M&B toasts a dining uplift November 26, 2009 PUBS group Mitchells & Butlers yesterday said it was optimistic about Christmas trading as it switched to a food focus to compensate for slower drinks revenue. The group said that it has recently introduced its “winter menu” to take advantage of the rise in consumer confidence, which has sparked people to splash out on good [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: IS THERE HOPE FOR THE PUB INDUSTRY? November 26, 2009 JAMES DAWSON CHARLES STANLEY SECURITIES“M&B has echoed the positive news from most of the other players in the market – Capital, Young’s and Fullers – and its result has reinforced this confidence. But the consumer market is quite fickle and until they are sure about the state of their personal wealth then drinkers will still [...]
Gallas in fresh injury blow for Gunners November 26, 2009 ARSENAL have been hit with a major injury blow ahead of Sunday’s derby visit of table-topping Chelsea with the news that William Gallas is still struggling with a swollen eye. The French defender suffered a nasty clash of heads with team-mate Andrey Arshavin during Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Standard Liege, before eventually [...]
Defeat not tweet for Murray November 26, 2009 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray was cruelly knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals amid farcical scenes last night despite winning his final round-robin match against Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro’s shock three-set win over world No1 Roger Federer took the pair of them through and sent Murray crashing at the [...]
Strauss looks to turn screw November 26, 2009 ANDREW STRAUSS has called on his England troops to turn the screw on South Africa in Cape Town this afternoon as they look to press home their recent one-day dominance over the Proteas. England have won the last six one-day encounters with their hosts since last August and victory at Newlands tomorrow will see them [...]
Johnson: Wielding the axe would be ridiculous November 26, 2009 MARTIN JOHNSON has angrily hit back at England’s “hysterical” critics, insisting calls to sack his under-fire coaches are “ridiculous”. Former internationals Josh Lewsey and Will Greenwood led the calls for changes at the top of English rugby following the disappointing autumn internationals campaign. Forwards coach John Wells and defence coach Mike Ford were the two [...]
Build United’s future around me, says Vidic November 26, 2009 NEMANJA VIDIC last night angrily scotched rumours he is ready to quit Manchester United, insisting he wants to become an integral part of the club’s next generation. The Serbian’s future at Old Trafford has been thrown into question in recent weeks amid reports his wife Ana is unhappy in the north-west. The rumours followed an [...]
Avram’s on a revenge mission November 26, 2009 AVRAM GRANT will be looking to exact revenge on Manchester United this weekend when he returns to management as the new boss of Portsmouth. The former Chelsea chief was announced yesterday as the successor to Paul Hart, who was sacked by the Fratton Park club earlier this week. And the Israeli opens his account with [...]
No complacency for Warriors November 26, 2009 HAVING captain Steve Borthwick back for tonight’s trip to Worcester is a huge boost to us, but we are under no illusions as to the challenge that awaits. Night games, especially in November, can throw anything up and we know with the wet and the cold, we are in for 80 tough minutes at Sixways. [...]
Ground sharing with Liverpool is a possibility, admits Everton chief November 26, 2009 EVERTON chief executive Robert Elstone says the club would be willing to ground share with rivals Liverpool after plans for a new £400m stadium development at Kirkby were rejected. The Toffees had hoped to join forces with Tesco to build a new 50,000-seater stadium and shopping complex, but the idea was quashed by Communities and [...]
