January 2024

Gary Lineker will not host the BBC’s live FA Cup coverage from Brighton on Sunday, after struggling with voice problems which deteriorated overnight. Lineker was due to front the broadcaster’s live show featuring the clash between Brighton and Grimsby on Sunday afternoon. However, he was noticeably struggling with his voice during Saturday’s match between Manchester City and Burnley, and…

Gary Lineker will not host the BBC’s live FA Cup coverage from Brighton on Sunday, after struggling with voice problems which deteriorated overnight. Lineker was due to front the broadcaster’s live show featuring the clash between Brighton and Grimsby on Sunday afternoon. However, he was noticeably struggling with his voice during Saturday’s match between Manchester City and Burnley, and…

If you are going to christen your football club’s inflatable lucky charm ‘Harry Haddock’, you best make sure it’s a haddock, especially in a town such as Grimsby, so synonymous with the fishing industry. ‘As soon as it went on sale, we had Grimsby fish merchants ringing the newsroom and telling us, ‘That’s not a…

If you are going to christen your football club’s inflatable lucky charm ‘Harry Haddock’, you best make sure it’s a haddock, especially in a town such as Grimsby, so synonymous with the fishing industry. ‘As soon as it went on sale, we had Grimsby fish merchants ringing the newsroom and telling us, ‘That’s not a…

Occasionally things align beautifully.  A young man whose grandfathers lifted the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1969 scored a last-minute winner; progression to a semi-final provided Sheffield United with a real fillip. They needed it.  Not just for the romance of Wembley and not just to continue momentum that they hope will take them straight…

Occasionally things align beautifully.  A young man whose grandfathers lifted the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1969 scored a last-minute winner; progression to a semi-final provided Sheffield United with a real fillip. They needed it.  Not just for the romance of Wembley and not just to continue momentum that they hope will take them straight…

Before he gets around to clearing his desk, Antonio Conte has been anxious to get a few things off his chest. First about the Tottenham fans, impatient and unappreciative of the size of the task against AC Milan, and about the culture of the club, steeped in failure with its losing mentality. Now the players,…

Before he gets around to clearing his desk, Antonio Conte has been anxious to get a few things off his chest. First about the Tottenham fans, impatient and unappreciative of the size of the task against AC Milan, and about the culture of the club, steeped in failure with its losing mentality. Now the players,…

Brighton is now back in the hands of the locals but for a few hours on Sunday, something fishy happened as this city by the seaside fell to an invasion of Harry Haddocks. Grimsby supporters went everywhere with their inflatable friends, the League Two club’s shop having sold 3,000 for this trip. They descended on…

Brighton is now back in the hands of the locals but for a few hours on Sunday, something fishy happened as this city by the seaside fell to an invasion of Harry Haddocks. Grimsby supporters went everywhere with their inflatable friends, the League Two club’s shop having sold 3,000 for this trip. They descended on…