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HALLOWEEN
It’s that time of year again, trick or treat? Halloween gets a mixed reaction, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Some say we’re becoming too ‘Americanised’ and some say it’s another incredible marketing ploy to feed the card companies yet despite this each year Halloween gets bigger and bigger. What keeps us all hooked underneath the werewolf costumes, fake blood and copious amounts of candy is the fine thread of truth that runs through it all. You can never quite dismiss urban legends and myths, after all what we believe in becomes true for us, so if in times gone by if enough people bought into the concept, you just never know! As you probably know Halloween originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from All Hallows’ Evening derived from the Old English Eallra Hālgena ǣfen. It is now known as The Eve of All Saints’ Day, which is November 1st, a time of pagan festivities. Halloween has origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, it celebrates the end of the “lighter half” of the year and beginning of the “darker half”, and is sometimes regarded as the “Celtic New Year”. On All Hallows’ eve, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton on their window sill to represent the departed because the celebration has some elements of a festival of the dead. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the spirit world became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family’s ancestors were honored and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks. Their purpose was to disguise oneself as a harmful spirit and thus avoid harm. Samhain was also a time to take stock of food supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. Bonfires played a large part in the festivities too. The lanterns we carve from pumpkins were first carved from a turnip or rutabaga to represent a head. The Celts believed that the head was the
most powerful part of the body and contained the spirit and the knowledge. They also did this to frighten off harmful spirits. It is believed that this could also stem from the grisly practice of head hunting. Ancient Celts, Irish and British would take a real severed head at this time of year and place it over the door or by the fire in the belief that the head stored knowledge and that it would be imparted to those who had taken the head. ‘The name jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer who tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night with just a candle inside a hollowed turnip for light. Today, scientists are aware that planetary alignment and cosmic weather can have an affect on us, so much so that they have discovered that the formulation of amino acids within the body is altered dependant on what is happening in the cosmos. This is especially relevant during the formation of a life; basically what was happening cosmically when your mum was carrying you will have affected your physiology. The dates for festivals like Samhain were chosen because of planetary alignment and other such factors. Clairvoyance is heightened during certain frequencies, again affected by lunar and planetary movement; the 31st October is a date that does generally harness a very unique frequency. Anyone with any psychic ability can ‘pick up’ more during Halloween. Maybe that is why the dead were in our fore minds at this time of year. I have always believed that the ‘veil’ between the worlds is gossamer thin. I also believe that frequencies affect our ability to connect with, not only the next world, but also our higher self, The Source, God etc whatever label suits for you. If there is any truth in the myths and legends Halloween is the right night for connecting. Communication will be easier on Saturday night so you know what they say ‘be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!’ Happy Halloween!
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Sheffield 50+ - The Voice of Older People Heard Nationally THE BIG CARE DEBATE 1940S NIGHT Shaping the future together by Hilary Taylor-Firth
Possible ways of funding it realistically have been reduced to three from previous consultations: Last week I went to an • partnership – sharing event organised by Volpayment – the government untary Action Sheffield providing between a quarto discuss the government green paper for ter and a third of the cost, a new, fair, simple and more for people on a low affordable National Care income: Service for adults. More • insurance – the same as of us are living longer and partnership but with the the population is rising. government helping us to The present care system, find the £20,000-£25,000 designed in the 1940s, is needed through making it no longer one which is fit easier to take out an insurfor the 21st century. The ance policy to cover it: kind of provision we want, • comprehensive – everyfor whom, by whom and one over retirement age, importantly, how it is to be who can afford it, would financed, is up for consulpay into a state insurance tation. scheme to provide free The green paper suggests services when needed. five things: It seems many of us will • prevention services eventually end up having to providing the right support make some form of contrito help us stay independent bution and several ways we and well: might pay it are suggested. • national assessment so The consultation closes on that wherever we are in November 13th. The conEngland we can have our sensus of opinions from the care and support needs event I attended will be fed assessed in the same way, up to the government but to and receive the same prohave your say, you will find portion of our costs: • a joined up service so that detailed information and a questionnaire on-line by all the services will work typing in ‘Big Care Debate’ smoothly together: in the browser. If you are • information and advice not on the internet and that is easily understandyou ring the Sheffield 50+ able and provides a clear office on 2735624 we can way through the system: send you a questionnaire. • personalised care and Please remember that the support so that services debate is about care costs are based on our personal not accommodation. circumstances.
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PROJECT DARK NIGHTS Plans are well under way to make this year’s Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations another safe and enjoyable experience. This year’s Project Dark Nights – devised by agencies within the Sheffield Safer and Sustainable Communities Partnership – will run from 30 October until 7 November. Extra police and neighbourhood wardens will patrol streets, working proactively to reduce the risk of illegal fires and anti-social behaviour. Officers will work jointly with Trading Standards to carry out test purchase operations to combat the illegal sales and
CRUCIAL CREW 50+ Over 300 older people from across South Yorkshire attended a fun information event at the Lifewise Centre, behind Magna in Rotherham in the last two weeks of September. Participants saw scenarios in the specially built film set about various safety issues including listeria, sell by dates, road safety, stranger at the door, bogus callers plus many others. Transport was provided from pickup points with a lovely buffet lunch. Comments included “Wonderful day and I’ve found out so much and I’m even getting a new smoke alarm fitted.” The day was organised by South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Fire and a steering group of voluntary and statutory organisations.
Send comments and letters, or relevant articles either for the Mercury page or the next Newsletter to: Sheffield 50+, Room LG27, The Town Hall, Sheffield, S1 2HH Tel: 2735426 Email: sheffield50plus @yahoo.co.uk Web: www.sheffield50plus.co.uk use of fireworks and alcohol. South Yorkshire Police, along with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, will speak in assemblies at many schools. Last year’s operation was a great success, with firefighters attending only 52 incidents – almost half the number of callouts in the year before. Darren Staniland, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue general manager, said: “We are all keen to build on the great partnership work that made last year’s Dark Nights such a resounding success for the community. “On Bonfire night, we were able to deal with incidents such as illegal bonfires by extinguishing the fire, while simultaneously clearing the debris via our waste management partners. We will be encouraging people to behave responsibly around fireworks and bonfires and to ultimately have a great time.” For more fire safety information visit www.syfire.gov.uk
PACT (Partners and Communities Together) Meetings
Burngreave First Wednesday of the month, at Sorby House, Spital Hill, from 6pm Firth Park & Fir Vale First Thursday of the month, at Pakistani advice centre, Page Hall Road, from 6pm Shiregreen and Wincobank First Tuesday of the month, at Hatfield Primary school, Hatfield House Lane, from 6pm Southey & Owlerton 3 November in the Oxspring Bank Community Centre, Oxspring Bank at 6pm High Green, Chapeltown & Burncross 4 November in the Ecclesfield Parish Offices, Mortomley Lane, High Green at 6pm Parson Cross & Ecclesfield 5 November in Grenoside Community Centre, Main St Grenoside at 6pm
Gleadless Valley 12 November at 7pm in Gleadless Valley TARA Office, Plowright Way Meersbrook, Heeley and Norton Lees 13 November at 7pm in the Hartley Institute at the junction of Hartley Street/ Gleadless Road Woodseats 3 November in Unit 3, Jordanthorpe Centre at 6pm Wybourn 13 November in Park Centre, Duke Street, Sheffield at 9.30am following Park Community Action Group meeting Sharrowvale, Ecclesall, Dore and Totley13 November in St Johns of Abbeydale Church, Abbeydale Rd South at 6pm Woodhouse & Mosborough 4 November in Birley Community College Thornbridge Avenue, Birley at 7pm Woodhouse
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YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN TO GET IT OUT Since we started to make changes to the paper and the business certain things have become apparent. People care about the clubs with a passion. Advertising really does work. If you put quality entertainment into a club audiences will come. The editorial content of the paper is really appreciated, well read and also creates a response. The ‘Mercury Awards’ really do matter. Derek Tomlinson creates debate. The changes we have made are making a difference. Let’s take each of these points: People care about clubs with a passion. I have had personal approaches, phone calls, letters and visits to the office from no end of people involved with entertainment and clubland all expressing views and opinions and without exception they show a genuine concern. The interesting thing here is that, in the main, the most interest and suggestions have come from people that are already taking measures, and to some degree risk, to make sure that their clubs, act or agency grow and prosper. They acknowledge that the price of alcohol in supermarkets, the smoking ban etc. have had an effect but they don’t complain they do something about it. It may have come to the attention of some people that ‘The Mercury’ is staging events in certain venues and not others and there will be more to come in the near future. It’s not because we have approached them it’s because they have approached us. If you want us to assist you then we are more than happy to listen. Advertising really does work. This paper has been in existence for 16 years and businesses advertise with us month in and month out so logic would decree that adverts achieve their objective. In addition to this we sometimes get businesses that believe they can save money by not advertising. How can this work? You could put ‘Take That’ on in a club but if nobody knows about it then there will be no audience. Time
