million move from Marseille on Wednesday – with Remy Cabella heading in the opposite direction on a one-year loan that will likely turn into a permanent deal – and the French winger has signed a five-year contract with the Magpies.
And, although Waddle fears that Thauvin will struggle to get used to the dramatic weather conditions in the North East of England, he believes the likes of Moussa Sissoko and Yoan Gouffran can help the Frenchman to comes to terms with life in Newcastle.
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Speaking to The Chronicle, Waddle said of Thauvin:
“He’s (Thauvin’s) been used to training in the late-20s and early-30s (degrees Celsius) in the last few months.
Former Newcastle United and Marseille winger Chris Waddle believes the French contingent already on Tyneside can help the Magpies’ latest signing Florian Thauvin “settle in” quickly.
Thauvin completed his £14 million move from Marseille on Wednesday – with Remy Cabella heading in the opposite direction on a one-year loan that will likely turn into a permanent deal – and the French winger has signed a five-year contract with the Magpies.
And, although Waddle fears that Thauvin will struggle to get used to the dramatic weather conditions in the North East of England, he believes the likes of Moussa Sissoko and Yoan Gouffran can help the Frenchman to comes to terms with life in Newcastle.
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Speaking to The Chronicle, Waddle said of Thauvin:
“He’s (Thauvin’s) been used to training in the late-20s and early-30s (degrees Celsius) in the last few months.
- 8/21/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
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Florian Thauvin can use Newcastle United as a “good stepping stone” in order to “fulfil his potential” and move on to one of Europe’s biggest clubs, believes former Marseille and Magpies winger Chris Waddle.
Newcastle completed a £14 million move for Thauvin on Wednesday – with Remy Cabella heading in the opposite direction on a one-year loan that will likely turn into a permanent deal – and the French winger has signed a five-year contract with the Magpies.
But Waddle does not expect Thauvin to remain on Tyneside for long – should he manage to finally turn his undoubted potential into a finished product.
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The 22-year-old shot on to the scene with a wonder season for Bastia, in which he helped the Corsican side to the Ligue 2 title in 2011-12, but Thauvin’s career has stalled somewhat after a disappointing last 12-18 months with Marseille.
But...
Florian Thauvin can use Newcastle United as a “good stepping stone” in order to “fulfil his potential” and move on to one of Europe’s biggest clubs, believes former Marseille and Magpies winger Chris Waddle.
Newcastle completed a £14 million move for Thauvin on Wednesday – with Remy Cabella heading in the opposite direction on a one-year loan that will likely turn into a permanent deal – and the French winger has signed a five-year contract with the Magpies.
But Waddle does not expect Thauvin to remain on Tyneside for long – should he manage to finally turn his undoubted potential into a finished product.
© Eric Renard/TempSport/Corbis
The 22-year-old shot on to the scene with a wonder season for Bastia, in which he helped the Corsican side to the Ligue 2 title in 2011-12, but Thauvin’s career has stalled somewhat after a disappointing last 12-18 months with Marseille.
But...
- 8/21/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Despite Craig Bellamy’s assertions that Newcastle are nowhere near the size and profile of Manchester United, the two clubs have some serious history when it comes to close rivalry and some bad blood.
The clubs have butted heads on the pitch several times, playing their part in some of the most entertaining Premier League matches, and though the days the Magpies compete with the big bucks of Van Gaal’s side are gone (as we’re told almost every window), for a while the pair were close business rivals.
The revelation that Alan Shearer turned down Man Utd more than once is nothing new, but he is far from the only Newcastle player who almost ended up playing for the Red Devils at one point in their career…
8. Paul Gascoigne
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Having made his name at Newcastle as a prodigious, if a little wayward talent, Gazza...
The clubs have butted heads on the pitch several times, playing their part in some of the most entertaining Premier League matches, and though the days the Magpies compete with the big bucks of Van Gaal’s side are gone (as we’re told almost every window), for a while the pair were close business rivals.
