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John Terry, Anton Ferdinand and those sensitive souls in the press box

July 11, 2012July 10, 2012 by Colin Randall

Each morning, or more accurately as many mornings as I can bear, I walk down the hill to buy my copy of Var-Matin and, when not observing my Max Hastings diet (as I understand it, no bread, potatoes, chocolate or beer but as much wine as you want), some tasty French goodies. Nothing wrong with the walk down; the 130 steps and great looping bends make it a tougher walk back.

Rooney’s rant, Arsenal’s crowding of Dowd: which is worse?

April 5, 2011 by Colin Randall

Wayne Rooney Sky TV pub sign Image: Jontintinjordan

Wayne Rooney is not necessarily the first person you’d think of inviting to tea. Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association, may not always say things we can all agree with.

But am I alone in wondering whether Taylor may be right to question the furore over Rooney’s unconventional way of celebrating his hat-trick against West Ham?