and time again we get businesses that have stopped advertising come back as they see a fall in orders, audiences and revenue. If you put quality entertainment into a club the audience will come. Just think about this for a minute or two and put yourself in your customers place. Think about what you would like to see and also what will keep customers in the club until last orders. How many clubs see audiences immediately dwindle after the last house of bingo? There are far too many acts that do the same old thing singing the same old songs these days. I went to a club on Friday night and there was a cover charge of £6 on the door. The club was full until 11:30 and the club made good money on the night and there wasn’t any bingo. People came because the entertainment was exceptional and they had a great night. I know that it’s not possible to do this all of the time but it proves the point that audiences will always turn out if the incentive is there. The editorial content of the paper is really appreciated, well read and also creates a response. To some degree I have really enjoyed this change. This weeks paper is a great example and previous weeks have also contained responses to editorial content. I can’t remember a time when so many people have approached me to discuss what has been written and some of the comments have been quite forcefully expressed. That’s what we are here for to create debate and interest. If you like what has been written then we like to be told but if you don’t we are more than happy to print a response. What we really need is more people writing in with their views and opinions. Please send them to letters@mercurynewspaper.co.uk. The ‘Mercury Awards’ really do matter. I’m not sure whether this year we have had more votes than others but they have been coming in thick and fast and this week we might just have had more than any other week. Please don’t anyone
tell us that clubland has had it’s day because we have the real evidence here that there is plenty of interest out there and ticket sales for events are going well. Derek Tomlinson creates debate. It has become apparent that some of Derek’s views are not always appreciated and there is a letter this week that shows this all too well. I can see why this is and it could be said he only visits his favourite clubs and as a consequence he sees his favourite acts most of the time. However, he also expresses ideas and opinions every week that get people talking and create debate. Invariably his ideas are positive. If you wish to challenge Derek then I’m sure he would respond. The changes we have made are making a difference. Look at the paper and the content and you will have noticed changes. The Mercury Newspaper now supports Weston Park Cancer Charity, Nightingale Hospital Radio in Rotherham and HBS Hospital Radio throughout Sheffield. In the near future we are sponsoring an events for ‘Help the Heroes’, the Radio Sheffield Scanner Appeal for the Childrens Hospital and there is another event planned for the spring for Breast Cancer Awareness. In addition to this we support Cavendish Cancer Care. This is not simply an ‘ad mag’ or club paper. The management and staff here are determined to use what we have to bring greater benefit to organisations in the region and we can do this with your assistance. This work brings benefit to everyone as it benefits the charities involved, the clubs that host the events and the acts that appear in them. Most importantly it benefits the whole community by generating the funds needed to sustain the valuable work these causes carry out on our behalf
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no doubt all will be revealed shortly as when this article goes to press the voting will be over. On our travels we visited Wickersley last Thursday to see Here’s Johnny. I said previously how busy it was for Alexanders Palace, well it was busier. I think the club needed an extention asit was packed and yes this is a Thursday night. All I can say is well done to the staff and committee for finding such a niche area . On Saturday we went to New Lodge in Barnsley to see Coyote and by 7 o clock there wasn’t an empty table and this is a big club. By 8 you couldn’t move and it stayed like that all night. On Sunday night we went to see Dee Dowling at Barnsley East Dene, again to a full house, and this guy only appeared there 8 weeks ago. Dee made an announcement that he wasn’t splitting the band up but was going to come off the road for a few months, but didn’t know when this would take place so watch this space. As for any of the above
three artistes I will be very surprised if none of them pick up a best category award at The Mercury Awards as they are all hardworking LIVE bands who have consistently throughout this year put more and more backsides on club seats
As I read last week the votes are about closed for The Mercury Awards and like many I’m waiting to see who has won this year but as it was put last week that there seems to be some strategic voting going of and this like in many years winds me up no end because the artiste who should be winning these awards don’t seem to and for me these are the artistes who fill clubs night after night. My suggestion is get a panel together of people like myself /concert secretaries/Mercury editor/ etc who see artises on a regular basis and visit clubs to vote for thes acts because I imagine that what I see as the top acts (club fillers) some of these guys/ladies will not even get a look in, but
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I have been reading Derek’s column with interest over the past several weeks and I would like to add my thoughts on a few of the subjects that he has brought up. He started out by telling us that he was the youngest con/sec when he was doing the job and this may be true. In those days if you had been under 60 you probably would have been the youngest, because at that time the clubs were being run by the old brigade most of the committee men were drawing their pension, so you probably were Derek. He as also given us his views on how fill a club, who to book, who’s good and who’s bad, how to book them, when to put bingo on, when to let children in, how to advertise, when to charge on the door. In fact everything a very naive and inexperienced con/sec could wish for. Does he ever read the stuff that he is writing. I think not. I personally know quite a few con/ secs myself Derek and everyone of us are doing our upmost to get people to attend our clubs
HOSPITAL RADIO GOES TO THE SUPERMARKET HBS Radio, Hospital Broadcasting Sheffield, was at Sainsbury’s Archer Road recently entertaining customers and staff as well as hospital patients and staff. From their studio deep in the heart of “hospital land” HBS broadcast to patients, visitors and staff in the Royal Hallamshire including the Jessop Wing, Northern General and Weston Park Hospitals. The shows can be heard in all the hospitals on the bedside units and at the Northern General also on medium wave. But on this occasion the listenership was boosted by all the people who descended the elevators at Sainsburys. Station Engineer Simon was on hand all day at Sainsburys making sure that the link to the studio was maintained and regular presenters, John, Stuart and Chubby were in the studio providing continuity to the hospitals. Chubby was fretting because the music was replacing the usual football coverage over which he presides. Live broadcasting presented by Saturday Lunch presenter Paul started at 9 in the morning and went on until 5 in the afternoon. Several of the regular presenters did a spot of DJing and delivering their usual mix of music. There was stuff from every decade since 1950 right up to the present hit lists. There were songs from the shows and films, folk, country and during the jazz half hour there was at least one track from the 1930s. During the day both staff, shoppers and patients requested songs and the djs, who prefer to be called “presenters” when in the studio managed to play most of them! Take That’s “Up all night” seemed to get the most plays during the 8 hours of continuous broadcasting. There was a dual objective to this event. Firstly it was a celebration of 140 years of Sainsbury’s. J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury <http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_James_ Sainsbury> and his wife Mary Ann and grew rapidly during the Victorian era. It pioneered self-service retailing in the UK, They now serve over 18 million customers a week and have a market share of around 16 per cent. Their large stores offer around 30,000 products and offer
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and have a decent night out. We dont need your advice, we don’t need someone stating the obvious, we dont need you patronising us. You were a con/sec in an era when the only thing that stopped people coming out was when Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner had a bit of a ding dong on Corra. Indeed Derek, in those days the only thing you had to do, to fill a club, was to open the doors. You weren’t up against 500 channels on Sky, 8 cans of beer or lager for 2 quid, I pods, computers, DVDs, the X factor, Strictly Come Dancing, the dreaded smoking ban, scumbags on every corner deterring people from even leaving their homes at night [especially the older ones]. I could go on. In the present economic climate, and especially with the smoking ban, not many have the money or the will to leave their homes and spend a night out in a club or a pub. You harp on about your favourite Thursday night club. It is also my favourite Thursday night club, mainly because this is one of the few clubs that puts decent bands on Thursdays, and the reason for that is because the bands are a lot cheaper on a Thursday. I’ve never noticed this club booking the same bands on a complementary non-food products and services in many of the stores. An internet-based home delivery shopping service is also available to 88 per cent of UK households. The second objective was to raise funds for HBS Radio which is a charity run entirely by volunteers to entertain patients absolutely free whilst they are in hospital. HBS is a baby compared to Sainsburys having only operated since 1976! Currently HBS has around 50 members all of whom are involved in producing a professional service to their listeners 24 hours a day seven days a week 52 weeks in the year. Many of these members were at Sainsburys rattling tins, ever so discretely, and collected over £800 towards the running costs of the station. The general consensus was that Sheffield folk are very generous. In addition to raising money hundreds of leaflets giving the history of HBS and details of programmes were distributed to shoppers in order not just to raise money but also the profile of the station. Mugs with the HBS logo were also available to buy. The HBS shows continue at the hospitals and Alan Burt, the chairman, hopes that they’ll be doing a few more roadshows in the future bringing to the attention of Sheffield folk the service provided by the radio to patients ,visitors and staff at the Sheffield hospitals. Don’t forget if you would like to request a song for a friend or family member currently in The Northern General, Hallamshire or Weston Park, please email requests@hbsradio.co.uk
Friday, Saturday or a Sunday as the Bellhouse does, as does the Lane Top, Colley, Wadsley Bridge, Southey Social and Firth Park on a Sunday,and there you have it Derek. Six clubs within a five mile radius all putting top class entertainment on three nights a week and all competing against one an other.The Wickersley club has no competition whatsoever but good luck to them it’s a great club, one of the best infact, but don’t you make out that they are doing something that we are not because they are not. I know Ken their con/ sec, he is a great guy but even he admits he doesn’t know when the club will be full and when not. But anyway, you carry on regardless. I dont want to fall out with you and you’re always welcome at the Bellhouse. My only concern at the moment is to get people to come to our club on a regular basis and spend money thus enabling the club to carry on trading, and that in a nutshell is what it all comes down to, people spending money. I’m afraid that if we had 300 Dereks in the club every night we would not survive long. We need more then someone buying one bottle of beer all night and then having the bare faced cheek to slag the people who are trying their hardest to kee the clubs afloat. So, I look forward to reading your travel column Derek but please don’t make us out to be complete morons. I can assure you, we are not. Eddie, Con/sec Bellhouse Road WMC.
I WOULD RIDE 500 MILES As the fireworks light up the sky on the 5th November Sheffield United’s Operations Manager Andy Smith will be saddling up for the ride of his life. He is riding the mammoth 596 miles from Berwick-Upon-Tweed in Northumberland to Cornwall’s Newquay. Andy along with 4 friends will be raising funds for BRAMS (Bristol & Avon Multiple Sclerosis) which is the specialist MS unit at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. Andy said of the unit ‘My Aunt spent a lot of time under the care of the staff at Frenchay who were really great and gave the highest possible standard of care at all times and we would like to show our gratitude by raising valuable funds for the BRAMS unit to continue their research.’ To support Andy in this magnificent cause log onto www.justgiving. com/500mileride , email him on andys@sufc.co.uk or call his mobile 07508 008932.