The revelation that Alan Shearer turned down Man Utd more than once is nothing new, but he is far from the only Newcastle player who almost ended up playing for the Red Devils at one point in their career…
8. Paul Gascoigne
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Having made his name at Newcastle as a prodigious, if a little wayward talent, Gazza...
- 11/13/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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Sometimes it’s hard to take the published “advice” of Sunderland fans seriously when it comes to Newcastle United. Chris Waddle proved as much recently when he wrongly stated that Newcastle fans should accept Alan Pardew because he was as good as we could expect, as a mid-table club.
But Steve Howey is a different matter altogether. The former Toon defender – a self-confessed Sunderland fan – has said today that Newcastle should pay attention to the lessons offered by the Black Cats’ almost successful cup runs last season.
While Newcastle have pointed out “research” that any team outside the top six will immediately get relegated if they win a cup (as with Birmingham City and Wigan), or even make the final (Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Brighton, Leicester and Man City), Howey says the cup run last year helped Poyet’s side survive.
“Apparently the club have said the cups...
Sometimes it’s hard to take the published “advice” of Sunderland fans seriously when it comes to Newcastle United. Chris Waddle proved as much recently when he wrongly stated that Newcastle fans should accept Alan Pardew because he was as good as we could expect, as a mid-table club.
But Steve Howey is a different matter altogether. The former Toon defender – a self-confessed Sunderland fan – has said today that Newcastle should pay attention to the lessons offered by the Black Cats’ almost successful cup runs last season.
While Newcastle have pointed out “research” that any team outside the top six will immediately get relegated if they win a cup (as with Birmingham City and Wigan), or even make the final (Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Brighton, Leicester and Man City), Howey says the cup run last year helped Poyet’s side survive.
“Apparently the club have said the cups...
- 10/29/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Twitter
New Tottenham Hotspur signing Benjamin Stambouli has spoken out about his move to White Hart Lane and the reasons he chose the Lilywhites ahead of a number of other clubs.
Speaking to L’Equipe, Stambouli said:
You can’t refuse a club like Tottenham. I didn’t hesitate. Going abroad was a choice for my personal life. I wanted to discover a new football, another culture. To be a regular in the first team will be difficult but that is high level football. There are a lot of good players, but that is no problem. I also faced competition at Montpellier before being regularly in the first team.
Spurs reportedly had competition from Premier League rivals Swansea City, Marseille in Stambouli’s homeland and Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, but Stambouli opted for the move to England and has cited that Chris Waddle and David Ginola – two former Spurs...
New Tottenham Hotspur signing Benjamin Stambouli has spoken out about his move to White Hart Lane and the reasons he chose the Lilywhites ahead of a number of other clubs.
Speaking to L’Equipe, Stambouli said:
You can’t refuse a club like Tottenham. I didn’t hesitate. Going abroad was a choice for my personal life. I wanted to discover a new football, another culture. To be a regular in the first team will be difficult but that is high level football. There are a lot of good players, but that is no problem. I also faced competition at Montpellier before being regularly in the first team.
Spurs reportedly had competition from Premier League rivals Swansea City, Marseille in Stambouli’s homeland and Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, but Stambouli opted for the move to England and has cited that Chris Waddle and David Ginola – two former Spurs...
- 9/2/2014
- by Kev Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
You couldn't get much more '90s than Tfi Friday. Even if you watched an episode of Friends while wearing a fisherman's hat with Shed Seven playing 'Chasing Rainbows' at the same time in your living room, it still wouldn't be as '90s as Chris Evans stood at a bar, shouting "Wiiiiiilll" in between bursts of 'The Riverboat Song'.
So when Chris Evans revealed over the Bank Holiday that Channel 4 had approached him to revive the show to mark its 20th anniversary next year (it isn't actually 20 until 2016, but let's not quibble over small details), there were understandably a few groans from people who thought the rowdy entertainment show should be left in the decade of Cool Britannia, Hooch and Kula Shaker.
