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FINAL LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR THE STRICTLY COME DANCING 2010 UK TOUR The producers of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour! are delighted to announce the final line up for the forthcoming UK arena tour, which will be arriving at Sheffield Arena between the 29th January and 1st of February next year. EastEnders star Ricky Groves and BBC Breakfast’s Chris Hollins complete the celebrity line up for the 2010 dance spectacular. Ricky and Chris will join fellow dancing celebrities from the current series Ali Bastian, Natalie Cassidy and Zoe Lucker, as well as previously announced stars Kelly Brook, Austin Healey and Mark Ramprakash. Ricky, who played unlucky in love car mechanic Gary Hobbs in the BBC soap EastEnders, swapped the streets of Walford for the dance floor where he received steady praise from the judges before leaving the competition in week 10. BBC Breakfast’s sport presenter Chris Hollins is thoroughly enjoying his time on the smash-hit BBC dance show. Partnered with Polish beauty Ola Jordan, he has received his highest score to date in week 8 for the Foxtrot. These eight celebrities will be joined by professional dancers Darren Bennett, Matthew Cutler, Brian Fortuna, James Jordan, Ola Jordan, Lilia Kopylova, Natalie Lowe, Kristina Rihanoff, Aliona Vilani and Ian Waite. The original line-up of judges; Len Goodman, Bruno Tolioni,
Arlene Philips and Craig RevelHorwood are also on hand with comments and scores for the celebrities and their partners, but it is audiences who have the final say each night. TV presenters Kate Thornton or Amanda Byram (check venues for details) will be keeping the judges and dancers in check as host of the show. Having entertained more than 500,000 Strictly fans over two sell-out tours, Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour! returns for a third year to dazzle UK Arena audiences in 2010. Audiences should prepare themselves for an array of beautiful costumes, skilful routines and a host of celebrity dancers. Stars from the hit BBC1 television show past and present will gather their gowns and dance shoes to become dance contestants, competing for the votes of the audiences in Arenas across the UK. They will be joined on the dates across January and February, by their world-class professional partners, performing intricate dance moves to fantastic live music. The five- week dance spectacular produced by Stage Entertainment UK and Phil McIntyre Entertainment in association with BBC Worldwide, will also travel to Liverpool’s Echo Arena, Birmingham’s LG Arena, the Nottingham Trent FM Arena, Sheffield Arena, London’s Wembley Arena, London’s O2 Arena,
the SECC in Glasgow and for the very first time, will visit Northern Ireland at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena. The tour culminates at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Sunday 21st February. The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing is currently being broadcast on BBC1 on Saturday nights. The series has already attracted over ten million viewers. The television format, also known as Dancing with the Stars, has been sold by BBC Worldwide to over 30 international broadcasters and has been named the world’s most successful reality TV format by the Guinness Book of World Records 2010. Tickets are still available from www.sheffieldarena.co.uk
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL
A truly magical afternoon of Christmas entertainment in conjunction with Weston Park Cancer Charity Appeal. Stannington Brass Band, The Cathedral Singers, Steph King’s Stage Academy + John Reilly will be providing the entertainment at this wonderful family event. Tickets: Adults £8 - Concession £4 - Family Ticket £16
XMAS SOUL SPECTACULAR MONDAY 28th DECEMBER CROOKES SOCIAL
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To request a menu, or to book for any of the above, call in at the pub, ring us on 01298 83345 or e-mail us at derekkenney123@btconnect.com We are open every day for the whole of the festive season serving food from midday until 8.30pm
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We specialise in dealing with stray and abandoned dogs in S. Yorks and NE Derbyshire - No Destruction Policy -
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STAND OUT AT THE RIDGE Northridge store has been located in Crystal Peaks shopping centre for 14 years and the independent clothing store has recently been treated to a deserved make-over and rebranded shop-fit. As always though, Northridge still stock all the essential fashion
pieces to make every look, The Look! Northridge stock all the latest and greatest brands and styles at great value. This seasons women’s wear is sourced from top dutch brands; Vila, Vero Moda, with the emphasis on party wear with sequins galore and high sheen
leggings. Also exclusive to Northridge is the new Diverse range inspired by the look of All Saints. With brands such as Superdry, which is officially the fastest growing menswear company in the UK and Duck & Cover who are renowned for their innovative passion for design excellence. Northridge has the balance of top fashion pieces with the essential affordability factor! Other brands include; K- Swiss, Jack & Jones, Fenchurch, Bench and Gio Goi the trade name that was born out of the 80’s and 90’s dance
revolution is still alive and kicking and offers a vibrant, innovative fashion range for men and women. To celebrate the signings of the new lease taking Northridge to 14 years in the centre, the clothing company has kindly donated £250 to the centre’s nominated charity, Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. For all those festive parties or maybe some special outfits to put on your Christmas Wish List there is no better place to visit than Northridge this Festive Season. “Life’s too short to just blend in.... stand out at the Ridge!”
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DINNER CORNER By David Hayes
Traditional Carvery With An Added Delightful Twist Nestled away in the lovely surroundings to the south west of Sheffield situated next to Parkhead cricket ground which makes for the perfect summer evening out watching the cricket and enjoying a cool drink. With the onset of winter it was the carvery we set our sights on and the warm inviting interior of the large Toby Parkhead pub. Having booked we were quickly shown to our table by a kindly courteous member of staff who explained fully the menu options. Traditional carvery has now been complimented with additional special nights served from 7pm. Onwards with a delightful twist. For £7.50 choose a dish and help yourself to the freshly carved beef, turkey or pork – I opted for a slice of all three and then eagerly helped myself to the large selection of vegetables, potatoes and Yorkshire puddings. On finishing you are entitled to help yourself to even more veggies
and roasties. Now the added special night bonus. Having finished your carvery opt for a fresh plate and help yourself to a choice of 3 different curries Chicken Makhani, Piri Piri Beef and mushroom and spinach curry. Being a self proclaimed curry expert I can proudly boast that the curries were full of flavour and suitably spiced, accompanied with mini poppadoms and bhajis. Each night offers a different accompanying special Monday BBQ, Tuesday Beef Hotpot Dumplings and Toad In The Hole, Wednesday & Thursday Curry Nights, Friday Classic Steak nights and Saturday Classic Lamb night. Although I did not participate The Toby also offers a good selection of starters and some belt busting deserts served with lashings of custard from a bottomless custard jug. The accompanying wine list is
fairly extensive and reasonably priced, I however opted for my usual lager from the large bar which also serves a good selection of bottled beers and draughts. Overall Verdict: Great value, nice food and particularly good service. Well worth a visit. Any negatives – An overly large restaurant can make for a less than intimate feel and it would be nice if the bar was separate to the restaurant. Be warned pace yourself – the food is very very generous and eagerly tucking in will soon fill you.
The Park Head, Toby Carvery, 345 Ecclesall Road South Sheffield. S11 9PW, Tel: 0114 236 2735 If you would like a review of your restaurant please call: 0114 276363
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A WEEKLY COLUMN WRITTEN BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM, AUTHOR & VISIONARY JOANNE GREGORY
MANIFESTATION OF LOVE!
As Christmas approaches our thoughts turn to family and having our loved ones around us. It’s a busy family orientated time generally, but for far too many people it is a lonely time. Happiness is our birthright and if anything is getting in the way of that then we are out of sync with the universe. We can manifest anything we want into our lives; someone to love is no more difficult than anything else. Following the basic manifestation process you can access the creative energy and bring anything you want into your life. The manifestation process begins with a single thought or idea. In this case you would like someone to love and love you, or more friends and family. The thought is given energy dependant on the amount of time it is used. Think about it often. It attracts other energies vibrating on the same or similar frequency depending on its strength and nature (e.g. how much time the creator has spent thinking about it and whether it is a positive or negative vibration). People will start to gravitate towards you who are also looking for the same thing. These other energies give the creator some kind of feed back as to the possibility of a result (e.g. a similar experiment or breakthrough may become known to them or another creator offers a helping hand. You know what I mean a non-coincidence happens just at the right time). You’ll be asked out or told how of good places to meet someone. You’ll find like minded people and possible candidates for your affections. The creator fuelled by the recent confirmation that he/she is on the right track gives it a great deal of his/her thinking time. You start to see meeting someone is really possible which starts your belief system off. He/she ‘imagines’ the outcome in different scenarios but he/she always ‘imagines’ success. Related feelings fuel and drive him/her. Imagining what you would do with your new partner gives detail to the creative force of what you would really like therefore refining your search. The energy around the thought is now so vast and the thought itself is so huge that it is now more of a ‘belief’. We base our beliefs on things that appear ‘real’ to us. That is, things we can see and hear or are told over and over again. (E.g. you believe that grass is green, but who says so? Someone, somewhere, in the beginning, made a decision that the
colour of grass would be called green. You might think this is a silly thing to say but the point I’m trying to make is we can believe things to be true just because we’ve been told enough times that they are. After all it may be possible that when I see green it is different to what you see.) The vibration then matches the belief and it becomes a reality. Every possible matching vibration is attracted to it and the desired result is achieved. The thought or idea has become solid or we have fixed our attention on random subatomic particles and set them into the pattern we expected to achieve. Before you know it you are inundated with offers and invitations and the right person is already around ready for you to get close. This process can be applied to anything to start it happening. It takes just 16 seconds of thought directed energy for something to begin to manifest. The more time you concentrate on something the greater it will become and will arrive quicker. There are also a couple more factors that help when manifesting something new into our lives. Everything within the universe vibrates, the frequency with which it vibrates determines how it looks, feels and behaves. Good things generally vibrate on a fairly high frequency and not so good on a lower one. To speed up your manifestation it is helpful if you are vibrating at a frequency as near as possible to the frequency of the creative energy that brings things into being. The creative force vibrates at a very high frequency so, in order to communicate clearly with it; you have to instigate an increase in your vibe too. The way to do this is to think of something that makes you feel good and then start sending energy through thought to your new love life. Imagine someone you already love, a baby’s gummy smile, a funny story, listen to upbeat sings and sing along, a favourite happy memory, in fact anything that makes you feel good and will lift your vibration. Also remember your world is built around your belief system. You don’t have to know how you will meet your soul mate you just have to want and believe it to be possible. After all, the universe can do absolutely anything; your love life is small fry. So it takes just 16 seconds to begin the process towards love and a love filled Christmas, what are you waiting for?
