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Scenes From Football History – 1982/83: How Fulham Blew It & Twohundredpercent

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Scenes From Football History – 1982/83: How Fulham Blew It

Fulham needed to do better than Leicester to be promoted to the old First Division and played away to Derby, who needed a point to avoid relegation.

What followed was arguably one of the most infamous English football matches of all time. When people talk about atmospheres at modern football matches being “intimidating”, they don’t know what they’re talking about. The atmosphere at The Baseball Ground on that Saturday afternoon in May 1983 was poinsonous.

BBC NEWS | Business | Economic slowdown hits borrowing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7746642.stm





“The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, admitted that the UK economy will contract by around 1% next year, after falling in the second half of 2008.”

After the country and indeed most of the world getting into a “credit crunch” and recession following too much easy borrowing. It’s more than ironic that the Chancellor thinks the way out is by spending like a madman.

I’m left wing, but this is absolute madness.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/magazine/chi-mxa1123magazinebrianpg12nov23,0,5092606.story

From the page: “During his years as a professional athlete, Arlington Heights native Brian McBride has broken his face three times, nearly lost an eye and earned millions of dollars in a game that most of his fellow citizens think is for kids and foreigners. After a successful career in England, he’s back home, playing for the Chicago Fire.”

This really is an excellent interview with Brian McBride, who was the hardest working player I have ever had the pleasure of watching.

A favourite thing of mine would be after he scored, and he would look up to the Cottage in the corner of Fulham where his wife and children sat, kiss his wedding ring and make the sign of the cross. What a man.