But we disagree, for the five following reasons:
1. Tfi was live. Tfi was unpredictable.
Well, it was normally live. It was until Shaun Ryder...
So when Chris Evans revealed over the Bank Holiday that Channel 4 had approached him to revive the show to mark its 20th anniversary next year (it isn't actually 20 until 2016, but let's not quibble over small details), there were understandably a few groans from people who thought the rowdy entertainment show should be left in the decade of Cool Britannia, Hooch and Kula Shaker.
But we disagree, for the five following reasons:
1. Tfi was live. Tfi was unpredictable.
Well, it was normally live. It was until Shaun Ryder...
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
In the final part of our series in which Guardian writers nominate their cinematic heroes, Ellie Violet Bramley raises a Snapple to Alabama Whitman, the lovely badass who rises above the violence of Tony Scott’s True Romance
Ben Child: Why I’d like to be ... Christian Slater in True RomanceMore from the Role Model series
1993 was a big year. Sheffield Wednesday got to the final of the Fa and the Coca Cola Cups (albeit to be pipped to the post by Arsenal on both occasions), Meatloaf’s I Would Do Anything For Love got to number one, and Tarantino’s True Romance came out.
At the age of eight, however, I was too busy having a crush on Chris Waddle and perusing Jd Sports’ shinpad selection down Meadowhall to even think about trying to slip into the local cinema to see this Tony Scott-directed classic; sweet and dark in almost equal measure.
Ben Child: Why I’d like to be ... Christian Slater in True RomanceMore from the Role Model series
1993 was a big year. Sheffield Wednesday got to the final of the Fa and the Coca Cola Cups (albeit to be pipped to the post by Arsenal on both occasions), Meatloaf’s I Would Do Anything For Love got to number one, and Tarantino’s True Romance came out.
At the age of eight, however, I was too busy having a crush on Chris Waddle and perusing Jd Sports’ shinpad selection down Meadowhall to even think about trying to slip into the local cinema to see this Tony Scott-directed classic; sweet and dark in almost equal measure.
- 8/15/2014
- by Ellie Violet Bramley
- The Guardian - Film News
Football, football, football. It's all anybody is going to bang on about for the next month. Or at least until England get knocked out on penalties anyway.
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Football, football, football. It's all anybody is going to bang on about for the next month. Or at least until England get knocked out on penalties anyway.
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
We understand that not everybody loves football. However, there are some World Cup moments that transcend the sport.
Some of these moments are beautiful and emotional tales of triumph against adversity and heroism. But others are just really, really funny. The latter are our personal favourites.
Here are eight of the funniest World Cup moments, which can be enjoyed by even football haters.
1. The time Gary Lineker pooped himself
You know Gary Lineker. The silky smooth BBC host with the silver fox hair, the Ronseal tan and cheeky selection of one-liners? Yeah, him. He once pooped himself on the football pitch during World Cup 1990. Seriously.
You'll never be able to look at him the same way again.
2. Diana Ross and the greatest penalty kick of all time
No matter how many times you watch it, it's never not funny.
Diana Ross was a central part of the USA's spectacular opening...
Some of these moments are beautiful and emotional tales of triumph against adversity and heroism. But others are just really, really funny. The latter are our personal favourites.
Here are eight of the funniest World Cup moments, which can be enjoyed by even football haters.
1. The time Gary Lineker pooped himself
You know Gary Lineker. The silky smooth BBC host with the silver fox hair, the Ronseal tan and cheeky selection of one-liners? Yeah, him. He once pooped himself on the football pitch during World Cup 1990. Seriously.
You'll never be able to look at him the same way again.
2. Diana Ross and the greatest penalty kick of all time
No matter how many times you watch it, it's never not funny.
Diana Ross was a central part of the USA's spectacular opening...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
With a festival of football about to take over your TV screens for the summer, we caught up with the BBC pundits and presenters heading out to Brazil to ask the big questions.
Who is going to win it? Are England doomed? And what on earth do we do if it goes to penalties?