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Weekly Horoscopes ARIES March 21st - April 20th Signing a contract makes an agreement official, which makes you nervous. You’re the sort of person who doesn’t like to be confined by a lot of legal formalities. Unfortunately, you need to make some official promises if you’re going to move up the ladder of success. Pay no attention to a nagging fear you won’t be able to fulfil your obligations. You’ll pass this test with flying colours, if you keep your nose to the grindstone. Take some deep breaths and stay calm. TAURUS April 21st - May 21st You could finally receive money you’ve been expected for some time. Beware of spending it all in one place. If you’re careful, you can pay your bills and have a little left over for savings. Resist the urge to buy expensive luxury items, especially on credit. If you’re patient, you’ll be able to pay cash for such indulgences. It’s all a matter of sticking to a budget. If you’re not happy with your salary, this would be a great time to negotiate a pay raise. GEMINI May 22nd - June 21st You’ll be in great demand this week, both personally and professionally. This is a great time to step out of your comfort zone. You’ve been blessed with a multitude of talents. If you feel as if you’ve been thrust into a pigeonhole, work your way out of it. Change your look, find a different job or team up with an unlikely partner. Don’t tangle with an irritable authority figure. They are looking for an excuse to vent their anger on an innocent victim. CANCER June 22nd - July 23rd Burying your head in the sand is no longer an option. You’ll be forced to face some painful truths regarding a female friend, relative or neighbour. Although it pains you to admit this woman took advantage of you, there’s no other conclusion to draw. Console yourself with hard work. Exercising outdoors can also relieve anxiety. Staying cooped up inside can drive you stir crazy. An attentive admirer will try to seduce you. Be willing to take the bait. LEO July 24th - August 23rd A friendship could be coming apart at the seams, and there’s nothing you can do. It’s better to cut ties than force a relationship that has lost its purpose. Although such behaviour runs contrary to your loyal nature, you need to break things off, even at the risk of seeming heartless. The person in question has betrayed you in more ways than one. By getting out of their path, you’ll avoid further disaster. Resist the urge to give them money as a guilt offering. VIRGO August 24th - September 23rd You could finally get word regarding a job or promotion. Don’t be surprised if you’re given a lot more responsibilities in the days ahead. Fortunately, a loved one is poised to help you make this transition. It’s a little nerve wracking for a shy person like you to be in the spotlight. With a little practice you’ll come to enjoy the publicity. Your finances are about to improve. Be sure to put a percentage of your earnings into savings. LIBRA September 24th - October 23rd A legal decision could be rendered, allowing you to move forward with career plans. Although you may not like the result, at least you won’t be kept awake worrying and waiting for the verdict. Besides, bigger and better opportunities await you. It looks as if you’ll be able to make use of your artistic talent in your next job. Teaching students how to write, paint or play music will give you a new lease on life. It could also put you on the road to romance. SCORPIO October 24th - November 22nd You may have to cancel personal plans at the last minute, which makes you really angry. You’ve been looking forward to this outing for some time, but a financial shortage requires you to find more work. A job opportunity related to teaching or writing is worth taking, even if it puts a crimp in your schedule. Fortunately, a relative or roommate is willing to help with household responsibilities. Enlist their aid with taking care of a pet, child or chores.
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SAGITTARIUS November 23rd - December 21st An engagement, marriage or business agreement changes the course of your life. Two heads are better than one this week. Don’t try to undertake a difficult task all by yourself. Relations with a neighbour or relative will be improved if you extend an olive branch. The two of you have a lot more in common than you realise. A relative or roommate’s erratic behaviour is getting on your nerves. You need to establish some firm guidelines so these outbursts won’t continue. CAPRICORN December 22nd - January 20th A tough work assignment comes to an end, leaving you more time for your personal life. Plan to visit a secret hideaway with your beloved. If you’re single, you could meet someone special at a religious, cultural or educational institution. Your new lover could make a lot more money than you. This financial discrepancy will create a feeling of inequity. Prepare to confront how your income affects your self worth. The answer may surprise you. AQUARIUS January 21st - February 19th A creative project comes to fruition, prompting you to look around for the next big opportunity. Establishing a steady routine should be your first order of business. Although it pains you to admit it, you could benefit from a steady job. This means you’ll have to spend less time on pleasurable pursuits and devote more energy to work. An optimistic attitude is the key to landing a decent position. Project an upbeat attitude when going on interviews. PISCES February 20th - March 20th It’s time to leave a difficult domestic situation behind. Moving to a new place, finding a different roommate or selling a property are among the possibilities. This change will result in an emotional wrench, but that can’t be helped. Find a healthy outlet for your frustrations. Your studies may take you away from the social scene, but that may be a good thing. Solitary pursuits make you more self sufficient. Burning question about Love, Money, Career or Life..? Why not call one of Russell’s hand picked team of sychics & Mediums on 0906 661 0538* or Free Phone 0808 206 4530 to pay by Credit Card. *0906 calls cost £1.50 from a BT Landline, other networks/mobiles will vary. 18+ only. All calls are recorded for your protection and safety. This entertainment service is regulated by PhonePayPlus and provided by RGA Ltd, PO Box 322, WA15 8YL.
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WESTON PARK CANCER CHARITY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL NOT TO BE MISSED Sheffield is really fortunate insomuch as it has one of only three specialist cancer hospitals in the UK. At one time or another one in three of us will be touched by cancer and the care and support provide by Weston Park is world class. On Sunday December 6th there is a fund raising concert which is a Christmas Concert for all the Family starting at 2pm at Sheffield Cathedral. Those of you that would enjoy a truly special concert that the whole family can attend should really get along to this one. The reason for hosting it at the Cathedral is to give it a real sense of Christmas and the line up is absolutely fantastic. The concert will feature
Stannington Brass Band, The Cathedral Singers, Stephanie Kings Stars of the Future and special guest John Reilly of Boy on a Dolphin and Acoustic Angels fame. Everyone is working and rehearsing to make this the best start to Christmas for everyone. Having been involved in this I have had the pleasure of seeing and hearing some of the preparation and I can inform everyone that they are in for a real treat. Stannington Band, Sheffield’s only championship brass band, are rehearsing some great festive music and they will also be accompanying John Reilly in 3 specially commissioned arrangements. The first time Stannington and John performed together
was in front of a packed City Hall and the reaction from the audience was electric as they rose to their feet to give a standing ovation. They will be performing 3 songs together including a the finale Greg Lake’s Christmas standard ‘I Believe in Father Christmas’. Next door to The Mercury offices we have been listening to Stephanie King putting her young proteges through their paces and rehearsing new Christmas material for the concert. They’re really working hard and again I can assure you that their part of the concert will be tremendous. With the greatest respect to our readers I suspect that not many of you have heard the choir at Sheffield Cathedral.
The men of the choir, under the direction of Neil Taylor, Master of the Music will be providing musical food for the soul at this special time of year. Neil is a good friend of mine and the music at Sheffield Cathedral is as good as any Cathedral in the UK. All in all you have a fantastic and important cause, a wonderful venue, a great seasonal programme of music which gives everyone the opportunity to get Christmas started and help Weston Park. Tickets are £8 for adults, £4 for concessions and family tickets at £16 for 2 adults and 2 concessions. You can phone 0114 276 3701 to book yours in advance and collect them at the door.
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A QUESTION OF SPORT The steel city of Sheffield has seen some pretty fierce rivalry on the football field – now Kevin Blackwell and Brian Laws are going to play out a battle of the minds. The two managers have agreed to take part in a special charity version of the long running quiz A Question of Sport, organised by BBC Radio Sheffield. They’ll be joined by BBC Radio Sheffield’s Paul Walker and Seth Bennett, plus two other sporting guests. Quizmaster will be Look North’s Harry Gration. All money raised will go towards the BBC Sheffield Kids’ Scanner Appeal for the Children’s Hospital in Sheffield. A Question of South Yorkshire Sport takes place at the Pennine Lecture Theatre at Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday, December 10. Tickets are free but a donation
agents need the clubs for their income and the clubs need the artistes to get people in . Well, since coming off holiday weve not stopped this week. In reply to last weeks article We were kindly invited by reference about atistes not International Management to turning up etc this as been a showcase they were holding a bone of contention for at the Frontier night club at years and questions have to Batley last Tuesday and it was be asked of is it the club the nice to see various agents and agent or the artiste. clubs there to see 14 different Well some months ago I was acts. Some of these were very in a club where they had a good and some were in my band booked for the following eyes not for clubland but more week but I knew for definite for corporate gigs and holiday that they wouldn’t be there as camps/ cruises. 3 that stood they were on holiday. I spoke out were Stak it Up , Tytania to the con sec who assured and Evoke who I have seen me they would be there as he advertised around the clubs had a contract. Having known but I think next year will make this band I rang them and they a bigger impact on clubland, informed me they wouldn’t so a big thank you to Norman, be there and had pulled this Glyn and Liz for the invite, an gig months ago so who is to enjoyable day. blame? I suspect on this and Wednesday we were of to other occasions the agent is so Greasboro to see Foxx who they don’t lose that booking have put in a funny rendispot and at the last minute, as tion of Stavros Flatley that they did with this club, offer was very amusing and well last minute alternatives. With done and yet again these guys this said I think the agent turned in a very good show. should then stand the cost Friday we went to East Dene because the club has paid for Rotherham to see Billy Pearce advertising etc and the memand Envy. Now I’ve said it bers backlash . before give your customers Now with that said I have what they want and they will heard of clubs pulling artistes come well this club did. It at the last minute. Again this cost ten pounds to get in and is so unfair and if this is the at 7 o’ clock until twelve you case the club should be made couldn’t get a seat, it was to pay a percentage compensa- packed and Billy as usual gave a sterling performance, tion. on stage for one and and One thing is due to genuine half hours supported by the illness so acts do have to pull out and if this is the case let’s brilliant Envy who had all the club up dancing by the end of see doctors note as at the end the night . of the day the club is their Saturday we went to see my employer for the night. our favourite band Coyote at I do really believe there Eastwood View in Rotherham. should be some code of conduct between clubs agents It was very busy with these guys doing what they are good and artistes as the artises and
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of at least £5 is being requested per ticket. Doors open at 7.30pm for a recording that starts at 8.15pm and the entire show will be broadcast on BBC Radio Sheffield the following weekend, on Sunday December 13 at 1pm. To get your tickets you need to call in to reception at BBC Radio Sheffield. Or write to the station at 54 Shoreham St, Sheffield with your ticket request, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. So far BBC Radio Sheffield has raised more than £180,000 for a new CT Scanner, but it needs to hit a target of £500,000 by the end of March next year. Station Editor Hannah Kennedy said: “This promises to be a great night out. We all know about the rivalry between the two managers on the football field, it’ll be interesting to see how they cope on questions of sport. “I’d like to thank them both for giving up their time to take part in this event and hopefully raise a lot of money for our kids’ scanner appeal.”