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RETURN OF THE MAC One of the most successful Rock bands in history are back. With their best-selling line up featuring Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac make their Sheffield Arena debut on Monday 2nd November. Since forming in 1967 the only thing about the group that hasn’t changed is the rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Through the ‘70s, the band’s personnel and style shifted with nearly every recording as Fleetwood Mac metamorphosed from a traditionalist British blues band to the maker of one of the bestselling pop albums ever - Rumours. From that album’s release in 1977 into the present, Fleetwood Mac has survived additional, theoretically key, personnel changes and yet remained a dominant commercial force. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac was formed by ex–John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Green, McVie, and Fleetwood along with Jeremy Spencer. Fleetwood Mac was popular in Britain immediately and its debut album stayed near the top of the British chart for 13 months. In May
1970 Green abruptly left the group and early in 1971 Spencer also left. Fleetwood Mac went through a confused period. The group relocated to California in 1974 and Fleetwood Mac finally found its best-selling line-up with the addition of the duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and producer Keith Olsen. The group now had three songwriters as well as Buckingham’s studio craft and an onstage focal point in Stevie Nicks, who became a late-’70s sex symbol as their first studio offering Fleetwood Mac racked up 5 million in sales. The McVies divorced in 1976 and Buckingham and Nicks separated soon after, but the tensions of the two years between albums helped shape the songs on number 1 selling, Grammy Award winning album Rumours which would sell over 17 million copies and contained the 1977 hits “Go Your Own Way”, “Dreams”, “Don’t Stop” and “You Make Loving Fun”. After touring the biggest venues around the world, the group made the album Tusk an ambitious, frequently experimental project that couldn’t match its predeces-
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Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Halifax. Along with countrymates Anathema and My Dying Bride, they are credited for creating the subgenre known as Death/ Doom Metal. While less so in their home country, they have been extremely popular in mainland Europe for many years, especially in Greece and Germany, where they are regarded as mainstream rock stars. Although they have also been partially attributable for pioneering gothic metal, throughout their career the band have also confounded fans and critics alike with their perpetual taste for reinvention and experimentation, a desire to work with producers from other musical genres, and an oft-stated refusal to repeat themselves for fear of stagnation. For instance, vocalist Nick Holmes used a death grunt-style of singing on the band’s first three albums (Lost Paradise (1990), Gothic (1991), and Shades Of God (1992)); Upon the release of Icon (1993), he refined his voice to a cleaner tone almost akin to James Hetfield of Metallica; And on One Second (1997), which was distributed by hip hop label Jive Records, the band experimented with Depeche Mode-styled synth pop and electronica. Despite criticism from traditionalists, this bold approach has also garnered them many new fans along the way, and cemented the loyalty of progressive “old-timers.” They are an interesting band who seem to get away with changing their style, see them live at the O2 Academy on the 4th November. Paradise Lost: O2 Academy 2, Wednesday 04th November, Door time: 6.30pm, Show time: TBC
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sors’ popularity, although it still turned a modest profit and spun off a couple of hits: “Tusk” and “Sara” Fleetwood Mac’s next effort was a live double album. Fleetwood Mac’s first collection of new material in three years, Mirage, was less overtly experimental and featured the 1982 hit singles “Hold Me”, “Gypsy”, and “Love in Store”. The group took a hiatus, not coming back together again until 1985, when it began work on Tango in the Night. Released in the spring in 1987, Tango quickly moved into the Top 10, bolstered by the Top 20 hits “Little Lies,” “Seven Wonders,” and “Everywhere.” A year later, the Rumours edition of Fleetwood Mac reunited to record The Dance a live document of an MTV concert that featured the band’s greatest hits as well as four new songs. The album’s release coincided with a worldwide tour — its first in 15 years — that found Fleetwood Mac’s popularity undiminished as it marked the 20th anniversary of Rumours. In 1998 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where it played an acoustic set that Buckingham
If you’re a music fan of the more electronic variety, then you should know that Calvin Harris has got a new album coming out soon. He paved the way with such infectious tunes as Colours and The Girls, but his recent collaboration with Dizzee Rascal on Dance Wiv Me further escalated him into stardom. The Scottish dance deity will be showcasing the new material on the road and will be toast of the festivals whether you’re a dance fan or not. Calvin Harris invented disco. No, Calvin Harris reinvented disco. He was Marks & Spencers’ champion shelf-stacker two years running. He made his debut album fuelled by chicken breast fillets. He knows the whereabouts of Alex Kapranos’ secret studio-hideaway-laboratory-home cuz it’s quite near his own place in Dumfries. Calvin Harris’s debut album, with the subtle title “I Created Disco”, cost 0p to record. He fashions future-disko using an ancient Amiga computer and is, right now, (literally) knocking together a stonking live set using MDF and 204 samples. “My live band’s gonna be even more rocking than the tunes. I’ll be singing, but only because no one else in Dumfries can sing. I’ve got an extremely limited range. But I will be wearing a top hat made from the skin of a tiger.” Calvin Harris is one of those ‘myspace sensations’ you keep reading about. He was wildly popular amongst The Kids and on The Club Scene, a cult producer-slash-singer-slashbedroom-knob-twiddler who can make the banging-est of popdance tunes out of bugger-all kit. The last time he spent any money on gear was three years ago, when he bought a voice processor for £200. “I’m not the kind of dude who buys Sound On Sound. I know if something sounds nice. If it does, I’ll keep it. If not, I’ll try and make it nice. You don’t need to splash out on technology.” Well if that doesn’t inspire ya to make music I don’t know what will! See him live at the O2 Academy on the 30th – Nuff said!
Scottish rockers Idlewild formed in Edinburgh in late 1995, originally comprising singer Roddy Woomble, guitarist Rod Jones, bassist Phil Scanlon, and drummer Colin Newton. A year of steady touring preceded the release of the band’s 1997 Human Condition label debut single, “Queen of the Troubled Teens,” which immediately found favour with Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq; the media exposure brought Idlewild to the attention of Fierce Panda, which agreed to issue their sophomore effort, “Chandelier” (their first record with new bassist Bob Fairfoull). A mini-album, Captain, followed on Deceptive in early 1998, and as word spread of their chaotic live shows, the group signed to Food to release Hope Is Important in late October. 100 Broken Windows followed in early 2001 with a subsequent U.S. tour early that spring. The next year, Idlewild issued The Remote Part. “American English” and “You Held the World in Your Arms” were massive hits in Europe, making the album Idlewild’s most successful album to date. While touring Europe in fall 2002 in support of their third album, founding bassist Bob Fairfoull was suddenly kicked out of the band. Guitar technician Alex Grant stepped in to fill his shoes for the remaining European dates. Gavin Fox (bass) and Allen Stewart (guitar) were added permanently to the band in 2003, just prior to the American release of The Remote Part in March. Warnings/Promises followed in 2005. Fox left the band the following spring and was replaced by former Astrid bassist Gareth Russell. Woomble made his solo debut with My Secret Is My Silence. It was released in the U.K. in July 2006. Idlewild’s fifth full-length album, Make Another World, was released the following year. It was their first release on the newly rejuvenated Sequel label. The band are now out on tour promoting their new Album “Post Electric Blues” catch them at the Leadmill on the 30th.
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insisted would be its swan song. Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million copies of its albums — including 25 million for Rumours alone — making it one of the most popular rock bands in history, don’t miss out on this rare outing for the band. Tickets for Fleetwood Mac at Sheffield Arena on Monday 2nd November, priced £75, £60, £45 (subject to booking fee) are available in person at the Arena box office, by phone on 0114 256 5656 and online at www.sheffieldarena. co.uk .
Feeling reborn is a rare treat; but The Holloways resilience in recent times has led to what feels like a rebirth. Reaping such a rare reward was the first step along the clear path that now lies ahead for a band who once again have much to smile about; not that The Holloways had stopped smiling - not for very long anyway. “The sun doesn’t always shine” is one of the band’s phrases to live by; along with “everything happens for a reason”. In the early months of 2009, Alfie and Bryn were busy recording additional new material to kick-start the year. By April they decided to start actively seeking new members and as luck would have it, in the very first rehearsal they found guitarist Mike Baker, who - after playing just one song with the band - had done enough for Alfie and Bryn to make up their mind. The following day Edwin Harris set up his drums and did a quick warm up and before even playing a song, the decision again, was easy. Luck had clearly swung back in The Holloways’ favour and a new lease of life took the boys into the studio for a couple of hectic weeks before doing a few gigs and recording 3 brand new songs and they’re back doing what they do best - playing music. The Holloways had an exciting start to life with the critically acclaimed debut - “So This Is Great Britain?” - and 2007 saw the band storm sold out shows across the
Artist: Rammstein Album: Love is there for all... Released: Out Now Or………….giving it its proper title ‘Leibe Ist Fur Alle Da’…………..they are German after all. So this is what the album is actually called, above is my translation, so you probably won’t find that on the copy you may purchase (or not). Rammstein are Germany’s biggest rock success to date, even though, I would certainly describe them as more industrial than rock. On the whole their music is brilliant, very hard, exciting stuff that always packs the dancefloors in rock and alternative clubs. Sometimes though, maybe it’s a translation thing, but they can sound or appear to be sounding a bit daft. One single, a balled about Mother, is a painfully angst ridden rendition sung in German ‘Mutter’ cries out the vocal and it makes me giggle like a girl every time I hear it. Another tune ‘Amerika’ has the lyrics ‘We’re all living in America, America is wunderbar. We’re all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. We’re all living in America, CocaCola, Wonderbra’. See what I mean, a bit daft! But on famous tunes such as Ich Will and Sonna they are amazing industrial songs, nothing ‘bit daft’ in those tracks. So waiting for this first Rammstein album in 4 years is strange because you’re never quite sure what you’re gonna get. One of the first tracks you hear on this cd is the single ‘Pussy’ a song that starts with a drum machine but quickly thumps in with thrashing guitars. Its great, but the English lyric parts (because some are in German) are really naff. Yep you can guess what it’s about! I think it must be all in the translation and they can’t be clever with the lyric, so they just use simplistic words and it comes across as silly. A shame
UK with singles Dance Floor, Generator and Two Left Feet pumping on the radio airwaves. Now, the energy and the bond in the band has seen the boys enjoy an intense schedule which is already relighting many fires ahead of the release of the new album - No Smoke, No Mirrors - which is due for a September release. Everyone is massively excited for the summer schedule; the boys will be back on the road gigging the brand new set featuring songs from the forthcoming album alongside the classic Holloways favourites. The Holloways + Hoodlums + The Basement Project - The Plug - Wed 28 Oct 2009 Doors: 7:00 pm - Price: £8.50 adv - Age: 14+
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because the song itself, musically, is really really good. Other tracks on this album keep up the standard musically, ok some of the vocal technique is a tad over done, but there’s plenty of heavy synths on top of the huge guitars to keep it exciting and not too one dimensional. ‘Rammlied’ is a massive song that has orchestral and choir feelings all over it and you could see it being in some church lead disaster movie. This album is easily up there with their best ones and if you can get over the slight over done German accents and dodgy lyrics at times, then you’ll enjoy an extremely heavy powerful industrial album. Plus in nightclubs after a few beers, no-one cares about the lyrics when everyone’s headbanging on the dancefloor. They’re touring the UK next February and I urge you to go if you’re the type of person to love a huge stageshow, Rammstein’s gigs are renowned for it.
