Allen’s triple drag-back at a muddy Upton Park was the kind of instinctive brilliance that belonged on the CopacabanaFor much of her glorious acting career, Edie Falco had a secret: she didn’t know what she was doing. She accepted that, objectively, she was very good – the Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Guild awards for her work in the Sopranos and Nurse Jackie gave that away – but struggled with her inability to explain why she was good. It all stemmed from her time at college, when she was surrounded by polished students who could articulate what made for great acting. But Falco was the only one who could produce it.After sustained success, and a chance encounter in an airport...
Birmingham’s owners brought the points deduction on themselves with some preposterous decisions. But why do these things keep happening to Harry?Harry Redknapp used to tell a story, going back to his days as the manager of West Ham, that probably sums up why so many people within the industry, even those who are fond of his ways, usually take the policy that he can be pretty brazen sometimes when it comes to blurring the lines between the truth and, well, the other bits.It goes back to the days when Slaven Bilic was a player at the club and had a buyout clause in his contract that allowed him to leave for £2.5m. Bilic had become disillusioned playing for a struggling...
The No 10 has captivated the crowds at Loftus Road and helped Steve McClaren’s side turn their Championship season aroundAt Loftus Road, there is a new No 10 in town. Eberechi Eze has a long way to go until he is mentioned in the same breath as Rodney Marsh or Stan Bowles, but there is no doubting the Queens Park Rangers playmaker’s ability to astound. A buccaneering performer, there are shades of the audacity of Adel Taarabt and the brain of Akos Buzsaky, but Eze is carving out a reputation in his own right as one of the most exciting young talents in the country.But Eze has not had it easy. Released by Millwall in 2016 the 20-year-old struggled as...
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Defeat at QPR made it four in the league in a row for Norwich with manager Alex Neil under increasing pressure as the club falls off Championship paceAs Alex Neil acknowledged, it was the kind of thing that only happens when your luck is out. A little more than 30 seconds after kick‑off at Loftus Road on Saturday, Jack Robinson’s long throw flicked off the head of the Norwich City defender Sébastian Bassong and struck Martin Olsson in the midriff, before almost being smothered by John Ruddy – only for the unfortunate Olsson inadvertently to dislodge the ball as he fell over.“Next thing I know, Olss is cradling it on the line and gets a kick up the backside,” Ruddy...