at giving one hundred percent effort and totally enjoying being on stage. I personally would like to say a big thank you to these guys because we had my nephew with us along with the whole of Steeler, another local rock band, to wave him off as he goes to Afghanistan with the Yorkshire Regiment next Sunday and these guys made a big fuss of him. Steeler are just putting a gig together for Help the Heroes on the 24th of Febuary at the Thurnscoe Coronation club and along with Steeler, Coyote may appear if they can confirm dates with agent. The Rakkiteers are confirmed but these guys are looking to put a massive night together YORKSHIRE ROCKS FOR THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENTS so any bands or artistes willing to give time up and you don’t need your equipment as Steeler will use their PS etc please email tommishaun@aol.com. Sunday we were off to see the family BEARDSMITH at Monk Bretton Barnsley. This club is a small but very clean club it was £2 to get in all ticket and sold out, what a talented bunch this lot are. Lead from the back of the stage by Norman, the dad, but this family just go from strength to strength with endless talent and proper live music. Some bands should take note and be ashamed as these are young kids with bags of talent .The campaign for 2010 should be bring back live music not mimed music. Derek
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It is now over three weeks since my last cigarette and I have to say that I feel pretty smug about the whole affair, particularly as I was told on countless occasions that I was doomed to failure. My tip for anybody who seriI was in the pub yesterday when ously wants to kick the habit I suddenly realized I desperately is to visit your doctor and ask needed to Fart. to go on a course of Champix. The music was really, really loud so I timed my farts with the beat. The beauty about this course After a couple songs, I started to of treatment is that for the feel better. first two weeks of taking the I finished my beer and noticed tablets, you are able to smoke that everybody was staring at me. Then I suddenly remembered that as normal. You pick your own date to stop and then you have I was listening to my ipod. no more cravings from that MACHO MICE date. Don’t ask me how it Three very macho mice are stand- works but it really does. ing around trying to outdo each other. The first mouse says: “You Of course, as a non smoker, know those little pellets they put you suddenly find that you out around the house trying to have more spending money, poison us? I love those things. I so what do you do with it? My eat ‘em like candy.” choice was to upgrade my Sky The second mouse, not to be outsubscription to high definition. done says: “Oh yeah? Well, you I recently bought a large flat know those mousetraps they put out to try to catch us? What I do screen television that had a is get on the trap, grab the cheese, sticker on the front that stated and then flip over onto my back, ‘H.D.Ready, which is like and when the steel bar comes having a chocolate fireguard swinging down, I grab it and do bench presses with it.” if you don’t receive H.D. proThe third mouse says: “You guys grammes. I am now like a kid are really a couple of tough mice, with a new toy, and searching and I’d love to keep hangin’ out with you here, but I gotta go make the programme guide, I came across a channel named C.B.S. love to the cat.” Reality, which was hosting a THE LONG JOURNEY HOME paranormal marathon. Now if On a train from London to there are two things that really Manchester an American was make the hairs on the back berating the Englishman sitting of my nose stand on end it is across from him in the compartment. “You English are too stiff. ghosts and long distance runYou set yourself apart too much. ning. However, on tuning in, I
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discovered that that it was not an athletics event, but a series of programmes where various mediums could get in touch with your departed friends and relatives. Handy if one’s recently departed was the only one who knew the combination to the floor safe or where the garage key was kept. The medium I watched was called John Edward, an internationally renowned psychic medium, and on the basis that he could be no worse than the X Factor twins John and Edward, I decided to give it a go. It was fascinating to say the least, and there has to be something in it. He was not asking general questions, but specifics such as ‘who hung himself from a tree?’ and ‘who put marmalade on kippers?’ Now unless this harmless looking ninety odd year old woman was a plant, there has to be an element of truth in the fact that when we leave this mortal place, we go somewhere else. I am coming round to the theory of incarnation and want to come back as a dog. (no snide remarks please), preferably one of mine, who have fresh lamb’s liver cooked for them every morning, can sleep whenever they want, never get a bill through the letter box and can freely copulate in the street with whoever they want with no fear of offending
anyone, and if they happen to impregnate a bitch, there is no pup support agency trying to bleed them dry. When people describe an unfortunate person as ‘having had a dog’s life’ I am at a loss to understand why that is supposed to be so bad. My pal got a very cool reception while helping out at a free soup kitchen in London last week, just for saying to the slower diners ‘hurry up, some of us have got homes to go to’ I have no travels to report on this week as I have been laid up with a trapped nerve in my neck. I intend to remedy this with a trip to the chiropractor. I visited one ten years ago with a similar problem and have never looked back since. The pain, I am reliably informed by a young mother who has had a similar trapped nerve is akin to childbirth, and I am therefore looking for a bit of sympathy from the female gender. We are now in December, how this year has flown, and the eighteenth is of special significance for two reasons. It is exactly two years ago that I had my bad fall from which I have still not recovered, and three years have elapsed on that date since something that is instrumental to my making serious changes to my last will and testament, which I shall be doing while I am (supposedly) of sound mind.
MURDER, HE JOKED It’s a stockbroker’s first day in prison and on meeting his psychotic-looking cell mate, when he notices how scared the stockbroker looks. I’m in for a white-collar crime, too. “Oh, really?” says the stockbroker, sighing with relief. Yes,” says the cellmate, “I killed a vicar.” ROUND THE BEND A man is speeding down a narrow mountain road, when a woman comes hurtling round the corner. He swerves to avoid her, but as she passes she leans out the window and screams ‘PIG!’ Astonished, the man turns and yells back, ‘B**CH!’ as he reaches the bend and crashes into a pig.
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JLS JLS, the most successful new group of 2009, end their incredible year by announcing their first UK Arena tour for December 2010. The tour comes to Sheffield Arena on Friday 17th December 2010. Tickets priced £31 & £25 (booking fee may apply) go on sale Saturday 5th December 2009 at 9.30am JLS’s February 2010 UK tour sold out within 24 hours with multiple dates being added due to popular demand for London and Manchester. And it would have been even quicker had it not been for the booking agents computers crashing due to the demand. “We can’t believe the demand we received for our theatre tour which sold out immediately! The response has been incredible and we’re over the moon to announce that we’re doing our very own arena tour at the end of 2010. It’s every singe’rs dream to play venues like the O2, Wembley and Manchester’s MEN arena to such huge audiences! It’s going to be a spectacular and we can’t wait for all our supporters to see the show!!” JLS have had a phenomenal 12 months. Their first two singles debuted at #1 – ‘Beat Again’ and ‘Everybody In Love.’ Both songs also topped the radio airplay charts. Their debut self-titled album released in November stormed to the top of the album charts selling 239,643 copies in one week to make it
the fastest selling debut by a group since the Arctic Monkeys released their debut in 2006. The album has now sold half a million in just 3 weeks. As well as the record-breaking sales, JLS have been picking up awards along the way. In September they walked away with two MOBOs for Best Newcomer and Best Song for ‘Beat Again.’ And as if more proof was needed that their appeal lies outside of the standard pop network, JLS celebrity fans have announced themselves, unashamed, in as varied and distinct personae as Pet Shop Boys, Keri Hilson and Mr. Hudson. JLS will be releasing their third single ‘One Shot’ in February 2010. Tickets for JLS at Sheffield Arena on Friday 17th December 2010, priced £31 & £25 (booking fee may apply) go on sale Saturday 5th December 2009 at 9.30am in person at the Arena box office, by phone on 0114 256 5656 and online at www. sheffieldarena.co.uk
INFORMATION & TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS CAN BE FOUND AT
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PETER KAY After selling out an record breaking run of twenty nights at the Manchester evening news arena and Due to the phenomenal public demand Peter Kay’s – ‘Tour That Doesn’t Tour Tour’ is now going on tour, performing at Sheffield Arena Friday 26th, Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th November 2010. Tickets, priced £35 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 11am on Friday 4th December. Tickets are limited to 8 per person, per show. Dates have hastily been arranged for Peter’s first national tour in seven years, since his award winning ‘Mum Wants A Bungalow Tour’. Kay who is currently riding high at the top of the British charts with his animated all star band song for Children In Need said: “I’m delighted to be going back on tour and have been completely overwhelmed with the demand for tickets, it’s going to be a great tour and I can’t wait to get back on nights again” Tickets, priced £35 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 11am on Friday 4th December and will be available in
person at the Box Office, by phone on 0114 256 5656 or online at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk. Tickets are limited to 8 per person, per show.