Artist: Michael Buble Single: Haven’t met you Yet Released: Out Now From one extreme to another or what!!?? Crooner Buble suddenly appeared from nowhere, it seemed, a few years ago. Doing the rounds on programs such as Parkinson etc. Instantly you could see that here was a man that was going to be around for many many years. This latest single see’s him trying to get chart success on the singles market. That shouldn’t be a problem, it’s a cool tune. A bit of a crooner doing slight pop, but still keeps it in his own style to stop him from selling out to get a hit. It’s a happy song that strangely has a small brass section in it that sounds a bit like the ones used on Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album. A hit? Yep, easily.
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The protesters outside the B.B.C. played right into the hands of the odious leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin. The airing on the six o’clock news of the many people picketing the front doors of the B.B.C. ensured that the undue deference to this awful man was responsible for the record viewing figures for the programme of over eight million viewers. There would be many, like me, who watched the programme expecting at least major disorder, maybe violence. Nick Griffin, however, did neither himself, or his disgusting party any favours as he was exposed as a man with little principle, who was full of hatred for anything other than white, and I felt truly sympathetic for members of the audience who were not white. The proof that racism is still a major problem in this country was highlighted in a Panorama programme later in the evening, when two Asian reporters went undercover, renting a house on a council estate. During their six week stay, they were both assaulted and verbally abused by the yob culture on the estate. Surely, this cannot be tolerated in our country in 2009. The government is faced with serious problems in this department and needs to address the problem immediately. I rang my good friend Glen Dale this week to see how he was coping after the amputation of his left leg below the
knee. I am pleased to report that Glen is in fine spirits, has moved into a bungalow, and is getting on with his life showing great bravery. At present, he is confined to a wheelchair, until his stump has healed, after which he will be fitted with an artificial leg. The late, great Derek Dooley, suffered a similar fate and coped admirably throughout his life, and I anticipate that Glen will follow in his footstep. The Katie Price/ Peter Andre/ saga continues to occupy a good portion of the newspapers, with everyone seeming to favour Peter Andre/, who has acted with complete dignity throughout the well publicised report, showing himself to be a top father, whilst Katie Price on the other hand has done herself no favours in the public eye, and seems to have been deserted by many of her friends. We made a return visit to the Steelmelter’s at Killamarsh on Friday to have a look at Robbie H. I have to say that Robbie has an excellent voice, terrific stage presence, and went down very well with a packed audience. The only blot on the evening was my beloved Owls being slaughtered by Watford in front of the Sky cameras. On Saturday, we went closer to home to see Junkyard Dog at the White Swan, Dronfield. They always guarantee a top night, but Saturday was the best I have ever seen them, which is plenty of times. It is hard to explain why some-
times, all band members seem to have a massive adrenalin rush. I know what you are all thinking, but I can assure you that none of the personnel take drugs, and only one member gives the booze a good sampling. My personal view is that it is largely to do with feedback from the audience, and this was certainly the case on Saturday. I was a bit bemused with the publication of the runners and riders for the prestigious Mercury Awards. There seemed to me to be some glaring omissions together with some acts that I have never seen or heard of. Keep voting for your favourite acts and the Awards night at Wadsley is sure to be a night to remember. Finally, I am duty bound to give a mention to a lovely little boy, Caeden James Butcher, who was christened on Sunday. I felt honoured and proud to be invited to be a Godparent. It must be the dream of every gangster loving schoolboy to be one day referred as the Godfather. Howard says: Keep supporting your football team, in times when they are playing very poorly, and stop calling for the head of a manager who nearly got you promoted last season. I sought a professional opinion from ex player and international Len Badger, and without going into his exact words, Len feels that the Blades are in a bit of trouble at present.
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Canadian multi award winning singer song writer Michael Bublé has announced that he will be returning to the UK in 2010 to woo audiences across the length and breadth of the country in support of his latest studio release ‘Crazy Love’ and will be stopping off at Sheffield Arena on Thursday 6th May. Tickets priced £80 & £50 (booking fee may apply) go on general sale at 9am on Friday 30th October. With over 22 million albums sold worldwide, multiple awards (including 6 Juno Awards, 5 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards and a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album), three #1 hits including ‘Home’, ‘Everything’ and ‘Lost’ and 145 sold out shows to date, Michael Buble has more than earned his place as one of the most popular and revered artists of this decade. The 2010 dates come in support of his most recent studio album ‘Crazy Love’ a collection of classic songs and new compositions. It becomes clear listening to ‘Crazy Love’ that the trademark of Bublé’s songs is a voice that evokes his passion for life and an edgy sense of humanity and romance. Tickets for Michael Bublé at Sheffield Arena on Thursday 6th May 2010 go general sale from 9am on Friday 30th October. Tickets available in person at the Arena box office, by phone on 0114 256 5656 and online at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk
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Lady Gaga – the biggest selling new artist of the year bar none – announces a major UK arena tour for February & March 2010. The Monster Ball will be her first UK shows of 2010, and the first chance for fans to hear songs from her revamped album, The Fame Monster, due for release on 23 November. Lady Gaga last appeared at the Sheffield Arena in February 2009 as special guests on The Pussycat Dolls Tour and this will be her first headline show here at the Sheffield Arena on Sunday 7th March. The Fame Monster is a twodisc re-package of Lady Gaga’s 4 million-selling debut The Fame. It will feature the entire breakthrough album – including the hit singles Just Dance, Poker Face, Paparazzi and LoveGame – alongside eight entirely new songs, including the new single Bad Romance. Tickets for her Sheffield Arena show on Sunday 7th March 2010 priced £35 & £27.50 (subject to booking fee) go on general sale Friday 30th October at 9am and are available in person at the Arena, online at www. sheffieldarena.co.uk or through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56.
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It’s a new venue next week at Ice Sheffield, some arrangements still to make but all being well we should be able to follow the Steelers across the road and maybe we’ll see a victory against the Belfast Giants? So it’s a real Saturday of sport in store this weekend as we’ll have commentary of the Millers against Aldershot in the afternoon as well. We’re off to the Minster again this week, need to measure some cables as we get ready for the biggest technical challenge of broadcasting Radio Nightingale has ever attempted, but more about that next week. That’s just one bit of work at Radio Nightingale which is not quite at its finished point another in the same stage is the next edition of our handbook. We are currently bringing together the information and advertisers for the handbook
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As the entertainment scene is hotting up for Christmas it seems the right time to mention the Radio Nightingale What’s On Guide. Broadcast on Tuesdays and Wednesday each week throughout the year, John and Adam share the details of events in South Yorkshire with our listeners for when they are feeling better. If you’re organising an event and would like us to include the details please phone, write or email all the important information in good time Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw and Hospedia. For more information about the station visit www. radionightingale.org.uk Current volunteer vacancies: • Saturday sports show presenter • Football commentator • Request collector (Tuesday or Wednesday morning) • Fundraiser • MW transmitter engineer • Voice over artist / creator Contact us on 01709 304244 for more information on volunteering.