England's chances?
Things don't look too cheery for Roy's boys. Getting out of the group stage is being treated as a major achievement, and even getting that far is being too optimistic for some of the pundits.
Mark Chapman: "I can't see them getting out of the group. I don't know if that makes me pessimistic, realistic or what. I just can't seem them getting past Uruguay. Thankfully, I think fans are more realistic and the media are being more realistic this time. We haven't seen any England players wrapped in the St George's flag saying...
Who is going to win it? Are England doomed? And what on earth do we do if it goes to penalties?
England's chances?
Things don't look too cheery for Roy's boys. Getting out of the group stage is being treated as a major achievement, and even getting that far is being too optimistic for some of the pundits.
Mark Chapman: "I can't see them getting out of the group. I don't know if that makes me pessimistic, realistic or what. I just can't seem them getting past Uruguay. Thankfully, I think fans are more realistic and the media are being more realistic this time. We haven't seen any England players wrapped in the St George's flag saying...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist who penned A Brief History Of Time, is now lending his scientific mind to England’s World Cup squad by providing a statistical analysis of what will give them the best chance of capturing a championship win.
Stephen Hawking Advises England's World Cup Team
In his breakdown for the Roy Hodgson-led team, Hawking offered suggestions on uniform color, formation, referee preference, temperature and kick off time. "Statistically England's red kit is more successful and we should play 4-3-3 rather than 4-4-2,” according to Hawking. “Psychologists in Germany found red makes teams feel more confident and can lead them to being perceived as more aggressive and dominant. Likewise, 4-3-3 is more positive so the team benefits for similar psychological reasons.”
"The data shows we also need to hope for a European referee. European referees are more sympathetic to the English game and...
Stephen Hawking Advises England's World Cup Team
In his breakdown for the Roy Hodgson-led team, Hawking offered suggestions on uniform color, formation, referee preference, temperature and kick off time. "Statistically England's red kit is more successful and we should play 4-3-3 rather than 4-4-2,” according to Hawking. “Psychologists in Germany found red makes teams feel more confident and can lead them to being perceived as more aggressive and dominant. Likewise, 4-3-3 is more positive so the team benefits for similar psychological reasons.”
"The data shows we also need to hope for a European referee. European referees are more sympathetic to the English game and...
- 5/29/2014
- Uinterview
Empics/Empics Sport
Newcastle have a rich history of cultivating local talent through the ranks via the bristling production line that ran from the legendary Wallsend Boys Club to St James’ Park and unearthing potential stars thanks to the sharp judgement of an extensive scouting network.
While the names of Lee Clark, Tim Krul, Chris Waddle, Steven Taylor, Steve Watson and the two lads above, Peter Beardsley and Paul Gascoigne, are just some of our celebrated success stories that have prospered in black and white, inevitably, we’ve experienced the anguish of seeing more than few gifted youngsters slip through the net.
We aren’t alone though as every club has suffered the loss of a unpolished diamond at some point in their history whether it be through sheer ignorance or a colossal scouting blunder. It’s a small crumb of comfort but one that does little alleviate the torment.
Newcastle have a rich history of cultivating local talent through the ranks via the bristling production line that ran from the legendary Wallsend Boys Club to St James’ Park and unearthing potential stars thanks to the sharp judgement of an extensive scouting network.
While the names of Lee Clark, Tim Krul, Chris Waddle, Steven Taylor, Steve Watson and the two lads above, Peter Beardsley and Paul Gascoigne, are just some of our celebrated success stories that have prospered in black and white, inevitably, we’ve experienced the anguish of seeing more than few gifted youngsters slip through the net.
We aren’t alone though as every club has suffered the loss of a unpolished diamond at some point in their history whether it be through sheer ignorance or a colossal scouting blunder. It’s a small crumb of comfort but one that does little alleviate the torment.
- 5/23/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
Are you simply nuts about football? Then you should be mates with micro-artist Quentin Devine.