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THU 3RD DEC - £6ADV - 7PM
SAT 5TH DEC - £12ADV - 7PM
+ STONE RUN + AIRBURST
+ SPLODGENESSABOUNDS
THE CRAVE
FRI 4TH DEC - £11ADV - 7PM
BAD MANNERS
SUN 6TH DEC - £12ADV - 7PM
YD TYSKE LUDDER PRETTY BOY FLO K STARS + CYBERCIDE + THE LADDER
+ SILVERJET + THE BLAC
CRAVE DIGGERS! Back in a simpler times there was no indie, no emo, no nurave. No post-this, post-that, post-whatever the hell else. There was just riff-laden, ballsy rock ‘n’ roll; huge songs, life-changing gigs and a whole world of noisy, gutsy fun that took people out of their dreary everyday lives and made them feel truly special. It’s from this effervescent historical well that the UK’s most charismatic young band draw their inspirations. But this is no retro pastiche, these boys are young, hungry and bringing classic rock songwriting flailing and wailing into the 21st century. It’s the Foo Fighters and AC/DC in a booze-fuelled riff showdown. It’s Tom Petty and Aerosmith in a bare-knuckle dust up over who’s got the bigger hooks. It’s U2 and Guns N’ Roses wrestling for stadium supremacy. Put simply: it’s The Crave. This year alone The Crave have toured the UK and Europe with the likes of Shinedown, Buckcherry, Hinder, Theory Of A Deadman, Hot Leg and are about to embark upon a UK stadium tour with legends Deep Purple (Impressive). The past 3 years have seen The Crave complete 3 tours of the US including shows at the Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary alongside Bruce Springsteen and the Foo Fighters, the Brit Bus tour which took them 5000 miles across the country on an English double decker bus and a headlining show at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel Casino on Halloween night. Undeterred by the music industry’s obsession with all things ‘indie’, The Crave decided to record tracks for their debut ‘High’ EP in Brighton. Mark Flannery (who has worked alongside acts such as Sheffield’s Def Leppard, U2 and Depeche Mode amongst many others) saw the talent in this young band and co-produced the first tracks with frontman Ryan Burnett and mixing maestro Matt Hyde for the record over a few weeks. The Crave combine all the fantastic songwriting elements, infectious melodies, superb harmonies and huge choruses of their peers, but make it sound both thrilling and vibrant in a thoroughly modern style. The debut album is set for release January 2010. But before that check out what all the fuss is about when they hit the boards at the Corporation on the 3rd. Rock On!
MR BROWN STONE(D)! Most people really don’t need an Introduction to Ian Brown, but for those that do here goes; Ian’s first band The Patrol was short lived, in which he played bass. He then went on to become the major lyrical influence in the Stone Roses’ earliest work circa Garage Flower, before the classic Squire/Brown partnership. He took a lot of criticism for his voice, yet it has become one of the most imitated in the years since his emergence. He contributed to only 3 songs on the “Roses” Second Coming Album (Daybreak, Straight to The Man, and Begging You). He points to John’s excessiveness in the Second Coming years as one of the main reasons for the group’s downfall. However, ignoring his own lethargy just as much. Had John not come up with the goods, the Roses’ hiatus would have reached well...maybe never! Having chosen to continue on as The Stone Roses after John’s departure, it all finished disastrously at the Reading Festival in 1996. He headlined Sunday night’s performance, having been out with former band member Cressa the night before, smoking weed, which ruined his voice for the gig. Brown would argue that he was in a no-win situation concerning that gig though. Speaking to Jo Whiley: “A girl’s told me that she had been at the meeting with the NME on the Friday, and the man’s told her: “We bury him this weekend.” So it didn’t matter to me how I performed.” He described the music business as “The filthiest business in the universe”, and he closed the book once and for all on The Stone Roses. Since then Ian Brown has had a very successful solo career, and is now regarded as English “Rock Royalty” (So much for the press eh? Ian) and you can catch the rock legend live in Sheffield at the O2 Academy on the 8th. Ian Brown: O2 Academy, Tuesday 8th December, Door time: 7.00pm, Show time: TBC
Codeine Velvet Club is a new musical project between Jon Lawler - alias Jon Fratelli of The Fratellis and singer/songwriter Lou Hickey. It celebrates a shared love of ‘60s girl-boy duets, dramatic orchestral pop, and dark post-war Hollywood and Las Vegas romanticism (make of that what you will!) Following a whirlwind 3 years of touring, Jon decided to take a well-earned breather by taking his family and friends on a beach holiday abroad. Restless and itching to get back to work, he flew home after just a few days. It was on his return that he seized on the opportunity to help write a track for Lou Hickey’s album, a project funded by a grant from the Scottish Arts Council. ‘Vanity Kills’, as it came to be titled, emerged as a swaying, jazzy, big-band duet, tinged with noir-ish menace and shades of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood’s waspish 1960s guygal duelling. Jon & Lou met up at a studio and wrote [new single] ‘Vanity Kills’, Says Lou - “But Jon thought it was too good for my album, so he decided it should be the beginning of a whole new venture. Which suited me fine.” Sounding like soundtrack composer John Barry playing in a rock ‘n roll band, the album began to fall into place early this year, with the taut, shimmering album opener ‘Hollywood’, the Mariachi-inflected ‘Time’, and the widescreen, cinematic sweep of ‘Nevada’, whose elegant orchestral score was written by Belle & Sebastian’s Mick Cooke. There was room for some rockers too: the carousing ‘Little Sister’, and ‘I Would Send You Roses’, a track Jon had originally written for Roger Daltrey (blimey!). The band head out on tour and will be playing a show at the Leadmill on the 6th December. Sounds intriguing. CODEINE VELVET CLUB: The Leadmill, Sunday 6th December, Doors: 7pm, Price: £8 adv., Age limit: 14s+
As any AC/DC fan will tell you – there is only one AC/DC. And as any Live/Wire fan will tell you - there is only one complete AC/DC show - and that is LIVE/ WIRE!! LIVE/WIRE - The Boardwalk Friday 4th December -£10adv
The Crave + Stone Run + Airburst: The Corporation, Thursday 3rd December, £6.00 adv., Doors 7:00PM, age 14+
YEAH? YEAH YEAH!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have added a final date to their UK tour for November and December and thankfully it’s in our very own back garden, down at the Academy on Monday the 7th. If winter feels a million miles
away, fear not as main stage appearances at Reading and Leeds are still to come, following spectacular eyeball-bouncing, headdress-shaking performances at Glastonbury, T in The Park and Oxegen. The iconic, graceful and delirious Karen O is Queen of the Festivals, stealing the show, our hearts, and the front-pages. The New York three-piece, completed by Nick Zinner (guitar, synths) and Brian Chase (drums), released their latest album It’s Blitz! in April – among many glowing verdicts it was described as “the alternative pop album of the decade”
by Spin magazine and “a strong contender for album of the year” by The Times . Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheffield O2 Academy - Tickets £20 - www.o2academysheffield. co.uk
reviews by presley Artist: Muse Single: Underdisclosed Desires Released: Mon 7th December
Even though we here at Drag reviewed their last single ‘Uprising’ (you know, the one with the Billy Idol White Wedding rip off) we had to review this follow up too for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the last single was so damn good! And Secondly, so is this one! Muse have started to be a bit more commercial, Having established themselves they were always great but as the hardest working AC/DC a bit too muso for a lot of tribute in the UK, Live/Wire bring a unique show to the stage people. They now have somehow managed with their fifth by playing both the Bon Scott album ‘The Resistance’ to AND Brian Johnson eras with appeal to a wider audience, be two very individual singers, more chart friendly but within the same explosive perforout compromising themselves mance! as a band. I’m still not quite With Tink, Ed & Daz providing a sure how they’ve done it, but rock hard rhythm section you can it is genius. They’re fan base set a watch to, Lorne cutting the rug as Angus Young with his fren- is going to go skyward now at a rate that will see them probzied fretboard antics and Jon & ably be the next U2. Grant as the legendary Bon Scott The song starts with pluckand Brian Johnson themselves, ing violins (that’s not a Live/Wire hold all the aces! euphemism). Live, as on the The band continues to develop and enhance their live perforJonathan Ross show last Frimance to reach their ultimate goal day night, there was a heavy - the perfect reproduction of the Numan-esque growling synth AC/DC show! at the fore-front. Sadly on this The Stick This In Your Fusebox studio version that sounds 2008 tour sees Live/Wire present- is a lot more subtle though. ing a full AC/DC show in theatres Mathew Bellamy’s vocal is - with the Cannons, the walkways, quite beautiful throughout the backdrops and the drapes. “At- and it’s basically a love song. tention to detail” is their aim, and, What I love about this band is from the AC/DC signature sound, totally evident in the video to instruments and stage attire, right this song. It’s posy, with them through to recreating the moves in a studio surrounded by all AND the grooves... it’s all present kinds of weird and wonderful & correct! electronic musical equipment, If you are going to reproduce an wires draping all over them, AC/DC show, you have to do it video screens all around the right and the band pride themplace with lyrics and images selves on creating an exact replica popping up…….……….its of an AC/DC show which gives just so f**king COOL! This the fans great value for money is the kind of band that can and keeps them coming back for get peoples juices flowing and more! get the younger kids wanting The 2008 tour will see the largest to be rockstars rather than production yet for the audience football players. I take my hat to savour. Who said bigger isn’t off to Muse, well done guys. better?!! A Live/Wire show is Plus, a rarity in today’s remix all about the band AND the fans society, the mixes available of being in it together - and they this song ‘Big Pink’ and ‘Thin don’t just want to invite you to White Duke’ are brilliant and an AC/DC show - they want you really in keeping with the slap bang, front row centre for the song, check them out if you whole experience! can.
SMOOTH REAL CLUB! LIVEWIRE
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Artist: Depeche Mode Single: Fragile Tension Released: Mon 7th December
To start off, I have to admit I’m a huge lover of most things Depeche. There’s been the odd let down, but when a career spans three decades there’s gonna be, the standard can’t be up there constantly. When their latest album ‘Sounds Of The Universe’ came out earlier this year I liked it but found it to be a bit one-dimensional, especially in a lot of the sounds they were using. But sometimes an album that is a bit samey can after many plays enter your consciousness and end up being a much better album than you previously thought. To confuse matters here, I’m nearly at that point, but I can’t quite fully get there. This is the second single from that album, the first ‘Wrong’ didn’t do great sales in this country sadly but maybe this one will fair better. They’ve got the advantage of touring the UK this week now that frontman Dave Gahan is over his fairly serious illness. It’s a fast full on electronic number, none of Martin Gore’s guitar on this. I like it a lot, but it’s not a massive song. What I think Depeche are able to do though is make this song huge in the live arena. I can see the tens of thousands of arms waving in unison from side to side to this song just as much as the fans do to their classic material. This single is actually paired with ‘Hole To Feed’ which is more a tribal drumming backing track with a darker Dave Gahan vocal, but this song doesn’t really cut it and is a bit lame although not terrible. Try and go see them live, that’s where they really excel.