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Saturday 31st October BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 Football Focus 12:00 BBC News 12:10 Formula 1: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2:10 Rugby League: Four Nations - England v Australia 4:30 Final Score 5:15 BBC News 5:25 Regional News/Weather 5:30 Hole in the Wall - Anton Du Beke is the games-master in the unpredictable gameshow where celebrities contort themselves through holes in a fast-moving wall or risk being bounced into ice-cold water, all in the name of charity. Snooker legend Dennis Taylor and ice-dancing pop star Jessica Taylor join Austin Healey’s team, while Joe Swash tries to keep the peace with comedians Ninia Benjamin and Rufus Hound 6:05 Merlin - Beauty and the Beast - Part 2. Sarah Parish, Colin Morgan, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, Adam Godley, Bradley James. Dir: Metin Huseyin. Fantasy drama. Newly-crowned Queen Catrina settles in as Camelot’s first lady. As her true troll nature surfaces, her influence over Uther increases, and the repercussions are felt throughout the kingdom. When Catrina accuses Merlin of stealing, he is forced into hiding. Forced to sneak around the castle, Merlin must find a way to expose Catrina’s true form without getting caught, and beheaded. But even if he succeeds, will this be enough to break her powerful magic? Or will Camelot be stuck with a troll queen forever? 6:50 Strictly Come Dancing 8:45 The National Lottery Draws 8:55 Casualty 9:45 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 10:15 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 6:50 Boo! 7:05 Dennis & Gnasher 7:15 Dennis & Gnasher 7:25 Sportsround 7:40 What’s New Scooby Doo? 8:00 Gimme a Break 8:30 TMi 10:00 My Almost Famous Family 10:30 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 11:00 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 Chartjackers 1:20 The Well 1:30 Kyle XY - What’s the Frequency Kyle? Matt Dallas, Marguerite MacIntyre, April Matson, Bruce Thomas, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Kirsten Prout. US drama about a mysterious boy who has no memory of his past. When Stephen’s father suffers a stroke, Kyle’s visions bring solace to the Tragers. Jessi’s lack of progress dismays Emily 2:15 FILM: Oklahoma! 4:30 Flog It! 5:00 Natural World. 6:00 Emma - Period drama. What was intended as a day of fun turns into a day of agony for everyone on the Box Hill excursion. Things come to a head when, egged on by Frank, Emma behaves very badly, insulting Miss Bates. She is berated by Knightley, and realises that her behaviour was shameful. She tries to repair things with Jane and Miss Bates, but Jane will not see her. And when Frank’s controlling aunt dies, his actions set in motion a chain of events that shock Emma and make her realise the truth 7:00 Autumnwatch 8:00 Porridge 8:30 Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry 9:30 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10:10 The Thick of It 10:40 Wonderland: The Ghostman of Skye 11:20 FILM: Halloween 12:50 FILM: Halloween II
Birthdays: Tom O’Connor (1940) - John Candy (1950) - Marco Van Basten (1964) - Vanilla Ice (1968) On this Day: The Battle of Britain Ended (1940) - Sven Goran Eriksson accepts the England Manager’s Job (2000)
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6:00 Breakfast 7:35 Match of the Day 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 Country Tracks 11:00 The Politics Show 12:10 Formula 1: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 3:15 EastEnders 4:40 Points of View 4:55 Songs of Praise 5:30 BBC News 5:45 Regional News/Weather 6:00 Life - Mammals. With David Attenborough. David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood, and by the care they lavish on their young. Weeks of filming in the bitter Antarctic winter reveal how a mother Weddell seal wears her teeth down keeping open a hole in the ice so she can catch fish for her pup, while a gyroscopically stabilised camera moves alongside migrating caribou, and a diving team swim among the planet’s biggest fight as male humpback whales battle for a female 7:00 Countryfile 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Garrow’s Law: Tales from the Old Bailey - Drama. In the late 18th century, young idealistic barrister William Garrow is given his first criminal defence case at the Old Bailey by his attorney and mentor. Garrow loses to his nemesis, Silvester, but his impressive performance in court catches the eye of Lady Sarah Hill, who instructs him to defend a helpless serving girl accused of murdering her newborn baby. Garrow learns a harsh lesson from his first case, and vows to defend the life of the serving girl and change the trial forever 10:00 BBC News 10:20 Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop 11:20 Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live at Madison Square Garden 12:25 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 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 8:30 M.I. High 9:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Animal Park 12:00pm: FILM: Miss Sadie Thompson 1:30 EastEnders 2:00 Track Cycling World Cup 4:45 Match of the Day Live: Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest 7:00 James May’s Toy Stories Airfix. James May is out to prove why traditional, old-fashioned toys are still relevant by pushing them to the limit in spectacular, supersize challenges. James takes model aeroplanes to a new level when he tries to make a full-size Spitfire out of Airfix. The venture soon hits problems when it becomes clear the giant 36-foot pieces may not be strong enough, and nobody knows how they will fit together 8:00 Ray Mears’s Northern Wilderness. - The Company that Built a Country. Ray Mears takes an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. As Ray makes his journey, across land and by canoe, he tells the story of one of the greatest companies the world has ever known - the Hudson’s Bay Company that opened up Canada. Ray discovers how those early fur traders were pioneers who laid the foundations of modern Canada 9:00 Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means 10:00 Match of the Day 2 10:45 Rugby League: Four Nations - Highlights 11:30 Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Anarchic, award-winning pop quiz. Regular team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by guest host Frank Skinner plus dance superstar Calvin Harris, comedian Jon Richardson, presenter Fearne Cotton and UK hip hop star Tinchy Stryder 12:00 FILM: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
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6.00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 Horrid Henry 9.40 Supernormal 9.55 Scratch ‘n’ Sniff’s Den of Doom 10.25 Finger Tips 10.45 Tricky Quickies 10.50 FILM: The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot 12.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals 1.00 ITV News/Weather 1.05 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 1.35 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 2.05 FILM: Richie Rich 3.50 Calendar News/Weather 4.05 FILM: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 5.15 ITV News/Weather 5.30 FILM: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 7.00 New You’ve Been Framed! 7.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp - Harry Hill delivers another trademark take on the top TV shows. No matter what makes the cut, you can be sure that Harry will wring the laughs from the clips he’s spotted - and with all the big soaps and top reality shows in full swing, there will be plenty for him to choose from 8.00 The X Factor - The battle for the X Factor crown continues as the nine remaining acts step up to Britain’s biggest stage to win viewers’ votes. The judges each mentor one category of singers: Simon Cowell has the over 25s, Cheryl Cole has the boys, Dannii Minogue has the girls and Louis Walsh has the groups. Host Dermot O’ Leary will be on hand to deal with the war of words as the judges give their views on each performance and defend their own acts. Tomorrow night, one act will leave the competition 9.45 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Dannii Minogue 10.45 ITV News/Weather 11.00 FILM: Ghost Ship - A ship missing for 40 years suddenly appears in the Bering Sea and a salvage crew set out to bring her back to shore. But once the crew are on board it soon becomes clear that the liner is not abandoned after all 12.40 FILM: The Horror of Frankenstein
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6:00 The Treacle People 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Gillette World Sport 7:30 FIA GT Championship 8:00 The Morning Line 8:55 Friends 9:20 Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Take That 10:25 4music Favourites: Snow Patrol 10:55 The Hollyoaks Music Show 11:30 P. Diddy’s Starmaker 12:30 Scrubs 12:55 Red Bull Rivals 1:45 Channel 4 Racing From Wetherby, Newmarket And Ascot 3:45 Come Dine With Me 4:15 Come Dine With Me 4:45 Come Dine With Me 5:15 Come Dine With Me 5:45 Come Dine With Me 6:15 Channel 4 News/Weather 6:45 Kevin Mccloud’s Grand Tour 7:40 Film: The Land Girls - Three Very Different Girls In The Land Army; The Volunteer Force That Replaced Agricultural Workers Called Up For Service In The Second World War. Sent To A Dorset Farm, They All Fall For The Farmer’s Son Joe Lawrence (Steven Mackintosh) And The Scene Is Set For Romance, Heartbreak And Tragedy. David Leland’s Genuinely Moving Film Evokes Not Just The Spirit Of The Times But Also The Beautiful Dorset Countryside In Winter 9:45 4music: Beyoncé: For The Record -10:50 The Simpsons - A Simpsons special for Halloween featuring the annual episode of fireside tales of fantasy and horror. In ‘The Ned Zone’, Ned Flanders gains the power of foretelling people’s deaths. In ‘The Belly of the Boss’ Maggie is shrunken inside a vitamin capsule and swallowed by Mr. Burns, and the rest of the goes in after her in their own Fantastic Voyage. And in ‘Four Beheadings and a Funeral’, set in Victorian London, genius detective Eliza Simpson (Lisa) and her faithful sidekick Dr. Bartley (Bart), attempt to catch The Muttonchop Murderer, a Jack the Ripper-type serial killer lose in the city 11:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats 11:50 4music: Live From Abbey Road
FIVE 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Fireman Sam 7.25 The Milkshake! Show 7.50 Noddy in Toyland 8.10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.20 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 8.55 Olivia 9.10 Little Princess 9.25 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 NFLUK 11.00 The Gadget Show 12.00 Big, Bigger, Biggest 1.00 Film: The Ghost of Greville Lodge 2.45 Film: Bear Island 4.45 Five News 4.55 Film: The Bridge at Remagen 7.05 NCIS - Drama series following a team of special agents who investigate crimes connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. It is a tense moment for the team when Ducky and Gerald are held captive 8.00 CSI: NY - New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. Hawkes is in big trouble when he is identified as the perpetrator of a barroom murder. Faced with seemingly irrefutable evidence and an eyewitness, can Mac and his team prove their colleague’s innocence? 8.50 CSI: NY 9.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. Ray is devastated when one of his former students is found murdered. Desperate to find her killer, he begins an investigation into the murky world of Mexican wrestling 10.45 Law and Order: SVU - Drama series about an elite force based in New York which investigates sex-related crimes. Fin’s son comes under suspicion in connection with a double homicide. Fin discovers that the lad is covering for his cousin, but once the guilty party is charged, he uses a technicality to have his confession ruled inadmissible in court 11.40 The Real CSI
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Halloween BBC Two - 11:20pm
Harrowing horror-suspense story about Michael Myers, a murderous lunatic who escapes incarceration and returns to his home town intent on reliving his crime. Fifteen years before, on Halloween night, the boy had forsaken trick-or-treating to viciously stab his sister Judith to death
Beyonce: For the Record Channel 4 - 9:45pm
Steve Jones Presents An Exclusive Interview With InTernational Superstar Beyoncé Knowles. Steve Travels To Sydney Catching Up With Beyoncé In The Midst Of The Australian Leg Of Her World Tour
Birthdays: L.S. Lowry (1887) - Larry Flynt (1942) - Jenny McCarthy (1972) - Dizzee Rascal (1985) On this Day: Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom (1981)
