Here are some of the stories featured on this week’s show.
Good
- King Kev is back and the Geordies are going mad. We’re delighted too as Kevin Keegan can never be described as boring. Video of his Newcastle playing days and my favourite Keegan moment. His rant against Sir Alex Ferguson. ‘I will love it…’
- Al Bangura of Championship team Watford is not going to be deported back to Sierra Leone after the Home Office allowed him to stay in the UK. As Damon said on the show, ‘Common sense prevailed’. Here is the BBC article
- Congratulations to Jamie Carragher after his 500th apearance for Liverpool against Luton this week. Video highlights
- Thrills and spills as Non-league Havant beat Division One team Swansea 4-2 to earn a 4th Round tie at Anfield! Sporting Life article
Bad
- Bad for Real Madrid as they were beaten by Mallorca at home and crash out of the King’s Cup in Spain Video highlights
- Milan are also knocked out of their domestic Cup, this time by Catania. Do they care?
- Holders and runaway leaders of the Dutch Eridivisie Ajax are beaten by NAC Breda in the Cup. What the hell is going on here? Article from Reuters
- Kaka is being investigated over links to a corrupt church. The Guardian article.
Ugly
- The constant carping by football ‘fans’ that the African Nations Cup is taking their best players away from them. Surely someone is missing the point…? Reuters article
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