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Wednesday 7th December 2011

From Nottingham to the Nou Camp: An Interview with Clive Tyldesley

It’s quite a journey from Nottingham to the Nou Camp, home of European champions Barcelona, but that path has been undertaken extremely successfully by a certain well-known alumnus of the University, Clive Tyldesley. He is the voice of ITV’s football coverage, a commentator widely recognised as a consummate…

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Monday 5th December 2011

Win Tickets to BAMMA 8

As the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts returns to its spiritual home of Nottingham, Impact is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to BAMMA 8. Saturday 10th December sees BAMMA come to Nottingham’s Trent FM Arena. BAMMA 8 boasts a stunning card that…

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Friday 2nd December 2011

Gary Speed (1969-2011): A Tribute

Amidst all of the rhetoric of must win games and 30 million pound matches, it is easy to miscalculate the relative importance of football. The sport dominates the lives of thousands of people, all of whom can be forgiven for occasionally becoming engulfed by the constant spiel of…

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Friday 2nd December 2011

The Axe and Managerial Pressure

‘Mancini under intense pressure’, roared the Daily Mail after Manchester City fell to a 2-1 loss at struggling Wolves a little over a year ago. ‘Manager fighting to reassert his authority after consecutive defeats and growing cracks at the club’. Substitute André Villas-Boas for Roberto Mancini and Chelsea…

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Thursday 1st December 2011

Why the Championship is better than the Premier League.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Premier League football is exciting, enthralling and unpredictable. Invest £40 of your student loan in a ticket to see Manchester United against Chelsea and this is exactly what you might see. However, for less money, you could be watching high quality football…

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Wednesday 30th November 2011

Football’s Neglected Art

“Some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over… It is now.” In this joyous moment of pandemonium, football changed. Where once this was a game centering on managers, clubs, players and fans, at that moment the commentator staked his claim as a crucial protagonist in…

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Wednesday 30th November 2011

Forest fortunes on the up

Steve Cotterill’s start at Forest has received much media attention in the past few weeks. Coming in to replace ex-England boss Steve McClaren, he has racked up three victories in his first five games. Despite losing 3-0 to his former club Portsmouth, Cotterill remains positive that Forest will…

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Tuesday 29th November 2011

Pacquiao Profits From Controversial Decision

As ring announcer Michael Buffer announced the result of the third instalment of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez and the Philippine’s hand was raised, three similar outcomes emerged. Firstly, a Pacquiao victory, marking his fifteenth consecutive win and affirming his Ring Magazine pound-for-pound, number one status. Second,…

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Sunday 20th November 2011

Nottingham Outlaws 13-6 Liverpool Fury

The Outlaws got their season off to a winning start on Sunday against visitors Liverpool Fury. Things started brightly for the Outlaws when the short kick off was recovered, allowing the offence to take the field and through a combination of short passes from Quarterback Henri Dinger and…

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Saturday 19th November 2011

A Eulogy to Darren Lockyer

The words ‘great, icon and legend’ are thrown about far too easily these days regarding sports personalities. However Darren Lockyer undoubtedly belongs in this category, as a man synonymous with rugby league, who is sadly barely recognized outside of his sport. The extent of his service to the…

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