Devine has painstakingly carved portraits of five England footy greats into Brazil nuts in time for this summer's 2014 World Cup in Rio. Why? Well, just because he can.
The artist went through over 50 nuts, each measuring 1.5 by 2cm, averaging 96 hours.
David Beckham, Gary Lineker, Wayne Rooney, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer are given their own nutty equivalents. Though, Gary may only be interested in the crisp variety.
The nuts have been made to tie in with Dave's show England's Top 19 Footy Heroes, which kicks off its World Cup coverage tomorrow (May 20) at 9pm.
Devine said: "When Dave asked me to carve the faces of five of England's most loved football legends out of Brazil nuts I knew it would be a challenge. The nuts can be very oily and extremely brittle but I think I...
Devine has painstakingly carved portraits of five England footy greats into Brazil nuts in time for this summer's 2014 World Cup in Rio. Why? Well, just because he can.
The artist went through over 50 nuts, each measuring 1.5 by 2cm, averaging 96 hours.
David Beckham, Gary Lineker, Wayne Rooney, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer are given their own nutty equivalents. Though, Gary may only be interested in the crisp variety.
The nuts have been made to tie in with Dave's show England's Top 19 Footy Heroes, which kicks off its World Cup coverage tomorrow (May 20) at 9pm.
Devine said: "When Dave asked me to carve the faces of five of England's most loved football legends out of Brazil nuts I knew it would be a challenge. The nuts can be very oily and extremely brittle but I think I...
- 5/19/2014
- Digital Spy
nufc.co.uk
Newcastle United have unveiled their new change kit for the 2014/15 season with a design and colour scheme inspired by one of the most memorable eras in our recent history.
The Magpies will wear the all silver Puma strip, opposition permitting, on their travels next season and will join Geordie legends from the mid-1980′s such as Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle and Paul Gascoigne in sporting the pinstripe number described as ‘iconic’ by Stuart Middlemiss, director of retail at Newcastle United.
“The new away kit is a celebration of one our most iconic shirt designs, with some of our most famous players in the modern era wearing the all silver kit between 1983 and 1988,” he told nufc.co.uk
“I’m sure it will be extremely popular and that our players and supporters will be as equally proud to wear it.”
nufc.co.uk
Like most football kits nowadays...
Newcastle United have unveiled their new change kit for the 2014/15 season with a design and colour scheme inspired by one of the most memorable eras in our recent history.
The Magpies will wear the all silver Puma strip, opposition permitting, on their travels next season and will join Geordie legends from the mid-1980′s such as Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle and Paul Gascoigne in sporting the pinstripe number described as ‘iconic’ by Stuart Middlemiss, director of retail at Newcastle United.
“The new away kit is a celebration of one our most iconic shirt designs, with some of our most famous players in the modern era wearing the all silver kit between 1983 and 1988,” he told nufc.co.uk
“I’m sure it will be extremely popular and that our players and supporters will be as equally proud to wear it.”
nufc.co.uk
Like most football kits nowadays...
- 5/1/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
Ronan Farrow's Twitter response to speculation about his paternity was a graceful exercise in the art of the comic sidestep. Here's our guide to using good humour to fight bad publicity
It was a secret almost certainly best kept between the four people involved, one of whom, Frank Sinatra, died 15 years ago. But for reasons best known to herself, Mia Farrow chose to reveal in an interview with Vanity Fair this week that the father of her son, Ronan, might possibly have been Frank Sinatra rather than Woody Allen, as was previously assumed.
There's as little love lost between Ronan and Woody – Ronan hasn't spoken to Allen since the actor-director started a relationship with his adopted sister – as there is between Mia and Woody, but it's fair to assume Ronan would rather his mother had kept her suspicions a little quieter. Even though the rumour had been around for a while,...
It was a secret almost certainly best kept between the four people involved, one of whom, Frank Sinatra, died 15 years ago. But for reasons best known to herself, Mia Farrow chose to reveal in an interview with Vanity Fair this week that the father of her son, Ronan, might possibly have been Frank Sinatra rather than Woody Allen, as was previously assumed.
