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Ian Plenderleith reports on the unexpected legal fallout from Notts County's first round FA Cup match against Cambridge
The webmaster of a small, non-profit making Notts County website was surprised to receive a robust letter from the Football Association recently. His crime was to feature a video highlights clip from the FA Cup first round match against Cambridge United. The FA were not happy at all.
Strength in depth – quantity over quality?
Amid the general admiration for Bobby Robson’s achievement in taking Newcastle to the top of the Premiership table at Christmas, it was widely asserted that he did not have a strong enough squad to make a serious challenge for the championship. That may well be true. However, Newcastle currently have no fewer than 40 players under contract who are considered near enough to the first team to be given a shirt number.
Australia missed out on the World Cup finals yet again. Matthew Hall watched them succumb to mild paranoia – and a better team – in Montevideo
Three strikes and you’re out, and a triple lash from Uruguay in Montevideo was enough to send Australia crashing out of the World Cup without qualifying for the finals for the seventh time in succession. The first and last time the Socceroos made it to the finals was in 1974. On the past five occasions Australia have been eliminated in sudden death play-offs, against Scotland, Israel, Argentina, Iran and now Uruguay. Conspiracy theories, administrative blunders, plain bad luck and the comeback of Diego Maradona have all contributed to past failures.
Mathias Kowoll bemoans the decision of 1860 Munich to cosy up to their more powerful neighbours
Rangers and Celtic have teamed up. They are now planning a shared ground with a capacity of 80,000 next to the municipal sewage plant. Profits from any games played there will be shared equally. In order to persuade the public to support the plan, the last Old Firm derby is promoted as one big demonstration for the common cause. Both sets of fans put on a show, hair dyed green and blue – often both colours on the same head – and the two chairmen can frequently be seen hugging each other.
Dave Jennings gives his impression on Bradford City – years of under achievement, home supporters and what went wrong last season
Why have City underachieved for so long?
Bradford may be a big city, but in recent years it hasn’t been prosperous. Not many people have a lot of spare cash, and City have never had an exclusive claim on the sporting public. Until 1970, soccer loyalties were divided between two lower- division clubs: City and Park Avenue. The latter then lost their League status and folded four years later, but City still have to compete with the highly successful rugby league team, Bradford Bulls. At least there’s no danger of their fixtures clashing, as they are currently groundsharing at Valley Parade.