Thank god Steve McClaren has gone.
England were kidding themselves if they thought a he was the man to bring success to a nation bereft of trophies in the last 40 years.
Even had they of qualified, he should have stepped down and someone like Jose Mourinho should have stepped in for 6 months.
My favourite angle on this whole issue is when pundits started to claim Englands 0-0 away draw with Israel was actually a good result and McClaren had actuallly factored Russia's poor away form into his master plan.
Give me a break!
He was unlucky Scott Carson made some errors, Wayne Rooney unavailable and David Beckham now plays Hollywood football, but if your telling me England aren't good enough to qualify for Euro 2008 from that group, i'm afraid your incorrect.
Who next: The Special One hopefully, but i doubt it, otherwise, i think John Gregory is now available for the Job.
Friday 23 November 2007
Sunday 18 November 2007
Leave it to the Police
Call me cynical, but the lastest development in the Madeleine McCann story strikes me as, how do i say it, alittle hopeful. If sightings are the only leads available to the Portuguese police, perhaps the McCanns should call an end to this mass search for there daughter.
The new development is, the McCanns private detective says he is just a couple of days away from finding young Madeleine alive and well. This annoucement made on American TV is based on a alleged sighting of Maddy in central Portugal two days after she disappeared.
I hope as much as the next person she is found alive and well but the reality is she won't be. Five months is a long time to conceal a living child from the many organisations activily searching for the young girl. My question is at what point do sightings and the implication of guilt on those pictured become intrusive to families who happen to have a blonde five year old daughter in the region?
Granted the McCanns have the right to look for Madeleine, i wouldn't have it any other way. And nobody has yet kicked up a fuss when accussed, by a stranger, of being a child kidknapper, but when does it all stop. Knowing only alittle media law is it not defamation to suggest somebody is a kidknapper without real proof? I suggest, getting the public involved in finding Madeleine is now a dated and random method of investigation and the McCanns should openly disuade people from looking for Madeleine.
She has now been missing for over 5 months after all and for all we know she could now have brown hair, no eyes and wooden leg. This should now be a strictly police matter and based upon the facts taken from the scene and not random sightings from the public.
Cynical perhaps, but how many kids and there parents are recieving strange stares and having there privacy invaded by people acting on a hunch? I speak primarily of the young Moroccan girl, who would had her face plastered on every newspaper in this land and probably had her entire family history researched only to for people to discover she looked nothing like Madeleine.
This new sighting/ lead will hopefully bring the issue to a successful and happy conclusion, but after so many people have had there privacy invaded with no end result surely a more scientific method of finding Madeleine should be used. Well wishers and a observations aren't to be dismissed but surely the public should be told to step down as the first line of information.
The new development is, the McCanns private detective says he is just a couple of days away from finding young Madeleine alive and well. This annoucement made on American TV is based on a alleged sighting of Maddy in central Portugal two days after she disappeared.
I hope as much as the next person she is found alive and well but the reality is she won't be. Five months is a long time to conceal a living child from the many organisations activily searching for the young girl. My question is at what point do sightings and the implication of guilt on those pictured become intrusive to families who happen to have a blonde five year old daughter in the region?
Granted the McCanns have the right to look for Madeleine, i wouldn't have it any other way. And nobody has yet kicked up a fuss when accussed, by a stranger, of being a child kidknapper, but when does it all stop. Knowing only alittle media law is it not defamation to suggest somebody is a kidknapper without real proof? I suggest, getting the public involved in finding Madeleine is now a dated and random method of investigation and the McCanns should openly disuade people from looking for Madeleine.
She has now been missing for over 5 months after all and for all we know she could now have brown hair, no eyes and wooden leg. This should now be a strictly police matter and based upon the facts taken from the scene and not random sightings from the public.
Cynical perhaps, but how many kids and there parents are recieving strange stares and having there privacy invaded by people acting on a hunch? I speak primarily of the young Moroccan girl, who would had her face plastered on every newspaper in this land and probably had her entire family history researched only to for people to discover she looked nothing like Madeleine.
This new sighting/ lead will hopefully bring the issue to a successful and happy conclusion, but after so many people have had there privacy invaded with no end result surely a more scientific method of finding Madeleine should be used. Well wishers and a observations aren't to be dismissed but surely the public should be told to step down as the first line of information.
Friday 9 November 2007
A Life Less Script
Breaking News
Something has taken place, it involved things on planet earth and the causes are known.
Lets go over to our correspondant on the scene.
Hello, something has happened and it has caused a great stir in the neighbourhood. Obviously some think it was bound to happen but others were shocked to the core. The thing may prove the first of many but the experts question this notion.
We spoke with the Prime Minister to find out his reaction.
PM: Many of us were ready for this to take place, but none of knew when it would happen. At first our thoughts go out to those effected by the event, it was quite big, but now we should move on and focus on the job we all face to maintain the status quo. The event started and ended under supervision but an inquiry will be held to find out exactly what happened. This is not the end of these events and we will strive to understand the causes of them rather than deal with the aftermarks. No individuals are accountable for the event ,it was just one of those things.
Correspondant: A useful insight from thePrime Minster, at the moment it is all quite but who knows what is going on. Maybe the event was revolutionary or just a freak occurance. In the meantime back to the Studio.
Something has taken place, it involved things on planet earth and the causes are known.
Lets go over to our correspondant on the scene.
Hello, something has happened and it has caused a great stir in the neighbourhood. Obviously some think it was bound to happen but others were shocked to the core. The thing may prove the first of many but the experts question this notion.
We spoke with the Prime Minister to find out his reaction.
PM: Many of us were ready for this to take place, but none of knew when it would happen. At first our thoughts go out to those effected by the event, it was quite big, but now we should move on and focus on the job we all face to maintain the status quo. The event started and ended under supervision but an inquiry will be held to find out exactly what happened. This is not the end of these events and we will strive to understand the causes of them rather than deal with the aftermarks. No individuals are accountable for the event ,it was just one of those things.
Correspondant: A useful insight from thePrime Minster, at the moment it is all quite but who knows what is going on. Maybe the event was revolutionary or just a freak occurance. In the meantime back to the Studio.
Thursday 1 November 2007
The National Television Awards
Last night I participated in a showbiz marathon otherwise know as the National Television Awards.
Five hours of jostling, chatting, and filming really does take it out of you.
Nevermind the endless search for a fresh question for a celebrity who has just been grilled over there opinion on a worthy topic.
Thankfully all the big names attending and many others knew the game and spoke to the assembled journalists for as long as they could.
I am sure there is more than one enterance into the Royal Albert Hall.
Oh well, that's showbiz.
Five hours of jostling, chatting, and filming really does take it out of you.
Nevermind the endless search for a fresh question for a celebrity who has just been grilled over there opinion on a worthy topic.
Thankfully all the big names attending and many others knew the game and spoke to the assembled journalists for as long as they could.
Our coverage can be seen on Sky Showbiz.com and Sky News Sunrise between 6 and 9am.
My only gripe is, why do people who know what walking down the red carpet entails look so traumatised and surprised when they are asked for an interview?
I am sure there is more than one enterance into the Royal Albert Hall.
Oh well, that's showbiz.
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