Well, that was quite the afternoon... Sunderland were never threatened against Luton, but we were all left wondering just whether or not Preston would stop doing us favours just when we needed one the most.

Come 3pm, we'd won 5-0, and Preston had beaten Birmingham 1-0. Perfect. We're the champions of the Championship again, and we're going back to ( Read more... )

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Sunderland are going to be back in the Premiership next season - but I'm not celebrating too much right now. Yeah, it's great to be looking forward to playing against Manchester United and Chelsea instead of Plymouth and Scunthorpe next season, but this is something we've been through too many times before.

Our team needs a lot of strengthening done ( Read more... )

Thank God the week is almost over... for the past few days, I've been a little under the weather, almost in a trance.

Maybe its the comedown after last weekend, but this week has been pretty bland to say the least. I wouldn't mind it as much if I could see things going forward, or even backwards (while I'd be pretty annoyed if that were the case) - ( Read more... )

Alright, so some people are going to call me "sad" for saying this, but last night's UFC show in Manchester was one of the best shows I've been to - perhaps even shading WrestleMania in New York.

Early on Saturday morning/late on Saturday night, one of the BS horoscopes that gets e-mailed to me read something like "today will be the first day of the ( Read more... )

I'm now starting a Lemsip-heavy (or similar unbranded product) regiment, as I plan for this weekend's UFC show.

Yeah, it's not in line with the training that Messrs Cro Cop, Bisping and Arlovski have been doing, but every little helps. Especially since "Scary" and a few others at work have been carrying colds this week. And guess who's just starting ( Read more... )

Is it me, or does the British verison of the Apprentice totally pale in comparison to the American show?

Three days down, and two to go in what looks like the start of another D/D hell at work. We're still fighting to find the odd form from last week's 1,000 rejects, while (somehow) slogging away at the new work.

After the end of next week, the " ( Read more... )

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Looks like my luck is starting to come in...

Just before 7 tonight, I got a text message giving me the good news. In 11 days time (April 21), I shall be in Manchester, covering UFC 70: "Worlds Collide" for WrestleMag.com (I think it's safe to say that now!)

Headlined by Mirko Cro Cop vs Gabriel Gonzaga, and an undercard featuring names like Michael ( Read more... )

I've got a funny feeling (well, a few of those) that someone up there doesn't want me to go and see live music.

The last time I'd planned to go to a gig (July 2005, Theory of a Deadman in Seattle), things went awry when we got to Seattle; having arrived there tired and late without a clue where the building was (only to find out the next day that it ( Read more... )