Phil Rostron

Let’s back Cumbria boys for Olympics glory

We seem to have been talking about London 2012 for an eternity but as the Olympics draw ever closer it’s encouraging to hear two Cumbrians talking so enthusiastically about the big event.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Scotland could be step too far for Stewart Regan

He’s never been a man to duck an issue, but has the firefighting Stewart Regan undertaken Mission Impossible this time?

Last updated 30 July 2010
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Wild Thing has a blast in the wild weather

Wild Thing met wild weather at St Andrews yesterday and the result was, well, wild.

Last updated 16 July 2010
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World waits for the final verdict

After four weeks and more of fascinating, intense, competition, what a final we are promised when Spain and Holland do battle in Johannesburg on Sunday for the right to become world champions.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Now’s the time for England to adopt German efficiency

What a mess. What carnage. How on earth does English football pick itself up from the unmitigated horrors of South Africa 2010 and ready itself for redemption?

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Pair can make a real Messi of England’s plans

If England are to make it all the way to the World Cup final in Johannesburg on July 11 they will have to negotiate the most treacherous path imaginable.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Will King Kenny dive into the Pool again?

While the World Cup is rightly dominating the thoughts of football fans everywhere at the moment there are some mighty interesting events going on under the radar.

Last updated 11 June 2010
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Will King Kenny dive into the Pool again?

While the World Cup is rightly dominating the thoughts of football fans everywhere at the moment there are some mighty interesting events going on under the radar.

Last updated 11 June 2010
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Is Heskey really your best shot at glory, Fabio?

More than a few people were surprised by the shaving of the Fabio Capello England World Cup squad, not least the discarded Theo Walcott.Derby day tomorrow and the opportunity for there to be the biggest comeback since Lazarus.

Last updated 4 June 2010
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On-song England display their thrash mettle tendencies

Winning the Thrashes was a real landmark in English cricket history but the big question in the non-stop movement of the game from one tournament to the next is just how much improvement is left in them.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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Is your Carlisle Utd glass half full or half empty?

What a week for Carlisle United, where the number of points on the manager’s driving licence would have been really handy in the League One table and the number of player exits would make up a reasonable squad elsewhere.

Last updated 14 May 2010
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Harry Redknapp earns his Spurs

Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur! What a triumph for Harry and his boys and we must salute this most fantastic achievement.

Last updated 7 May 2010
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So what does the future hold for Jose Mourinho?

So it’s Germany v Italy in the Champions League final and I know of one enthusiast who’s holding a very nice voucher on Bayern Munich at 12/1.

Last updated 30 April 2010
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Let Melbourne Storm’s £1 million fine be a warning

It’s frequently argued that a salary cap would ease the pressure on many of our Premier League football clubs, though the question of quite how this would be policed is one of the main reasons that it has never been invoked.

Last updated 23 April 2010
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All this ash won’t spoil The Ashes

Just as our heroes are striding into the middle to mark the dawn of a new cricket season, the Icelandics do their level best to spoil the party.

Last updated 16 April 2010
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Marvellous Messi was just simply mesmerising

This week’s events in the Champions League provided one major talking point above the fact that there will be no English representation in the semi-finals for the first time in seven years.

Last updated 9 April 2010
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Sit down and relax – there’s no squeaks needed here

As Sir Alex Ferguson might say, it’s “squeaky bum” time in football throughout Europe.

Last updated 2 April 2010
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My Wembley pain thanks to Clough and Ferguson

Aah Wembley. Dear old Wembley. Well it was dear old Wembley until the New Wembley came along, though that edifice has not had time to build the history, the awesomeness and the kudos of its ancestor.

Last updated 26 March 2010
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The Red Devils are tamed by Durham City

There weren’t too many surprise results last weekend. Carlisle United fans went home happy, my own adventure at Oldham was all in aid of a much-needed point and the Premier League went to the form book.

Last updated 19 March 2010
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