ITV 1 6:00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 Paz 9.35 Captain Mack 9.50 Emu 10.05 Tricky Quickies 10.10 Coronation Street Omnibus 12.55 Animals Do the Funniest Things 1.55 ITV News/ Weather 2.00 FILM: Columbo: Grand Deceptions 4.00 FILM: The Spy Who Loved Me 6.15 Calendar News/Weather 6.30 ITV News/Weather 6.45 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 7.15 All Star Family Fortunes - Vernon Kay hosts the gameshow which pits two celebrities and their families against each other in bids to win big money for their chosen charities. Today Primeval star Laila Rouass and clan battle it out against actor Sean Maguire and family. The Rouass family are playing for Women’s Aid, while the Maguires are supporting the King George’s Children’s Hospital Ward in London 8.00 The X Factor - Dermot O’Leary hosts the all-new Sunday night X Factor results show, as the nine acts find out the results of the public vote. The two with the lowest number of votes will sing for survival in the final showdown, then it is up to the judges to decide who stays to sing another day and who leaves the competition. Plus Bon Jovi and JLS perform 9.00 Doc Martin 10.00 ITV News/Weather 10.15 FILM: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Stylish black comedy in which four Jack-the-lads steal from a gang of robbers, who happen to be their next-door neighbours, in a desperate bid to settle their gambling debts with a psychotic local gangster. Added to the already anarchic situation is an incompetent set of marijuana cultivators, two dim-witted robbers, a madman with an afro and a thug named Big Chris who intends to send them all to the hospital. Director: Guy Ritchie 12.20 Guinness Premiership Rugby
CHANNEL 4 6:00 The Treacle People 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 7:30 Run To The Beat 8:25 Freesports On 4 8:55 Friends 9:25 Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00 90210 1:00 Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Beyoncé 2:05 Friends 2:40 Ugly Betty 3:35 The Simpsons 4:10 The Simpsons 4:40 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Time Team: Blitzkrieg On Shooters Hill: London 6:30 Channel 4 News/Weather 7:00 The Human Zoo: Science’s Dirty Secret - Only 100 Years Ago, Many Of The World’s Leading Scientists Agreed With Ac Haddon, When He Wrote In His 1898 Book Study Of Man That: “On The Whole, The White Race Has Progressed Beyond The Black Race.” In The 19th And EarLy 20th Centuries, Scientists Were So Fascinated By Race That Thousands Of “Exotic” And Indigenous People From All Over The World Were Put On Display In Human Zoos. They Were Not Intended As Merely Entertaining Freak Shows But Also Scientific Demonstrations Of Racial Difference. Across The Western World Millions Gawped In Fascination At These “Uncivilised Savages” And Would Depart Convinced Of The Superiority Of The White Race. This Documentary, Broadcast As Part Of The Race: Science’s Last Taboo Season, ExPlores The Phenomenon Of Human Zoos And Tells The Poignant Story Of Ota Benga, A Batwa Pygmy From The Belgian Congo, Who Was First Put On Display At The 1904 St Louis World’s Fair And Then The Bronx Zoo, Where He Was Labelled As The “Missing Link”. As The Film Reveals, It Was Only A Short Step From These Human Zoos To The Horrors Of Nazi Germany As The Pseudo Science That Underpinned One Helped Legitimise The Other 8:00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 9:00 FILM: Dreamgirls 11:35 4music: Beyoncé: For The Record 12:40 My Name Is Earl
FIVE 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Milkshake! Bop Box 7.10 Fireman Sam 7.25 Hana’s Helpline 7.35 The Milkshake! Show 8.00 Noddy in Toyland 8.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.30 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.45 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 9.00 Olivia 9.15 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 Snobs 10.30 Wizards of Waverly Place 11.00 Hannah Montana 11.35 The Tribe 12.05 Britain’s Best Brain 1.05 Megastructures 2.10 Film: Sergeant Rutledge 4.10 Film: Oliver! 6.55 Five News 7.00 Film: Groundhog Day - Acclaimed comedy in which a cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again. The forecaster is sent to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about its annual Groundhog Day festivities, only to become trapped in a seemingly unbreakable loop. His predicament drives him to distraction - until he sees a way of using it to woo his charming producer 9.00 Film: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Sequel to the successful spoof of 1960s spy films. Dr Evil travels back in time to steal Austin Powers’s libido and incapacitate the bucktoothed Casanova. Believing himself helpless without it, Austin teams up with CIA agent Felicity Shagwell to thwart Dr Evil’s plans 10.55 FlashForward - Sci-fi drama about a mysterious event that causes the population of the entire world to black out simultaneously. Mark is questioned about his flashforward during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Elsewhere, Janis is forced to examine the future of her current romantic relationship 11.55 The Mafia
TV Highlights
Dreamgirls Channel4 - 9:00pm Bill Condon’s Film Follows The Adventures Of The Dreamettes, An All-Girl Singing Group. They’re Going Nowhere Fast, Until They Meet Fast-Talking Car Salesman-Come-Manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Jamie Foxx), Who Has Ambitions To Make A Fortune Selling Black Music To A White Audience
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Eastenders Mon: As Archie deals with a wasp nest in his loft, Janine suggests the Mitchells as vermin they could smoke out. Lucy comes into money, but with devastating consequences. Denise discovers Owen has not left town, and that Lucas has something to hide Tues: Archie runs with Janine’s plan to set light to the Vic, but suggests they pin it on someone else. Jane tries to persuade Ian to adopt, but Ian has other ideas. Christian discovers Syed’s blackmailer, but cannot believe who it is, while Denise begins to worry about Lucas Thurs: As the bonfire celebrations begin and the Vic is empty, Janine begins to have second thoughts about her wicked plan. Jane’s anger at Ian spills over, and she turns to Masood. Christian is disappointed with Lucy, but tells Syed the blackmailing is over Fri: Archie and Peggy meet in the burning Vic on a night they will never, ever forget. Jane tries to patch things up with Ian, but can she stay with him? Jay feels guilty about what he did to Lucy, but will he confess? Emmerdale Mon: Leyla feels the pressure as Nathan’s grip on her tightens. Nicola refuses to back down on breastfeeding - which infuriates Viv. Faye is left heartbroken watching Natasha and Mark’s affection for one another Tues: David proposes to Leyla - but will her dark secret allow her to accept? Charity’s pleased
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that her flirting is affecting Cain. Betty helps Lizzie cover up a big mistake Wed: Doug is shocked as Leyla reveals the full extent of her deception - but can she tell David? Sally is irritated as her plan backfires and Ashley and Laurel grow closer. Charity ramps up her seduction of Cain Thurs:Sparks fly as Sally chooses not to help when Laurel’s life is in danger. Marlon’s fascination with Moira grows. Carl increases the pressure on Charity to seal the deal with Cain. Charity achieves her goal with Cain - but will it backfire? Sally basks in Ashley’s attention after becoming the hero of the hour. The night brings back bad memories for Andy - will he be able to banish them? Fri: A cunning Sally spikes Laurel’s drinks - and ruins her anniversary night. Charity and Cain come to blows over cash. Betty resigns from her job and takes the blame for Lizzie’s mistake Coronation Street Mon: Is Roy now in danger following Tony’s confession? A shocked Peter is confronted by someone claiming to be from his past. Jake takes his revenge on Dev. Will Roy let Tony buy his silence? Will Peter introduce the mysterious stranger to Simon? Michelle’s new man asks her to leave Weatherfield with him Fri: Will Roy call the police and tell them about Tony? Ken is stunned when Peter gives him the news about George. Joe plans a
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MILLERS LOSE TO LATE STRIKE Rotherham United slipped second time this season Ellison to defeat away at Bury after the home side came from behind to snatch a late winner through substitute Richie Baker. The Millers lead thanks to Kevin Ellison, who once again scored direct from a corner in first half injury time but second half goals from Ryan Lowe and Baker secured maximum points for Alan Knill’s side. Rotherham were the better side in the first half and after a scrappy opening 10 minutes the Millers fashioned the first opening when Dale Tonge ran to the by-line and crossed for Ellison but from a difficult angle he scuffed his shot. On 19 minutes Nicky Law scurried to the edge of the area and the Shakers defence parted like the red sea but ‘keeper Wayne Brown stayed alert to make a smart save low down. There was more lax defending to follow when Adam Le Fondre was found all alone six yards out by a great cross by Micky Cummins but his scuffed effort was smothered by Brown. The Millers piled on the pressure and were almost in front on 23 minutes. A devilish free-kick by Ellison to the near post found the head of Le Fondre but Brown again did brilliant to tip the ball onto the crossbar. That would be Brown’s last act of the game when he went off injured to be replaced by Cameron Belford. Bury threatened briefly on 42 minutes when Lowe skewed a shot wide when well placed 20 yards from goal. After dominating the first half the Millers were rewarded with the opening goal in stoppage time. For the LOCAL SPORT NEWS
scored direct from a corner when he caught out the shaky Belford who was complaining he was fouled. After being the better team for the first 45 minutes the Millers were undone right at the start of the second half. Baker ran from deep before playing a neat pass in behind the Millers defence and Lowe finished coolly past Warrington to level the game. The home side now sensed Rotherham’s vulnerability and Danny Racchi was next to try his luck but his 20 yarder was straight at Warrington. On 64 minutes it was Pablo Mills to the rescue when he made a great block to deny Mike Jones when the midfielder was well placed six yards out. A minute later Bury were given a controversial spot kick when Ian Sharps seemed to play the ball when challenging Lowe. Mr. Webb gave the penalty but justice was done when Stephen Dawson’s drive was saved by Warrington, with Dawson missing the re-bound with the goal gaping. With seven minutes remaining the Millers were undone when a deflected clearance fell kindly for Baker who stabbed the ball beyond Warrington from 18 yards out. The Millers almost snatched a late leveller in the final minute of stoppage time when Belford made a remarkable save from the head of Sharps to deny the defender from six yards out.
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RONNIE LOOKING FOR DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT Ronnie Moore couldn’t hide his disappointment with the Millers defending after errors at the back cost his team dearly following a 2-1 defeat against Bury. A goal from Kevin Ellison in first half stoppage time was cancelled out by Ryan Lowe and then with six minutes remaining Richie Baker secured the points for the home side and sent the Millers back to South Yorkshire pointless. “What worries me is our defending,” said Ronnie Moore after the game. “Every time someone comes at us we look like we are going to concede a goal. If we need to score two goals to win a game then we are in trouble so that needs to be addressed and sharpish.” The Millers were the better side in the first half and had several chances to open up a lead but were undone in the second 45 when the home side came out fighting. “We had enough chances in the first half to win, the game should have been dead and buried,” added Moore. “At the moment when we concede a goal we are like a pack of cards. We are 45 minutes okay and then we are terrible in the next 45 minutes and as a manager I am trying to put my finger on why. In the first half our back four did well and we didn’t look like we were under any pressure but in the second half we didn’t do the things that we are supposed to. We are making the wrong decisions at the moment and every time that happens we are getting punished for it.” It could have been worse for the Millers when referee Mr.Webb awarded a dubious penalty after a challenge by Ian Sharps when it appeared that the Millers captain played the ball but Andy Warrington made a smart save to deny Stephen Dawson from 12 yards. “Why does the referee have to make a decision like that?”, continued Moore. “The linesman has got a better view and he doesn’t give it. We got of jail and then that’s the time that we need to press on and to be fair we threw the kitchen sink at them towards the end and should have scored with the last kick of the game.”
