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Peace: Higher Than The Sun
This burgeoning Birmingham four-piece are on track for a stellar 2013. Combining touches of tropicana and swathes of techno, with dark, moody vocals and sprinklings of The Maccabees type indieness, PEACE are bringing something different to the indie sound of [...]
QPR: A Four Month Plan
“In a strange way I felt second half was good. We had many chances. I’m not giving up. Enough games to go. Keep believing.” This was Tony Fernandes’ tweet at 4.57pm on Saturday in response to QPR’s 4-1 mauling at [...]
ACN Week 1 – Round-up
We’ve not been on top of the tournament in South Africa lately with work commitments and the such, so here’s a whistle-stop viral catch-up… Day 4, Group D Group D got underway on Tuesday at the Afcon and Ivory Coast [...]
How Watford’s ‘Brave New World’ is starting to take shape, and why for Gianfranco Zola, it is crucial that it does
The ‘brave new world’ at Watford is starting to come together. Gianfranco Zola’s team brushed aside Nottingham Forest yesterday afternoon with another clinical away-day performance, and in the process confirmed their place as one of the Championship’s genuine title contenders. [...]
ACN Day 3 – Goalkeeping Madness
With each day that passes, the 29th African Cup of Nations gets that bit more entertaining, and day 3 was certainly eventful. Group C got underway on Mondays as defending champions Zambia faced Ethiopia – appearing at the tournament for [...]
ACN Day 2 – DRC rise to the occasion
Day 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations burst into life following two drab opening encounters on the first day in South Africa. With horrors back in their war-torn homeland and rumours of squad disharmony punctuating the DRC’s build-up, expectations [...]