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Saturday 5th December BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen 12:00 BBC News 12:10 Regional News and Weather 12:15 Football Focus 1:00 Snooker: UK Championship 2:15 Rugby Union 4:30 Final Score 5:05 BBC News 5:15 Regional News and Weather 5:25 Hole in the Wall - Anton Du Beke hosts the madcap gameshow where celebrities dress in tight silver suits and try to avoid getting pushed into a pool of cold water by a fast-moving wall. Team captains Joe Swash and Austin Healey are joined by model Caprice, who gets the shock of her life, the Apprentice’s Ben Clarke, TV presenter Martin Roberts and actress Verity Rushworth 5:55 Merlin 6:40 Strictly Come Dancing - It’s the quarter finals of Strictly Come Dancing and the pressure is mounting. The five remaining couples must perform two different dances in a bid to stay in the competition. With the final in sight no one wants to leave now. Casting their critical eye over the performances are Judges Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli 8:10 The National Lottery Draws 8:20 Casualty - As Others See Us - Medical drama series. Ruth gets a shock when a face from the past turns up at the ED. Meanwhile, Adam’s suspicions are raised when Sean tries to play happy families, and Polly struggles to come to terms with recent events 9:10 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 9:40 Strictly Come Dancing Results 10:10 BBC News 10:30 Match of the Day 11:55 The Football League Show
BBC TWO 6:00 Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 7:00 Dennis & Gnasher 7:10 Dennis & Gnasher 7:25 Sportsround 7:40 What’s New Scooby Doo? 8:00 Gimme a Break 8:30 TMi 10:00 Doctor Who 10:45 ChuckleVision 10:55 The Story of Tracy Beaker 11:30 Animals at Work 12:00 The Cut 12:25 The Season 12:55 The 5:19 Show 1:15 Kyle XY 2:00 Animal Park 2:45 FILM: The Big Circus 4:30 Snooker 6:05 Dad’s Army 6:40 Dinner at Noon 7:20 An Englishman Abroad - Alan Bates, Coral Browne, Charles Gray, Harold Innocent, Vernon Dobtcheff, Czeslaw Grocholski. Dir: John Schlesinger. Alan Bennett’s award-winning film drama based on a meeting between Australian actress Coral Browne and British spy Guy Burgess. When a mysterious Englishman appears in her dressing room, Coral Browne assumes he is attached to the Embassy, but if so, why are his trousers out at the knees? What does he want with her face powder? An invitation to lunch will perhaps explain, though the lunch consists of one tomato 8:25 Talking Heads - Her Big Chance. Julie Walters. Dir: Giles Foster. Drama monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Julie Walters. Lesley is a small-part actress who lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem 9:00 Talking Heads 2 - Waiting for the Telegram. Thora Hird. Dir: Stuart Burge. Drama monologue written by Alan Bennett, starring Dame Thora Hird. Violet’s long life includes two telegrams, both from the monarch. Awaiting the second, she remembers the first 9:30 Being Alan Bennett 10:30 The Thick of It 11:00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 11:45 Snooker 12:35 Snooker
BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 7:30 Match of the Day 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 Fern Britton Meets... 11:00 Country Tracks 12:00 The Politics Show 1:00 Cash in the Attic 1:30 Keeping Up Appearances 2:00 Murder, She Wrote 2:45 EastEnders 4:40 Points of View 4:55 Songs of Praise 5:30 BBC News 5:45 Regional News and Weather 6:00 Life 7:00 Countryfile - Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury bring us another slice of country life, including an investigation by John Craven into the alarming rise in wildlife crime. James Wong heads off to Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire, to gather some mistletoe and to see how much it fetches at the town’s annual auction and on Adam’s farm in the Cotswolds, he and his dad are inspecting the hedgerows to find out why they have produced such a bumper crop of berries this year 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Small Island - John Alexander. Andrea Levy’s award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. London 1948: Hortense joins Gilbert her new husband in England where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. The women have both married in unpromising circumstances. As Hortense remembers her life in Jamaica and the love she had for Michael and his betrayal of her, Queenie also remembers her night of passion with the same Michael when her husband was away at war. Will they uncover the secret they share? 10:30 BBC News 10:50 Regional News and Weather 10:55 FILM: Down with Love 12:35 The Sky at Night
BBC TWO 6:00 Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 7:00 Uncle Max 7:10 OOglies 7:30 Prank Patrol 8:00 The Secret Show 8:15 The Secret Show 8:30 Best of Friends 9:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Escape to the Country 12:15 FILM: Tiger Bay 2:00 Snooker 5:20 Talking Heads 6:05 A Day Out 6:55 Talking Heads 7:30 James May on the Moon - James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. He meets three of the men who walked on the moon, before experiencing the thrill of weightlessness, and the bone-crushing G forces of a Saturn V rocket launch. Finally, he puts on a space suit and flies to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane, where he looks down at the curvature of the earth and upwards into the black infinity of space 8:30 Top Gear 9:30 Miranda 10:00 Match of the Day 2 - Adrian Chiles presents highlights from the day’s Premier League games. Everton and Tottenham Hotspur meet at Goodison Park. Just one goal - an own goal - was scored in the two meetings between the sides in the 2008/09 season, but Spurs put two past the Toffees in the League Cup earlier in 2009. At Craven Cottage, Sunderland visit Fulham - two teams who have made promising starts to the season. The Black Cats’ striker Kenwyne Jones has scored in each of his previous three games against the Cottagers 10:50 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:20 Argumental 11:50 Snooker 12:40 Snooker
Birthdays: Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards (1964) - Ronnie O’Sullivan (1975) - Frankie Muniz - (1985) On this Day: Amadeus Mozart dies aged 35 (1791) The Final episode of ‘Monty Pythons Flying Circus’ airs (1974)
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GMTV 6.00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 CITV:Horrid Henry 9.40 CITV:Horrid Henry 9.55 CITV:Atomic Betty 10.10 CITV:Atomic Betty 10.25 CITV:Art Attack 10.50 CITV:Tricky Quickies 10.55 ITV News & Weathe 11.00 FILM: Pollyanna 1.35 FILM: Peter Pan3.35 Calendar News and Weather 3.50 FILM: Star Wars: Episode VI 5.00 ITV News & Weather 5.15 FILM: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 6.30 Totally You’ve Been Framed! 7.30 Harry Hill’s The Best of TV Burp The first of three Best of TV Burp shows in the run up to Christmas is jam-packed full of the best clips, skits and quips from all previous series. Featuring Jamie Oliver performing The Jamie Rap, Phil Mitchell deflating, and the trailer for new detective series Life as Meat, in which Harry wakes up in the 70s as an oven-ready chicken, ready to fight crime. Plus Burp legend Paul Burrell is up to his usual tricks in Australian Princess, and a host of top telly stars express their astonishment after learning that Emmerdale’s Val has cataracts 8.00 The X Factor - Dermot O’Leary hosts the semi-finals. The four remaining acts must perform two songs each, and it will be up to them to really sing their hearts out if they are to be in with a chance of making it to next week’s final. Judges Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh will be crossing their fingers for their favoured acts. Who will impress the panel and the voters at home? 9.30 Rod Stewart: One Night Only 10.45 ITV News & Weather 11.00 FILM: Ray 1.45 FILM: Clean and Sober
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6:10 Planet Cook 6:30 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:00 7:30 Freesports On 4 8:00 The Morning Line 8:55 T4: Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Pop Star 10:00 T4: Friends 10:35 T4: Hollyoaks Music Show 11:10 T4: 4music Favourites: Robbie Williams 12:10 T4: 90210 1:10 T4: Mariah Carey: T4 Special 1:45 Channel 4 Racing 3:50 My First Year 4:20 Come Dine With Me 4:50 Come Dine With Me 5:20 Come Dine With Me 5:50 Come Dine With Me 6:20 Come Dine With Me 6:50 Channel 4 News 7:20 - Speed 2: Cruise Control - Annie (Bullock) And Her Boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) Take A Romantic Cruise To The Caribbean, But Also Aboard The Cruise Liner Are A Gathering Of Diamond Merchants, And Arch-Villain John Geiger (Willem Defoe), Who Intends To Steal Their Merchandise. He Plans To Ram The Ship Into Dry Land And, In The Mayhem, Escape With The Loot. Bullock And Patric Are Perfect As The Dynamic Duo Who Save The Day And The Ocean-Going Scenario Allows For More Spectacular Special Effects Than The Original. Edited For Language And ViolEnce 9:40 - Premonition - Stars Sandra Bullock As Linda Hanson, An Ordinary Housewife With Two Children Whose Life Is Thrown Upside Down When Her Husband Jim (Julian Mcmahon) Is Killed In A Car Crash. After Falling Into A Grief-Stricken Sleep, She Awakens To Find Him In The Kitchen Drinking Coffee. At First She Believes She Has Had A Nightmare But The Next Morning She Awakes To His Funeral Preparations. While Everyone Else Thinks She’s Going Mad, Linda Realises That She’s Caught In A Time Slip, With The Days Before And After Jim’s Death All Mixed Up. Now She Must Work Out How To Prevent His Death Without Consequences For Her Or Her Daughters. Network Premiere 11:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats 12:154music: Live From Abbey Road
FIVE 6.00 Sunrise National and international news 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Milkshake! Bop Box 7.10 Fireman Sam 7.25 Rupert Bear 7.35 Mio Mao 7.40 Hana’s Helpline 7.55 Noddy in Toyland 8.05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.25 Mist 8.40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 9.00 Olivia 9.15 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 NFLUK 11.00 The Gadget Show: Winter Special 12.00 Britain’s Best Brain 1.00 Zoo Days 1.10 Film: Brave Warrior 2.40 Film: Operation Pacific 4.55 Film: Cool Hand Luke - Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J D Cannon, Lou Antonio, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin. Sharp, bruising prison drama about a man who, following a drunken spree, is sentenced to two years on a chain gang in the southern United States. Despite the brutalities of the prison regime, the high-spirited individual refuses to submit to authority and becomes a hero to his fellow convicts 7.15 Five News 7.20 NCIS 8.15 CSI: NY - Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill, Claire Forlani. New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. Mac and Stella investigate the death of a woman at the French Consulate, while Danny and Lindsay try to find out who killed an up-and-coming chef with a corkscrew 9.10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda, Paul Guilfoyle, Wallace Langham. Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. The CSIs are called to the murder of a motorcycle gang member at a biker bar. The investigation intensifies when the team discovers the victim was working undercover - but who revealed his true identity to the gang? 10.10 Law and Order 11.10 CSI: NY 12.05 SuperCasino