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MAINTAINING VOCAL HEALTH As singers who have other lives, jobs and responsibilities, it’s quite a challenge to take care of the vocal mechanism. Since most of us don’t earn a living with our voices, our voices don’t always get top priority. Finding time to care for our own voice usually happens when we are in crisis — allergy season, a singing performance or a contest. When we are stressed it shows in our voice and we end up with a sore throat, laryngitis or other symptoms. We’ve all heard people on stage during competitions who struggle with vocal trouble. Why is it that our contest and allergy seasons so often coincide? Our body is our instrument, so whatever we do to the body affects the voice. Common sense should always be a component of any attempt to self-medicate. The antihistamine that dries up nasal congestion also dries the mucous membrane that surrounds and protects the vocal bands. When the vocal folds are dry and singing is continued, the effect is like rubbing two sticks together. The friction produces heat and the heat inflames the area, making it sore. A decongestant or other prod-
uct that adds moisture to the vocal system is often a better remedy for a singer. Vocal Zone come in very handy for singers. They contain less eucalyptus and menthol so not to dry out the throat. A natural honey and lemon drink is ideal. Half a glass of warm water, a quarter of that honey and a quarter lemon. The lemon naturally clears away excess mucus while the natural antiseptic qualities in the honey sooth and coat your throat. Our mothers taught us to eat properly, get plenty of rest and drink lots of water. These are all things that we should do to guarantee the best possible response from our instrument at contest or on rehearsal night. Drinking water is an absolute “must” for a healthy voice. Singing without proper hydration is like driving a car without oil. Although we all know about drinking water, it’s important enough to keep repeating. On average, we should all drink at least eight glasses a day, but various situations can adjust those requirements. Caffeine users must be prepared to drink more water. For every cup of coffee consumed, add three cups of water to make up for the drying effects of the coffee and caffeine. Water consumed during the twenty-four hours prior to singing is important. Drinking water while singing, either rehearsing or performing, might have an opposite
effect than what’s desired. Drinking while rehearsing or performing may actually be drying to the mechanism. The water can wash away the protective coating on the vocal cords. Certainly we need to drink if we’re thirsty, but we don’t need to try to consume a week’s worth of water when we’re singing! In addition to drinking lots of water, introduce water into your system any other way you can. A shower is better for a singer than a bath, because of the steam you inhale. The shower is also a perfect place to warm up in the morning. Humidifiers can be an equally effective way to introduce moisture into your system. If you are away from home and in a hotel room during a performance or competition, simply run hot water in the bathroom and leave the door open. Even a wet a towel hung by your head as you sleep can add moisture to your system. Hydrate, moisturize and generally stay wet. Georgina Hill-Brown, Vocaltutor Founder and Principal Teacher – 1-2-1 Singing Lessons Feel free to write to me here. Or go to my blog for more news, competitions and debate. http:// wordpress.com/vocaltutor
Sheffield fans hoped that the team had turned a corner after they won their last three games, but the Steelers lost home and away last weekend, against the Edinburgh Capitals and Coventry Blaze. Saturday’s game saw the Sheffield side go down 5-6 after finishing regulation drawn at 5-5, surviving a period of sudden death overtime and an eight-round penalty shoot-out. Edinburgh hit the back of the net first with a goal from Simon Lambert halfway through the first period, and it would be Lambert again who fired home the game-winning goal in the penalty shoot-out. The Capitals went 2-0 up with a powerplay goal from Michael Benyon five minutes into the second period, until goals from Rod Sarich (PP, 28:02) and Doug Sheppard (29:51) tied the game.
The third period could have gone either way, with the Steelers taking the lead within the first two minutes, only for Edinburgh to pull a goal back through Martin Cingel, leveling the scores at 4-4. Ben O’Connor put the Capitals ahead with a goal at 48:46, and a powerplay goal from Matt Hubbauer took the game into overtime. With no goal scored during the overtime period the game went to a penalty shoot-out, and anxious fans looked on as both teams failed to score in seven shots each before Simon Lambert scored, winning the game for the Capitals. Sunday saw the Steelers travel to the Skydome to take on the Coventry Blaze. Again the opposition scored first, with a goal from Russ Cowley putting the Blaze ahead
after 17:28, the only goal of the first period. At 22:41 Derek Campbell scored for the Blaze, and Adam Calder added another at 25:41. Matt Hubbauer replied with a short-handed goal for the Steelers, but at 35:26 Dan Carlson put Coventry three goals ahead again. Luke Fulgham opened the scoring for the third period, and Brad Cruikshank scored for the Steelers at 54:59 but even though the Steelers out-shot their hosts 46-37 the score remained 5-2 to the Blaze. This Saturday the Steelers take on the Belfast Giants in the Challenge Cup at Ice Sheffield. Face-off is 7pm, and tickets are still available from the Steelers’ office (0114 242 35 35).
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LAWS SHEFFIELD WOEFUL OWLS WEDNESDAY STUNG BY HORNETS FEELING 2009/10 FIXTURES
August 8 Barnsley 15 Peterborough 19 Newcastle 22 Scunthorpe 29 Plymouth
2-2 1-1 0-1 4-0 1-3
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
3-0 2-0 1-2 4-1 (A)
November 7 QPR 21 Ipswich 28 West Brom
(H) (A) (H)
December 5 Reading 8 Doncaster 12 Leicester 19 Swansea 26 Newcastle 28 Blackpool
(H) (A) (A) (H) (H) (A)
January 9 Peterborough 16 Barnsley 26 Scunthorpe 30 Plymouth
(H) (A) (A) (H)
February 6 Nottm Forest 9 Blackpool 13 West Brom 16 Doncaster 20 Ipswich 27 Reading
(A) (H) (A) (H) (H) (A)
March 6 Leicester 13 Swansea 16 Preston 20 Derby 24 Watford 27 Coventry
(H) (A) (A) (H) (H) (A)
April 3 QPR (A) 5 Bristol City (H) 10 Middlesbrough (A) 17 Sheff Utd (H) 24 Cardiff (A)
Sheffield Wednesday suffered their worst defeat of the season at Watford on Friday night as the Owls lost 4-1. Despite having the better of the early exchanges, Wednesday found themselves 2-0 after 26 minutes. Marcus Tudgay pulled one back on his return to the side just before half time but the Owls conceded two more in the first 15 minutes of the second half to record a disappointing defeat in Hertfordshire. Brian Laws made one change for the clash at Vicarage Road, Marcus Tudgay returning to the starting eleven following a spell out with a neck injury, Leon Clarke missing out with a minor hamstring complaint. Etienne Esajas also came back into the squad, taking up a place on the bench, having recovered from his knee problem. Wednesday started solidly and created their first chance of note in the third minute when O’Connor forced his way into space on the right and supplied a fine cross which Tudgay headed just wide of the near post. Lee Grant’s goal was barely threatened during the opening 20 minutes. Danny Graham found space on the overlap between Spurr and Beevers five minutes in but could not make take advantage of his advanced position and Grant had little more than a watching brief. The Owls threatened Watford’s goal again on nine minutes when Beevers headed a right wing free kick down to Varney, whose powerful shot was tipped round the post by home goalkeeper Scott Loach. Loach was in action again just two minutes later when Michael Gray curled in a dipping free kick. Tudgay did well to force his way in front of Manchester United loanee, Craig Cathcart and his header was held at the second attempt by the home keeper. It must have felt like déjà vu for Laws said when the Hornets took the lead completely against the run of play in the 20th minute. Don Cowie’s corner found its way to substitute John Eustace for his first touch of the game and his drive across the six-yard box was turned in by home skipper Mariapa, mirroring the Owls fortunes three nights earlier against Preston. Wednesday’s woes worsened within six minutes when Henri Lansbury played a cute one-two and squeezed between Darren Purse and Lewis Buxton before firing home low to Grant’s right to make it 2-0. Grant could not have been faulted for either goal and was forced into another good save on 33 minutes, holding on well to Tom Cleverley’s powerful header as the home side grew in confidence from their quickfire double. The wind was taken out of the Owls sails momentarily but they continued to attack their hosts, only finding that the holes in Watford’s
rearguard were not so easy to exploit as the hosts looked to protect their lead with greater numbers behind the ball. Wednesday’s endeavour was rewarded though just before half time when Tudgay illustrated the worth of his return to the side. The striker worked hard to chase what seemed a lost cause in the corner winning a throw in ten yards from the corner flag. And it was the Owls number seven on hand to head home from close range thanks to Spurr’s long throw into the box making it 2-1 just before the interval. Having pulled a goal back at a critical time, Brian Laws, added extra attacking impetus at the start of the second half with Tommy Miller replacing the industrious James O’Connor. Just three minutes after the restart the Owls were forced into another change as Gray came off injured to be replaced by Esajas. But the Owls found themselves 3-1 down in the 54th minute. Buxton had done well to head behind with a strong header under pressure from Harley but the Watford winger was left free from the resulting corner and punished Wednesday with a quick turn and left foot shot beyond Grant. Harley came close to providing the Hornets another moments later when he flashed the ball across goal for Lloyd Doyley to go close with a header but the home side did not take much longer to score a fourth. Laws fumed after watching Cleverley jink through his defence to provide Lansbury with his second of the evening completely snuffing out any fading hope the Owls had just after the hour-mark. In reality there was no way back for Wednesday and a long range free kick from Esajas which whistled past the post in the 73rd minute was about as close as the Owls came to finding any cheer at all in the second half. Watford were the only team that looked likely to add to the score sheet as the second half progressed and Wednesday will have an extra long week to recover and regroup ahead of the trip to Bristol City next Saturday. Owls: Grant, Buxton, Purse, Beevers, Spurr, Johnson (Sodje 63), O’Connor (Miller 46), Potter, Gray (Esajas 49), Varney, Tudgay. Subs not used: O’Donnell, Hinds, McAllister, Jeffers. Watford: Loach, Mariappa, Lansbury, Cowie (Ellington 77), Graham, Doyley, Jenkins (Eustace 19), Harley (Severin 83), Cleverley, Cathcart, Hodson. Subs not used: Bond, Bennett, Henderson, Bryan. Attendance: 14,591 (781 Owls)
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Brian Laws was left distraught after his side’s 4-1 defeat at Watford on Friday night. The Owls boss was dismayed by the way his side conceded goals and expressed concerns about the way his players defended. “I have no complaints about the result,” the Owls boss said. “My complaints are with our players not with Watford. It’s the same old story; giving gifts for goals. It was an uphill battle for us by midway through the first half. “We were playing the type of football that is the opposite to what we are about. We can play good football, we (usually) attack well and are creative but there was none of that today. In fact we got stuck in a rut and decided to go long. That’s not the instructions I gave out today and I am bitterly disappointed with my lot. “The team is making basic mistakes and that’s something I can’t stomach and I don’t seem to be able to stop at the moment. The goals we are giving away are just ridiculous and Watford were walking through our defence like a hot knife through butter. It’s not just about the back four; you defend from the front and players have to take responsibility. “They have been a shambles today. That’s really tough for me to say but I feel really let down and that’s the first time I have said that. The players had nothing to say after the game because they were all embarrassed.”
