United to end difficult week with vital victory September 16, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED vs LIVERPOOL Sunday – 1.30pm Sky Sports 1 IT hasn’t been a dream start for Roy Hodgson on Merseyside and in truth, his side were fortunate to leave St Andrews with a point on Sunday. That said there probably isn’t a better time to be visiting Manchester United at Old Trafford after what [...]
Terry’s back as Carlo names his charges September 14, 2010 MSK ZILINA vs CHELSEA Sky Sports 2, ko 7.45pm CHELSEA coach Carlo Ancelotti last night took the unusual step of announcing his starting line-up 24 hours before tonight’s Champions League clash with MSK Zilina. The Italian says he will hand first starts of the season to Yossi Benyoun, Yuri Zhirkov and Daniel Sturridge, while captain [...]
Rooney set for recall but Fergie stands by omission September 13, 2010 MANCHESTER Utd vs RANGERS Sky Sports 2, ko 7.45pm MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no qualms about recalling Wayne Rooney for tonight’s highly-charged, all-British Champions League showdown with Rangers. And Ferguson maintains he was right to drop Rooney at the weekend amid speculation about his private life, despite throwing away a [...]
Harry fears England repeat September 13, 2010 WERDER BREMEN vs TOTTENHAM Sky Sports 4, ko 7.45pm HARRY REDKNAPP admits his Tottenham side could fall into the same trap as England in the World Cup if they don’t get their tactics right in Bremen tonight. The Spurs boss almost got his fingers burned when adopting a 4-4-2 formation against Young Boys in the [...]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist September 12, 2010 IT has been another tough year for business. The sovereign debt crisis rocked already shaky market confidence, while uncertainty has kept consumers from splashing out. It is in hard times that reputations are made, though, and over the past year the best have bounced back. Both retailers on our list have, in their different ways, [...]
Toffees have the power to cause another shock September 9, 2010 EVERTON vs MANCHESTER UNITED IT’S been a disappointing start to the season for David Moyes and his Everton side, having picked up just one point from their first three games. The fact that they’ve only scored one goal has to be a worry and the Scotsman would definitely want his team to be in better [...]
LIFE COACH September 8, 2010 I’ve been invited on a game shoot, but I’ve never been before and don’t know what to expect. What do I need to know? AS many people in the City will attest, going on a shoot is a terrific social occasion. There’s nothing like spending a day standing in fields blowing fowl out of the [...]
SPEARMINT RHINO BOSS RETURNS TO CLUB SCENE September 7, 2010 AMID all the talk of a strict clampdown on City jaunts to strip clubs, it comes as something of a surprise for The Capitalist to learn that another such den of iniquity popped up this week claiming to be the classiest table dancing joint in town. That’s right, folks, it’s back – courtesy of founder [...]
Green tipped for coalition September 6, 2010 HSBC chairman Stephen Green could stun the City by resigning to become the coalition government’s trade minister, it was reported last night. Green has been named as the frontrunner to take up the post after months of searching by Prime Minister David Cameron. He would succeed Lord Davies, who was lured away from Standard Chartered [...]
BORIS LEADS LONDON PEDAL POWER September 5, 2010 KELLY Brook, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy led the bike brigade yesterday as the annual SkyRide cycling event was held over a 15km course in London. Before the event Brook said she loves cycling and it is an ideal way to keep fit. Nevertheless she had a wobbly start – [...]