News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

STRUGGLING to get a good night's kip?

Then, according to a survey reported in the Daily Express, you should make blue the dominant colour in your bedroom.

Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

WE are in the era of instant communication but that’s not always a useful tool.

Graham Westley, who has just taken over as manager of League One Club Preston, has apparently not made the best of impressions with his new players.

Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

FOOTBALL can be a deliciously wicked game at times.

Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium was awash with celebration before they faced bottom club Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

NEXT time you think times are a bit tough, spare a thought for Gary Parkinson.

The former Middlesbrough footballer was head of youth development at Blackpool when he suffered a severe stroke last year. The 43 year old has locked-in syndrome which means he is fully aware of what's going on around him but is totally paralysed apart from being able to use his eyes.

THE mouth-watering attraction of the Real Madrid versus Barcelona Champions League semi-final first leg will ensure that the normal parochial English football fans will be glued to their television screens this week.

For some, it will be an even greater attraction than Manchester United’s game at Schalke.

ABOUT 10 days ago whilst waiting for the beginning of my team’s game against Cardiff City, I watched the last half-hour of the West Ham v Manchester United Premier League game on the concourse TV.

United, two down to the London side, fought back to win 4-2, displaying all the resilience, aggression and drive you’d expect of champions-elect.