There's as little love lost between Ronan and Woody – Ronan hasn't spoken to Allen since the actor-director started a relationship with his adopted sister – as there is between Mia and Woody, but it's fair to assume Ronan would rather his mother had kept her suspicions a little quieter. Even though the rumour had been around for a while,...
- 10/4/2013
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
Ian Wright has been appointed co-host of BBC Radio 5 live's 606 programme for the 2013/14 season.
The former Arsenal striker will present the live football phone-in show with Kelly Cates on Sundays.
Wright - who previously worked as a pundit on Match of the Day - said he was pleased to be back on the BBC.
"There will be lots to talk about and a lot of divided opinion," he said. "For me, it's all about the fans and what the fans think. I like to hear all sorts of opinions, everyone is entitled to one."
Cates - daughter of Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish - said of Wright: "As well as having been a brilliant footballer, he's a real fan of the game."
"You don't know what somebody's going to ask," she continued, "what point somebody's going to make, which way the conversation is going to go.
"When it does get heated and it does get passionate,...
The former Arsenal striker will present the live football phone-in show with Kelly Cates on Sundays.
Wright - who previously worked as a pundit on Match of the Day - said he was pleased to be back on the BBC.
"There will be lots to talk about and a lot of divided opinion," he said. "For me, it's all about the fans and what the fans think. I like to hear all sorts of opinions, everyone is entitled to one."
Cates - daughter of Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish - said of Wright: "As well as having been a brilliant footballer, he's a real fan of the game."
"You don't know what somebody's going to ask," she continued, "what point somebody's going to make, which way the conversation is going to go.
"When it does get heated and it does get passionate,...
- 8/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Football is a game of currency: not just in terms of the money that changes hands for players and for TV rights, but also of the effect it has on fans. Excitement, apprehension, that tingly feeling on the back of your neck and of course, the unmistakable feeling that your club’s new foreign number ten is going to make all the difference to your beloved team.
Both types of currency are deeply invested in that final idea most of all – impact of a player is inevitably always compared with their real cost to the club – their emotional impact on fans and the real impact on the pitch judged against the amount of pounds it cost to secure their services. Inevitably, with the global expansion of the game, and the access given to other leagues and their foreign stars, as well as the relative inexpense of buying from abroad, rather than at home,...
Both types of currency are deeply invested in that final idea most of all – impact of a player is inevitably always compared with their real cost to the club – their emotional impact on fans and the real impact on the pitch judged against the amount of pounds it cost to secure their services. Inevitably, with the global expansion of the game, and the access given to other leagues and their foreign stars, as well as the relative inexpense of buying from abroad, rather than at home,...
- 3/29/2013
- by Ray McCartney
- Obsessed with Film
All this week we've been asking you to tell us, in 140 characters or less, what your dream film would be. You replied in your hundreds; but for which pitch did our judges – Jonathan Meades, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Richard Eyre – choose to have a poster drawn and published in the Guide?
Brian Blessed was a recurrent theme; so was Leonard Cohen. Space featured heavily as a location; the rise in 3D was well represented. The dizzying breadth of ambition of some of the films you dreamed up is truly startling.
One of our judges, Frank Cottrell Boyce, said: "I was expecting this to be mostly amusing casting and direction ideas ("Schwarzenegger is Bach") but was amazed and overexcited to find some ideas on this list that I really would like to see filmed." Indeed, should @jahaniman's Quiet! ("An American aid worker and an Irish boxer enter a monastery but find...
Brian Blessed was a recurrent theme; so was Leonard Cohen. Space featured heavily as a location; the rise in 3D was well represented. The dizzying breadth of ambition of some of the films you dreamed up is truly startling.