TV Highlights
Rod Stewart - One Night Only ITV - 9:30pm
Rod Stewart performs a selection of the iconic hits that have made him a music legend, including Maggie May and I Don’t Want to Talk About It, together with his new interpretations of some of soul music’s greatest songs
Ray five - 11pm
Oscar-winning drama telling the turbulent life story of blind musical genius Ray Charles. Ray’s audacity and groundbreaking talent made him a phenomenon on the road and in the studio, but drugs, women and bad memories took a heavy toll on his personal life
Birthdays: Ira Gershwin (1896) - Rick Buckler (1955) - Peter Buck (1956) - Andrew Flintoff (1977) On this Day: First pieces of international space station were constructed (1998) Roy Orbison dies (1988)
ITV 1 6.00 GMTV 6:00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 CITV:Paz. Starry, Starry Night 9.35 CITV:Supernormal 9.50 CITV:Horrid Henry 10.05 CITV:Atomic Betty 10.20 CITV:Emu 10.35 CITV:Planet Sketch 10.45 Coronation Street Omnibus 1.00 ITV News & Weather 1.05 Kids Do the Funniest Things 2.05 Columbo 4.10 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 6.10 Calendar News and Weather 6.25 ITV News & Weather 6.45 All Star Family Fortunes - Vernon Kay hosts the gameshow in which two celebrities and their families battle it out in a bid to win up to 30,000 pounds for the charity of their choice. Today Dancing on Ice judge Karen Barber and clan take on comedian Paddy McGuiness and his Bolton-based brood. The Barbers are playing for Cancer Research, while the McGuinnesses are supporting the British Heart Foundation 7.30 The X Factor - Find out the results of the latest public vote, as Dermot O’Leary reveals which performers will have to fight for survival in a sing-off. The bottom two acts will face the judges again, and one will be eliminated, losing their chance of competing in next week’s final. Who is going home today? 8.30 FILM: Batman Begins 11.10 ITV News & Weather 11.20 Carol Ann Duffy: The South Bank Show 12.20 Guinness Premiership Rugby
CHANNEL 4 6:05 Sali Mali: Autumn Leaves 6:10 Planet Cook: Aliens Ate My Kebab 6:30 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:00 Avp Pro Beach Volleyball Tour 7:55 The British Gas Great Swim Series 8:50 T4: Friends 9:25 T4: Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00 T4: 90210 1:00 T4: Friends 1:40 T4: Ugly Betty 2:40 T4: Ugly Betty 3:40 T4: The Simpsons 4:10 T4: The Simpsons 4:45 Deal Or NO Deal - Noel Edmonds Asks The All-Important Question As Contestants Do Battle With The Banker In Their Quest To Leave The Dream Factory With £250,000 5:40 Channel 4 News 6:10 Son Of The Mask - The Magical Mask Goes Missing Once Again In Lawrence Guterman’s Sequel To The Mask . After Cartoonist Tim Avery’s (Jamie Kennedy) Dog Finds It In A Stream, Tim Lands A Big Account, Only To Lose It, And His Job, When He Loses The Mask. It’s Found By His Infant Son Alvey Who Is So Familiar With Tv Cartoons, He’s Not Amazed By His New Toy. But It’s Not Only His Dad Who Wants It Back; The Norse God Of Mischief Loki (Alan Cumming) Needs To Find It Before His Dad Odin (Bob Hoskins) Realises It’s Missing… 8:00 Come Dine With Me 9:00 FILM: Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh’s Oscar-Nominated Comedy-Drama Stars Sally Hawkins As Poppy, A Perpetually Optimistic Primary School Teacher. After Introducing Her Friends, And Setting Up Poppy’s Character, Leigh Moves The Plot Along With The Introduction Of Scott (Eddie Marsan), Poppy’s Misanthropic Driving Instructor, Who Is Her Exact Opposite. As Her Lessons Progress, In TaNdem With A Tentative Romance, The Relationship Between The Pair Develops In One Of The Sharpest Comedies Of Recent Years. Network Premiere. 11:20 FILM: The Hills Have Eyes 2
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Eastenders Mon: Whitney’s world is shattered by a home truth. Meanwhile, Jean finally comes face to face with Stacey, Janine plots away, and Bradley returns to Walford Tues:Will Whitney be strong enough to face the court? Archie has a big question for Janine, and Jean begs Bradley for help Thurs:Tony’s trial descends into chaos. Bradley makes a huge admission to Stacey, and Max’s world begins to crumble Fri: What will Tanya do when confronted with more of Max’s deceit? Whitney is finally forced to face what Tony did to her, and Bradley has to make a tough decision
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MILLERS INTO THE DRAW VIA A DRAW FRUSTRATED Rotherham United manager RonRotherham United will have control of midfield and finding
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Whilst last weeks telephone troubles didn’t get the better of the ice hockey commentary they did continue into this week and were the beating of FA Cup football. The Rotherham United FC match at Don Valley was, due to fundraising and volunteers other commitments, going to be the last of our coverage for 2009 anyway but it was not to be. Ice Hockey will continue through December as games return to the Sheffield Arena and then football coverage should be restored at the beginning of 2010. We are delighted to have been invited to record the Schools Christmas Concert at the Rotherham Minster next week. Bringing together a host of talented young musicians from across Rotherham the concert raises money for local charities. We will be recording the concert to play out in our Friday evening In Concert slot the following week. We decided this week to enter
the national Hospital Radio Awards for the first time. For many years we have debated about entry and this year we have the equipment which allows us to complete the audio compilation piece for submission. There are nine categories of awards, with Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in each. We have decided to enter the Special Event category this year with our coverage of Remembrance Sunday from Rotherham Minster and Cenotaph. Our submission will be sent off this week then it’s a long wait until mid-January until the shortlisted 10 nominees are revealed, then a further wait until March for the top three to be announced at the Hospital Broadcasting Association spring conference. Fingers crossed! It might be a bit early for New Year resolutions but it’s certainly time to be thinking about what challenge you might pose yourself for 2010. How about to use some of your free time for the good of others? Maybe you could tear yourself away from the TV for an evening a week to offer some comfort to people in hospital? Or perhaps the void that was Christmas shopping time on Saturday afternoons could be put to charitable use? Radio Nightingale is looking for new volunteers to assist in all areas of the station. No previous experience is neces-
sary, the amount of time you give is completely up to you, as is the areas of work you get involved in. It could be on-air but equally valuable are people who want to visit the wards to collect patients requests or assist at fundraising events. There are specific vacancies we are looking to fill at the moment listed below however people with other talents to offer are equally welcome so please do contact us to discuss where you could fit in. You never know you might enjoy it so much, volunteering might be a New Year resolution you keep to!
their name in the hat but their place in the third round is yet to be decided after being held 2-2 at Don Valley by Luton Town. Adam Le Fondre and Stephen Brogan cancelled out Tom Craddock’s penalty, but a goal by substitute Mark Nwokeji was enough to claim a draw for the Blue Square Premier side. Ronnie Moore was forced into two changes for the game with Brogan and Ryan Taylor replacing the injured Kevin Ellison, and cup-tied Adam Rundle. It was the returning Brogan who went close early on. His free-kick from all of 30 yards almost catching Kevin Pilkington unaware, but the ball went narrowly over. The Millers piled on the early pressure and went close again on five minutes when Tom Pope rose highest from Nicky Law’s corner, but he couldn’t get the necessary connection on the ball and it drifted wide. The lively Pope was in the thick of it again soon after, pouncing on a loose ball on the edge of the area, unfortunately his snapshot was just over before turning provider for Taylor who couldn’t quite connect with the cross. Gary Roberts, making his second start for the Millers, showed encouraging signs early on, and his pinpoint ball to the left found Brogan whose right footed shot was comfortable for the experienced Pilkington. The Hatters took an unexpected lead on 19 minutes with their first meaningful attack. A breakaway resulted in Claude Gnapka receiving the ball on the right hand side of the area where he was brought down by Millers left-back Andy Nicholas. Craddock stepped up and sent Andy Warrington the wrong way and give the advantage to the Blue Square outfit. The Millers almost hit back immediately, Roberts again taking
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nie Moore was very frustrated at his side’s inability to hold onto the lead following the Millers 2-2 draw against Luton in the F.A Cup second round. The Millers came from a goal behind to take a 2-1 lead at the Don Valley Stadium following goals from Adam Le Fondre and Stephen Brogan; however a late goal from Luton substitute Mark Nwokeji took the game to a replay. “Good sides don’t concede goals like that,” said Moore. “We did the right thing going on and trying to get another but we weren’t patient enough. We went too gung-ho and began chasing it. “If you play square balls like that you’re always going to be in trouble. It was a silly ball to play, they’ve broke against us three against two and the lad’s got lucky as it’s gone through Fenton’s legs. He couldn’t really miss could he?” Moore was also unhappy with the manner of the Hatters first goal, which came from the penalty spot following a tackle by Andy Nicholas on Claude Gnapka: “The penalty was unbelievable, how naïve to get done like that,” added Moore. “But both goals I thought were naïve from our point. We’ve gifted them the two goals through bad decision making.” Moore believed his side deserved to go through to the draw for the third round however, and bemoaned the extra game his side must now play: “That’s the frustrating thing for me, at 2-1 I thought we were cruising. At that point I thought there was only going to be one winner. I was comfortable, the most comfortable I’ve been on the dugout since I’ve been here actually. “We’re disappointed because we’ve drawn. We’re unbeaten in six games now but I’m disappointed and the players are disappointed that we’ve not won the game. “We’ve got to go on and do it the hard way now. It’s a game we could do without as it will take that extra bit out of us physically.”
