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John Richards joined Wolves in 1967 straight from school, and after a couple of years playing for the reserves, he made his debut at the Hawthorns in 1970, in a pulsating 3 - 3 draw. John did not score in that game, but his natural ability was there for all to see. though it was to another season before he came of age, and forged that great partnership with the Doog.



John quickly became a fans ...

The early 1980s are a source of fascination to me, in a kind of car-crash manner. You know you shouldn't look, and it's going to be horrible, but somehow you just can't pull your eyes away. I'm old enough to remember what happened, yet young enough that it all washed over me. What had actually happened to my beloved club, and what was all the talk about it closing down? Just how did the Bhattis get their hands on things?

So, in order to get it out of my system, I thought I'd ...

Many people look at me with disgust when I label a film 'Turd', and I think it's about time these poor souls are given a full explanation as to why this term is not only a term of endearment, but is also an accolade.

A Turd film is best enjoyed when the brain is not willing to take in a vast amount of complicated information, and merely needs light stimulation. Usually, the familiarity of favourite Turd films means that paying attention is not at all necessary.

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Have you ever found yourself completely unable to hide your utter disgust after reading something so objectionable, so wholly moronic that other people quickly ask if you’re alright?

That happened to me the other day, when I found out on the BBC website that both Paul Robinson and Wes Brown had announced their ‘retirement’ from international football. You might have noticed the use of inverted commas there – they were intentional. That’s not retirement. Retirement is working your ...

So – England are out. Unlike previous tournaments, I believe we have failed pretty miserably this time around. I don’t class where we finished in the World Cups of 2002 or 2006 as failures – I maintain that we’re a quarter finals side, anything below that isn’t good enough, anything beyond a bonus. I really thought we had a chance this year, but the professionalism showed in qualifying was nowhere to be seen – not finishing top of a weak group was incredibly disappointing.

But ...