We’re all going on a summer holiday.
CYCLING Why the Tour de France is not a three-week jolly >> A bit of a change of pace today. This blog is not intended to be serious all the time, rather it’s a random collection of thoughts as they occur. If there’s anything you’d like to read about in future, drop me a line at lionel@lionelbirnie.com or send me a message on Twitter @lioneljbirnie I made the mistake of complaining to a friend the other day that booking hotels for this summer’s Tour de France was turning into a bit of a...
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CYCLING Why the Alberto Contador ruling is a consequence of cycling’s past >> Some of this will not be new to seasoned followers of cycling and anti-doping legislation but it perhaps demonstrates that those seizing on individual details from the Alberto Contador ruling are missing the bigger picture and failing to grasp how cycling’s present is the sum of its past. In one way, Contador could be seen as a victim. He is a victim of past excesses and the failure of successive generations to tackle doping in a way that provoked...
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In 1977 Elton John and Graham Taylor drew up a ten-year plan to reach the First Division. They did it in five... Watford challenged the giants of English football in the Eighties. They were runners-up to Liverpool, played in Europe and reached the FA Cup final.
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Four Seasons was published in 2001 and tells the story of Graham Taylor's second reign as Watford manager. Promotion from the Second Division to the Premiership in successive years had supporters dreaming of another miracle.
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The 100 Greatest Watford Wins is a glorious countdown of the best days to be a Watford supporter. This book tells the story of the most memorable cup triumphs, promotion clinchers, relegation escape acts and some right hammerings.
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