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Taylor on the right. The forward came inside the defender but his resulting shot was deflected just wide. Ian Sharps had a header cleared off the line on the half hour, and Pope was flagged offside after Roberts had put him one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The fourth official indicated two additional minutes, and the Millers took advantage, when Taylor fed Pope on the right, he found space to cross into the area where Le Fondre was waiting to claim his second goal of the competition just seconds before half-time. The Millers carried the momentum in the second half, and Sharps’ header was deflected just wide from a Law corner. After a scrappy period following half-time the Millers took the lead just after the hour. Roberts’ cross from the byline was headed home by Brogan on his return to the side. They almost made it 3-1 six minutes later when Taylor cut in from the right again, but his effort was blazed wide. On 73 minutes, an uncharacteristic error by the impressive Roberts gifted possession to the visitors, substitute Nwokeji was put through on goal and he beat Warrington to level the scores. The Millers then had a strong shout for a penalty as Law’s cross appeared to be blocked by the arm of Alan White. Referee Tierney waved away the protests and the Millers had to settle for a corner. Rotherham had the final chance of the game when Le Fondre and Pope combined before laying off to Danny Harrison who shot wide from 18 yards. Three minutes were added on, but the Millers couldn’t make the breakthrough, meaning that this second round tie will be decided at Kenilworth Road.
just over seven minutes gone of the first period. Joey Talbot scored the second at 17:38, but less than a minute later Bolzano pulled one back through a goal from Fraser Clair. The second period saw Bolzano take the lead with two goals, and Talbot tied the game with his second goal at 33:47. A scoreless third period saw the two teams take the game to overtime, and with neither team managing to score in overtime, the game went to penalties. Jeff Legue scored first for the Steelers and Bolzano missed, but drew level at 1-1 in the second round of penalties when Joey Talbot missed his shot. Matt Hubbauer’s penalty shot found
save from netminder Andrew Verner saw the Steelers progress to the Continental Cup final where they will face home team Grenoble, Minsk and Salzburg in France in January (15th-17th) 2010. No EIHL team has ever made it to the final of the Continental Cup, and only one British team has ever progressed to the finals, London made the grade in the Superleague days. The Steelers return for their first home game of December on Sunday December 6th at Ice Sheffield. Tickets are available from the Steelers’ office (0114 242 35 35) and are expected to sell out as fans gather to welcome the triumphant team home.
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SHEFFIELD WOEFUL OWLS HIT FOR WEDNESDAY FOUR BY BAGGIES 2009/10 FIXTURES August 8 Barnsley 15 Peterborough 19 Newcastle 22 Scunthorpe 29 Plymouth
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September 12 Nottm Forest 1-1 15 Middlesbrough 1-3 18 Sheff Utd 3-2 26 Cardiff 3-1 29 Crystal Palace 0-0 October 3 Derby 17 Coventry 20 Preston 23 Watford 31 Bristol City
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March 6 Leicester 13 Swansea 16 Preston 20 Derby 24 Watford 27 Coventry
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Sheffield Wednesday suffered their heaviest home defeat of the season on Saturday as promotion hopefuls West Brom breezed past a tame Owls challenge. A scintillating first half performance by the Baggies swept SWFC aside as Simon Cox’s brace and a Jerome Thomas strike made sure the points were comfortably stored in the travel bag. Former Owls ace Chris Brunt - influential throughout on his return to Hillsborough - struck a late goal to round off a comprehensive victory. Wednesday made one change from the side the posted a point at Ipswich last Saturday. Leon Clarke started up front in place of Luke Varney, who dropped down to the bench. New loanee duo Warren Feeney and Tom Soares were both named as substitutes. The Owls were out of the traps apace, unaware of the storm to follow, with Marcus Tudgay testing Scott Carson straight from the kick-off. The former Owls loanee goalkeeper saved comfortably before Lee Grant twice showed his mettle at the other end; firstly tipping Luke Moore’s shot on the turn over and then diving low to divert a daisycutter from Brunt. Thomas took a tumble in the area on eight minutes after a race for the ball with Grant but referee Eddie Ilderton waved away Baggies appeals for a penalty. That hardly matter to Albion, though, as they deservedly took the lead in the 23rd minute. Graham Dorrons swung a corner over right into the danger zone and Cox was on hand to volley home his fourth goal of the season. The Owls responded with James O’Connor sending a looping shot into Carson’s midriff but that was a rare foray upfield by Wednesday as WBA largely had control of the game. And the visitors’ superiority was underlined on the half-hour mark as they doubled their lead. Brunt took a pass down the left from Thomas into his stride and drilled a low cross to the back post,
where Cox was on hand to fire into the back of the Kop net from close range. Brunt was at the hub again two minutes later, picking out Moore with a clever through-ball but the latter blasted high over the crossbar. Wednesday were then fortunate not to concede a penalty when Tommy Spurr clattered into Cox as the Midlanders continued their dominance. But another goal was on the cards and duly arrived seven minutes before the break, when Thomas went on the overlap before taking a pass from Cox and shooting hard and low across Grant to all but kill off what had rapidly developed into a one-sided contest. Owls boss Brian Laws made a change before half time with Spurr making way for Mark Beevers; Lewis Buxton switched across to the left back berth. New signing Soares came on for Jermaine Johnson at the interval as Wednesday desperately needed a spark. Varney entered the fray for Marcus Tudgay and although the Owls’ drive improved in the early throes, the final ball was lacking and they could have gone further behind on 56 minutes when Albion broke on the counter and Moore’s well-struck effort whistled narrowly wide. Cox escaped down the left flank and cut inside before flicking just wide and the former Swindon man went closer still nine minutes from time with a rasping drive from distance that only just missed the target. Much as they tried, the Owls could not find a way through, leaving Brunt to inevitably strike the final blow on 84 minutes with a low drive across Grant. Owls: Grant, Simek, Hinds, Buxton, Spurr (Beevers 39), Gray, O’Connor, Potter, Johnson (Soares 46), Clarke, Tudgay (Varney 55)
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Sheffield Wednesday have drawn Championship rivals Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round. The match will be played at Hillsborough on the first weekend of January 2010. Full fixture and ticketing details will be announced here at swfc.co.uk as soon as they have been agreed with Crystal Palace. Wednesday have already played the Eagles this season in the Championship back in September with the game ending 0-0 at Selhurst Park.
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ISSUE 826
LAWS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws admitted that his team let the supporters down on Saturday, after crashing to a 4-0 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion. “Quite simply, that wasn’t good enough,” the Owls boss said. “We played a top team and to get a result against a top team you have to turn up; you have to be at the races; you have to play to your potential and at your maximum because if you don’t that’s what you get. “We let ourselves down and we let the supporters down. It was pretty even in the first 20 minutes but the warning signs were there. We have been working hard to make sure we don’t concede from set plays and you should never allow any team to score with a volley inside the six-yard box. That was unacceptable and it proved to be the turning point in the game. They then got into their stride and made life very difficult for us but we cannot carry anybody and I have to say none of my players came out of the match with any credit today. “After the first goal we were all at sea; passes were going astray and we couldn’t find any rhythm. I am bitterly disappointed, very angry and we have to turn the corner. We were booed off the pitch at half
time and rightly so. “The second half could not be described as anything other than ‘poor’. We have been creating chances in recent games but today we struggled in that respect and that is very disappointing. It wasn’t just the strikers or midfield players who played badly today though it was everyone. “More than anything, the basics let us down today. Passes of five yards and ten yards were going astray and if you’re not keeping the ball against a team like West Brom then they are going to hurt you. “If the players go over the white line and give their all then nobody can have any complaints but today none of them could come back in saying they have done their best so they have to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror. I have to find a way of getting some confidence back into the squad of players I have as quickly as possible but that’s not going to happen if I hammer them every day of next week before we play our next game. We have to get the organisational structure right and I will be working morning, noon and night to make sure we get that right. “I have sympathy for our supporters after that performance and all I can say is that we will be out there working as hard as possible on the training ground to get things right and make sure they do not drop below the standards of professionalism that we expect,” Laws concluded.
A VIEW HARD WORK THE FROM THE ANSWER TERRACE James O’Connor says that a hard week on the training ground will help put right the wrongs that Wednesday suffered at the hands of West Brom on Saturday. The promotion-chasing Baggies proved a cut above at Hillsborough as the Owl slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season. And midfield man O’Connor anticipates a tough week at Middlewood Road before Wednesday look to bounce back against Reading next weekend. He told Wednesday Player: “It’s no good feeling sorry for ourselves, we have to keep believing in ourselves and stick together. We will work hard in training and try to put things right. “On the day, they played well and we were poor. West Brom have just come down from the Premiership, they are a very strong team and we saw that first hand.” Wednesday have slipped to 19th place in the table but O’Connor insists there is no cause for panic given the current stage of proceedings. He added: “We are still in November, there is a long way to go yet. But, of course, we have to start proving we are a better side than we are at the moment. “We will work hard in training and look to come out all guns blazing next Saturday against Reading.”
A Fan’s Weekly Verdict Written by Bunsen Bob
Oh dear. From tentatively looking over our shoulders before Saturday’s pounding we are now jogging backwards and anybody who has tried that knows how hard it is. The next four games before Christmas will probably indicate whether another relagation battle is ahead of us or whether we will continue to bob along and continue to wait for an investor. Contrary to the somewhat negative vibes that this column has generated over the last few weeks I am actually a relatively optimisitc Wednesdayite and therefore I think we’ll serve up some gritty if not outstanding performances and put some points on the board over the couple of weeks. Reading aren’t the force they have been over the last few years and hopefully we’ll provide a backlash this Saturday that will provide the launchpad for a good run. A local derby against Donny will inject some spice into proceedings and I think we’ll sneak a win and the Walkers Stadium has been a good ground for us over the last few years. Swansea will obviously provide a tough test but the Welsh have struggled at Hillsborough and long may that continue. I’m putting my neck on the line and saying we’ll loot 10 points from the next 4 games and have ourselves a merry little Christmas. Isn’t optimism, however blind, a wonderful thing?
