Football Daily | Can Steve Coogan solve a feud that has gripped Irish football for decades?
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As well as being Middleton’s greatest comedian this side of Bernard Manning, Steve Coogan has taken on some challenging acting roles, not least when playing a version of himself. To set aside Alan Partridge, Tommy Saxondale, Paul Calf and those who still think Tony Ferrino was quite funny, actually, much of his acting reputation relies on those real-life figures he has brought to screen. Manchester man Tony Wilson, bongo king Paul Raymond, Stan Laurel, a loose appropriation of rag-trade tycoon Philip Green and that jingle-jangle former DJ it’s really best not to mention are on the list.
I’ll be honest, it was probably, football-wise, the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to deal with in terms of my own career. I was absolutely heartbroken. I also had some stuff happening off the field. People from the outside don’t see. They think we’re just robots. We have a life off the field. Sometimes it’s difficult to deal with that” – Jack Grealish with a reminder that footballers are just people, too.
I don’t know why but Sir Big Jim Ratcliffe gives off the air of one of those antiheroes of 1980s Sunday night TV dramas – Howards’ Way and the like. Or, more likely, Fry and Laurie’s John and Peter sketches. Charges into the boardroom, pours a scotch, slams a meaty fist on the table, then growls something about marginal gains that Dave Brailsford has whispered in his ear. Daaaamn, Marjorie!” – Darren Leathley.
After hearing all the furore about potential Premier League games in the USA USA USA, I want to add my two cents’ worth from across the pond. I would never spend a dime to watch Hotspurs end in a scoreless draw against Ipswich, and then have to explain to bewildered fans that: ‘Lads, it’s Tottenham’” – Dedric Helgert, Washington DC.