One of our judges, Frank Cottrell Boyce, said: "I was expecting this to be mostly amusing casting and direction ideas ("Schwarzenegger is Bach") but was amazed and overexcited to find some ideas on this list that I really would like to see filmed." Indeed, should @jahaniman's Quiet! ("An American aid worker and an Irish boxer enter a monastery but find...
- 10/1/2010
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Kevin spends 90 minutes in the footballing past, but fails to see any change of formation in One Night In Turin...
If by some blessing of youth you didn't witness it the first time round, the Italia '90 semi-final against West Germany that famously saw Gazza blub, the football gods rain misery on England's mesmerising football parade, and a frankly heart-sinking penalty miss from the sausage factory worker turned (no pressure) international footballer, with the weight of a nation visibly swinging from his low-slung neck (Chris Waddle), then you might want to see One Night In Turin.
Me? Like some of you reading this, I was there, albeit immaturely, the first time round. So the thing that came to mind when sitting down and preparing to deal with the memories of bawling my eyes out, of my seven-year-old football-centred world collapsing around me, and of my clearly deflated dad attempting to...
If by some blessing of youth you didn't witness it the first time round, the Italia '90 semi-final against West Germany that famously saw Gazza blub, the football gods rain misery on England's mesmerising football parade, and a frankly heart-sinking penalty miss from the sausage factory worker turned (no pressure) international footballer, with the weight of a nation visibly swinging from his low-slung neck (Chris Waddle), then you might want to see One Night In Turin.
Me? Like some of you reading this, I was there, albeit immaturely, the first time round. So the thing that came to mind when sitting down and preparing to deal with the memories of bawling my eyes out, of my seven-year-old football-centred world collapsing around me, and of my clearly deflated dad attempting to...
- 5/10/2010
- Den of Geek
Documentary retells the story of Italia '90, which culminated in the most-watched British sporting event of all time
Twenty years after Gary Lineker's goals, Gazza's tears, New Order and Nessun Dorma transformed English football, a new big screen documentary has unearthed previously unseen footage to retell the story from new perspectives.
As the hype builds before this summer's World Cup in South Africa, the director of One Night in Turin hopes it will serve to highlight its historical significance. "This is a big story and it was a big turning point," said James Erskine, whose last documentary was the well-received Who Killed the Honey Bee? "You have Tiananmen Square, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Berlin wall coming down. By the end of the year, Thatcher is gone. England is lagging behind and all of a sudden we have an idea we might not be so awful."
Based on All Played Out,...
Twenty years after Gary Lineker's goals, Gazza's tears, New Order and Nessun Dorma transformed English football, a new big screen documentary has unearthed previously unseen footage to retell the story from new perspectives.
As the hype builds before this summer's World Cup in South Africa, the director of One Night in Turin hopes it will serve to highlight its historical significance. "This is a big story and it was a big turning point," said James Erskine, whose last documentary was the well-received Who Killed the Honey Bee? "You have Tiananmen Square, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Berlin wall coming down. By the end of the year, Thatcher is gone. England is lagging behind and all of a sudden we have an idea we might not be so awful."
Based on All Played Out,...
- 4/26/2010
- by Owen Gibson
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Feb 26 – Thanks to events such as Live Aid and the recent resurgence of bands like Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran, the 1980s was the best musical decade of the last 50 years, according to 11,000 music fans across Europe.
Singing footballers Glenn Hoddle, now 52, and Chris Waddle, 49, had hits in the 80s, reports The Daily Star.
Second place went to the 90s with 25 percent of the vote, then the 70s with 23 percent, the poll said.
Only 19 percent chose the Beatles-led 60s as their favourite decade and a mere 2 percent said it was the 2000s.
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Singing footballers Glenn Hoddle, now 52, and Chris Waddle, 49, had hits in the 80s, reports The Daily Star.
Second place went to the 90s with 25 percent of the vote, then the 70s with 23 percent, the poll said.
Only 19 percent chose the Beatles-led 60s as their favourite decade and a mere 2 percent said it was the 2000s.
Digital.
- 2/26/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
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