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ISSUE 826
HENDERSON HAT TRICK HENDO IS BRINGS HOMEdefence THE POINTS Darius Henderson smashed found Johnson but home a hat-trick - including a last-gasp winner - in a thrilling encounter at Ashton Gate on Saturday. It looked as though United had surrendered a 2-0 lead when Alvaro Saborio netted a leveller in injury-time but Henderson secured hero status with a winner after the five minutes of added time had elapsed. The goal not only secured three points but also ended an 11-month unbeaten home record for City. Goalkeeper Ikeme was handed his debut after signing on loan from Wolves, whilst chief Blackwell made two other changes with Montgomery and Henderson returning. Bunn, Camara and Evans were the players to make way with the latter reportedly struggling for full fitness due to a midweek injury problem. There was no place in the 18 for new loan defender Kallio with United up to the loan limit of five in the matchday squad. The personnel selected suggested a 4-5-1 formation and that proved to be the case in the initial exchanges with Ward and Quinn supporting Henderson from the wide areas and Williamson the most advanced of the central midfielders. City applied the early pressure, particularly down their right flank, but they were limited to a number of long range efforts. Haynes twice fired wide and Elliott half volleyed into the arms of Ikeme. Williamson, Ward and Walker combined but United’s first foray into the home box came to nothing. Henderson’s first timer was blocked by Hartley, whilst, on 19 minutes, a neat move saw Quinn’s delivery headed down and into the path of Ward, whose left-footed effort was held at the second attempt by Gerken. United then won three corners on the bounce before City were hit with a double salvo, although the first, on the halfhour, courted controversy. From Ward’s cross, Gerken could only punch away with Williamson close by but the ball dropped to HENDERSON, who had a steadying touch before firing home. Then followed a moment of uncertainty when one of the assistants had a flag raised, presumably for a Blades player in an offside position, but after a conversation with referee Hall, the goal was allowed to stand. Johnson’s prolonged protestation earned him a booking but worse was to follow for the home side soon after when United added a second. McCombe, a Sheffield Wednesday fan, fluffed his clearance and Ward picked up the loose ball and laid off for an unmarked HENDERSON to coolly slide home. Shell-shocked, City did attempt to fight back. Ikeme was forced into two saves, the first from a McCombe header and then dropping to his left to keep out an Elliott shot. City’s pressure continued until the break. United’s loan goalkeeper dropped a cross in difficult circumstances but, fortunately, Haynes could only fire into the sidenetting. The home side’s best chance of the half arrived on 44 minutes, Hartley’s pass put Haynes in the clear but he slipped at a vital moment and his lay off to Sno was cut out by Harper. After weathering the storm at the end of the first period, the Blades were also on the back foot at the start of the second half when Sno’s chip over the
Ikeme was quickly off his line to block. There was a chance to put the game out of City’s reach when Henderson attempted to return the favour to Ward but his square ball was over hit and resulted in Williamson shooting wide. The home side took advantage to reduce the arrears with the next move when Morgan was adjudged to have fouled Haynes on 53 minutes and from Hartley’s inswinging free-kick CAREY beat Davies in the air to head home. Ward and Walker picked up bookings, apparently for timewasting, before Ikeme came to the rescue on 57 minutes. A flick on by Haynes beat both of United’s central defenders and found Maynard in the clear but the striker’s shot was kicked away by the United goalkeeper. Williamson, ill in the week, was the first to be replaced, with Stewart introduced on the left and Quinn moving inside but City’s attacks continued. On 66 minutes defender Carey appeared on the right flank and his deep cross picked out Haynes but again the striker was thwarted by another save from Ikeme. A powerful Maynard shot was blocked by the head of Davies, who needed treatment and there was respite, on 78 minutes, when Carey was booked for a late challenge on Ward. Henderson and McAllister followed the City captain into the book after a tussle, whilst home boss Johnson used all his substitutes to freshen up his attacking approach. United remained on the defensive in the closing stages but looked comfortable in dealing with City’s assaults, whilst Reid was introduced as a late replacement for Ward. Stewart and Sproule were booked for a tussle, which ensued near a corner flag. Five minutes of added time gave the home fans fresh impetus and their long balls into the box were repelled... until the final minute of the extra. The ball was hacked into the box and appeared to be trapped under the feet of Fortune before SABORIO took control and placed into the corner. The goal was gutting, Kilgallon questioned about of time added, but there was still time for the Blades to mount one more attack and how decisive it proved to be. Well over the five minutes of added time had elapsed when Reid, positioned centrally, saw his shot at the edge of the box blocked. But the ball fell for HENDERSON, who kept his cool and fired across and under the body of Gerken, before heading off to celebrate in front of 807 ecstatic travelling fans.
TOP MAN Kevin Blackwell has paid a huge tribute to Darius Henderson after the big striker smashed a hat-trick at Bristol and propelled himself up the Championship’s leading scorers lists on Saturday. Three left-footed finishes ended the home team’s long unbeaten home record and, the United manager believes, underlined the success of his judgement in bringing the player to the Lane: “There were people who questioned the signing of Darius but I knew what he has got as a footballer. “He is more than a targetman - his touch on the ball is not recognised enough - but to get ten goals by this stage of the season is great and he thoroughly deserves all the glory he is getting after his hat-trick. “He is a leader and on Saturday Gary Johnson put Jamie McCombe on him to try and subdue him. McCombe is about six feet five inches tall and those sort of contests are easier for defenders than the strikers but Darius dominated him. “Darius takes a terrific battering from defenders but he always gives his all and on his day I believe that he is the best centre-forward in the Championship. If he was up for sale I would think that clubs who could afford him would want him. “I told him that I think that he can get 20 goals this season his previous best is 15 - and we will be pushing him to go for that. His third goal was some finish, we all thought it was going across goal and beyond the post but it finished up just inside.” Blackwell also talked about the problem he faced in choosing between Mark Bunn and Carl Ikeme in goal “It was a very tough decision and Mark was very unlucky because he had his best game for us against Peterborough the week before. “But a manager is paid to make the hard decisions like that and I hope that it was justified by what happened at Bristol City.”
MONTY GLAD TO BE BACK
After fully recovering from knee ligament damage, Nick Montgomery made a winning return to United’s starting eleven at the weekend, much to his delight. Despite nearly two months on the sidelines, Montgomery slotted straight back into his midfield role at Ashton Gate and looked at his normal tenacious best against the Robins as the Blades showed their resolve to net a crucial success: “I started training on Tuesday, then trained again on Thursday and Friday, before getting told I would be playing. Bristol City: Gerken, Skuse “I am delighted to be back in (Sproule 76), McCombe, the team and it is pleasing to Carey, McAllister (Fontaine know the Gaffer can trust me 88), Hartley, Elliott, Johnson, to come straight back in and do Sno (Saborio 84), Haynes, a job after being out for eight Maynard. weeks. Unused: Clarkson, Williams, S. “Overall, I think we deserved Henderson, Nyatanga. the win, it is important to get back-to-back victories and now Blades: Ikeme, Montgomery, we must look to gain some Morgan, Kilgallon, Hendermomentum ahead of the hectic son, Williamson (Stewart 60), Christmas schedule. Harper (Fortune 90), Ward “I feel good getting through (Reid 88), Davies, Quinn, the full 90 minutes. I tested the Walker. knee in two or three challenges Unused: France, Evans, Taylor, and it is nice to know it is Bunn. strong.”
LAST CHANCE TO BID ON HELP FOR HEROES SHIRTS Sheffield United honoured servicemen and women from the armed forces during United’s triumphant match against Peterborough. The club staged a variety of activities in aid of Help for Heroes, the Football League’s charity of the year including the Blades squad wearing specially designed match kits emblazoned with the Help for Heroes logo. This is your last chance to get one of these official unwashed match worn shirts on eBay as the auctions end in the next few hours. Just search for ‘SUFC Help for Heroes shirt’ into the ebay search bar. If you are one of the lucky bidders you will also receive one of the Help for Heroes warm up t-shirts, and the player will personally sign their worn match shirt with your chosen message. Please also specify if it is the front or back of the shirt you would like signing in an email to luke.rotherham@sufc.co.uk Please note these shirts are unique and come with a certificate of authenticity. All money raised with go to ‘Help for Heroes’. Other forces related activities at the Peterborough match included troops from Catterick lining up by the tunnel to make a guard of honour welcoming players onto the pitch. The troops also did a lap of honour around the pitch at half-time so spectators could show their appreciation with clap-banners handed out to fans before kick off, while photographs of Blades fans in the armed services were displayed on the big screen. Sheffield United would like to thank all who attended the match for your generous support of the bucket collections and raffles. Please keep an eye on the website in the next two weeks for updates on the total sum of money raised for the ‘Help for Heroes’ charity.
A VIEW FROM THE TERRACE
A Fan’s Weekly Verdict Written by Jon Warburton
They say you don’t change a winning team For various reasons this is a decision that Kevin Blackwell has not had the liberty of being able to make this season, mainly as the Blades haven’t actually recorded that many victories, and our treatment room has often resembled the Northern General A+E. It was however, a decision that Blackwell was faced with in the run up to Saturday’s meeting with Bristol City at Ashton gate. In what was ultimately a nervy 1-0 home win against bottom of the table Peterborough ten days ago, the first pairing this season of Ched Evans and Henri Camara showed some signs of promise. The first half saw the Senegalese striker bag his first goal for the club, while Evans looked bright in front of goal and put in arguably his brightest performance to date. But with top scorer Darius Henderson back in contention for Saturday’s tie in Bristol, Blackwell could have had a tough decision to make. The difficulty of this decision was tempered slightly, with Camara not training all week due to a hamstring complaint. But with Blackwell reverting to his usual away tactics of 4-5-1, Evans also missed out as Henderson was handed the opportunity to add to his haul of seven league goals this campaign. The Blades chief’s decision was fully justified as the big striker made it ten for the season as he notched up a blistering hat trick. Henderson has had his doubters this season, for both his all round game and return in goals. But the figures do not lie, and with ten goals in seventeen appearances this season, the big man sits proudly at the top of the club’s goal-scoring charts and joint second for the Championship. So while it is generally agreed that you don’t change a winning team, I’m sure Kevin Blackwell is quietly confident he made the right call in thrusting Darius Henderson back into action.
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August 7 Middlesbrough 0-0 15 Watford 2-0 18 Leicester 1-1 22 Reading 3-1 29 West Brom 2-2 September 12 Derby 15 Coventry 18 Sheff Wed 26 Swansea 29 Ipswich
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