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SWFC PRAISED BY PARLIAMENT Sheffield Wednesday is honoured to have been recognised in the Houses of Parliament today for the club’s dedication to the local community. An ‘Early Day Motion’ tabled in the House of Commons recognises the impact made by the club giving its shirt sponsorship to The Children’s Hospital and urges other professional football clubs to follow SWFC’s lead in the groundbreaking move as the first Football League club to create such a partnership. The motions was submitted for debate in the House of Commons by Hillsborough MP Angela Smith with support being sought from other members of parliament. It proposes: “That this House congratulates Sheffield Wednesday FC on its decision to engage as its main sponsor The Children’s Hospital in Sheffield; recognizes the potential this creates for raising significant sums of money for a highly valued charity; notes that this partnership has already raised £50,000 for the charity and that the first major business has announced a sponsorship deal which will benefit both the charity and the club; and calls on other professional football clubs to follow Sheffield Wednesday’s lead in forgoing sponsorship deals in order to build effective links with local charities and the communities they serve.” Sheffield Wednesday chairman, Lee Strafford, said: “It’s great that our club has been recognised by parliament in this way. Our partnership with The Children’s Hospital is something that we knew would have a very positive impact on the community and we are only starting to see that impact. “To have helped raise £50,000 for The Children’s Hospital Charity just a quarter of the way into the first season of this partnership is a fantastic achievement but many more benefits are yet to come. Sheffield Wednesday’s partnership with The Children’s Hospital has sparked the imaginations of many people, whether they are Owls fans or not, and it has been very rewarding to see so many people approaching the club with ideas to help raise funds for the charity.”.
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A Fan’s Weekly Verdict ‘Football Logic’ is the most untrustworthy maxim known to mankind. Football logic tells you that if you beat a team by 2 goals who beat another team by 5 goals then you should beat the team they beat by 7 goals. Simple isn’t it? Unfortunately for Wednesday, events at Pride Park totally negated that theory. Football Logic, this time from the faceless ivory tower of the FA, also tells you that you have to play 3 games in 6 days and then only play 3 games in the whole of the next calendar month. However, the most baffling instance of contemporary football logic comes with the constant selection of everyone’s favourite scapegoat, Darren Purse. Last week against Coventry it was hoped our skipper had turned a corner but I fear that the corner was taken without due care and attention resulting in a head on collision with a brick wall that had the word ‘USELESS’ spray painted onto it. My mental image also has Dave Jones sniggering behind a lamppost. Is it unfair to lay the blame squarely on Purse? Of course it is. So many players have failed to come anywhere near the quality required of them commensurate to their salary but we have got goals in a fully fit team (Jeffers and Sodje excluded, both look spent forces at this moment in time). It is the defence has let us down badly and to paraphrase Laws, has been a shambles. Purse was signed to be the heart of our back four but we continue to have cardiac arrests at the slightest sign of a half decent attack. How long can it continue before we start to contemplate trips to Exeter? If Football Logic is frustrating me then it must be driving Richard Hinds completely mad.
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NO WIN IN SIX FOR SLUMPING BLADES United played a major role in an entertaining seven-goal spectacle at Bramall Lane but ultimately lost the unbeaten home start to the season. Darius Henderson scored twice, James Harper netted in injury-time and Stephen Quinn had a very late effort debatably ruled out for offside but Cardiff escaped back to South Wales with the points. Peter Whittingham was the Bluebirds hero, netting a hat-trick. Goalkeeper Bennett was recalled as one of four changes made by boss Blackwell for the visit of the Bluebirds. Little, Treacy and Evans were also brought back into the starting line up, whilst new Senegalese striker Camara was amongst the substitutes. The first five minutes were eventful for Cardiff defender Gerrard. Inside the opening 60 seconds he had fired just wide after Morgan had headed out a free-kick and then, in more familiar surroundings, Gerrard prevented a cross reaching Henderson and then blocked a Treacy shot after Marshall had flapped at a cross. Ledley was booked on nine minutes for a foul on Treacy and then, after a good passage of football by United, it was Cardiff that worked a chance which saw Bennett make a confidence-boosting save from Whittingham’s powerful shot. The Blades had started brightly, playing inventive stuff, and good build up work between Treacy and Taylor on the left needed Kennedy to cut out a pass destined for Henderson. Cardiff, to their credit, won a number of corners in the opening half hour but it was from another set-piece, a free-kick, that Bothroyd headed home a cross by Matthews, although he was late seeing that the linesman’s flag had been raised for some time. Evans evened up the booking count on 29 minutes for his late lunge on Hudson, whilst Blackwell was forced into a change just after the half hour when Taylor limped off, replaced by Stewart. Evans twice fired over but the drama didn’t start until the last five minutes of the half. Firstly, with 41 minutes gone, there
was controversy after Chopra had caused problems. It appeared that Morgan’s attempted clearance struck Walker and dropped kindly for BOTHROYD to beat Bennett from close range. The linesman’s flag was raised and confusion reigned for a moment before referee Kettle finally awarded the goal. The Cardiff fans were still celebrating and others were deliberating the opener when Walker’s cross tied Hudson up in knots, HENDERSON took advantage to drill the ball under Marshall.Once again there was little time to catch breath before there was more controversy. From a long Matthews throw, Henderson clashed with Bothroyd and the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot in front of the Kop. The Blades striker was booked before a calm WHITTINGHAM hammered home from 12 yards.Just after the visitors had taken the lead the fourth official announced three extra minutes would be played and United again displayed a fighting spirit. In the final of the additional minutes, Walker’s free-kick was sent back into the danger area by Morgan and after an Evans effort was saved by Marshall, HENDERSON perfectly positioned his cushioned header past a crowded penalty area. The break followed soon after Cardiff’s restart to give both sets of players and supporters the chance to digest the previous ten minutes of action, although the second period was only a 70 seconds old when Bennett was forced into a save from Ledley. The Blades, though, were soon back on the offensive. Evans just failed to get on the end of a Stewart cross and then, on 54 minutes, Henderson headed down Little’s cross but a volley from Kilgallon’s right boot flew over the crossbar. But disaster again struck for the Blades on the hour when Cardiff added their third. A long throw by Matthews was flicked on by Hudson and WHITTINGHAM appeared at the back post to fire into the corner of Bennett’s net. Blackwell’s response was to throw on Welshman Cotterill, quickly followed by Camara, making his debut,
and the striker caused problems on United’s next attack for Gerrard. The chances dried up midway through the half, with Cardiff attempting to slow the play at every opportunity. However, most people in the ground thought United had levelled on 77 minutes. Cotterill’s corner was headed down by Morgan and Kilgallon’s shot beat the visiting goalkeeper but the ball skimmed off the head of Kennedy and over the crossbar. Walker and Chopra were both booked for a clash but United continued to force the visitors back and on 80 minutes, from Henderson’s head on, Treacy’s effort was blocked by the falling Matthews. Cotterill’s free-kick curled wide but with United attempted to claim an equaliser, gaps were left at the back, which Cardiff exploited on 85 minutes. McCormack, Chopra and Bothroyd were involved in a neat move which resulted in WHITTINGHAM completing his hat-trick with a near post finish. Still United worked hard, a Treacy shot was saved by Marshall and a Camara effort was narrowly wide. Meanwhile, in injury-time Quinn curled a free-kick into the arms of Marshall before United, in the fourth of five minutes of added time, were given a lifeline. Quinn and Camara were involved before HAPRER smashed into the corner of the net. There was still time for one more attack and yet more controversy. Walker’s shot was parried by Marshall into the path of Quinn, who tucked the ball home, before wheeling away to celebrate. His glee, however, was spoiled by a linesman’s flag and to add insult to injury, the midfielder was booked for whipping his shirt off. Marshall hoofing away the resulting free-kick was the last touch of the game but many United fans stayed behind to clap off the team, despite the defeat. Blades: Bennett, Morgan, Kilgallon, Henderson, Evans (Camara 67), Harper, Taylor (Stewart 33), Little (Cotterill 62), Treacy, Quinn, Walker. Unused: France, Williamson, Davies, Bunn.
United’s injury jinx struck again with Andy Taylor limping off with a torn thigh muscle in the first-half against Cardiff and will be out for between three and six weeks. Frustrated manager Kevin Blackwell saw his patched up team push high flying Cardiff all the way only to be edged out by 4-3.... “I thought we played very well at times but clearly the goals conceded are a big disappointment and perhaps they summed up how things are going for us at the moment. “For the penalty Bothroyd who is six foot five inches tall went down like a rag doll, and when Morgan cleared the ball it hit Walker and fell to a Cardiff player who would have been offside otherwise. “The third goal was the most disappointing because we had talked about the second ball being important, and their fourth came about because we were throwing people forward and was understandable “We should have been well in front by half-time and had more chances in the second - then to have Quinn’s goal chalked off like in the last minute was cruel. It was a very, very marginal decision, I can’t fault the players at all today and they didn’t deserve that. “I am very proud of them and a big thanks to the crowd today because I thought they were superb, staying behind us when we were losing because they could see what we were trying to do. “To lose like that is massively disappointing but it was a big performance for a team that is getting to know each other. “We only had Morgan, Kilgallon and Henderson from the team that won at Cardiff towards the end of last season today whereas they had almost the same players still there.”
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Table for two please Somewhere in Sheffield, about a week ago, Henri Camara and Sheffield United Football Club came together to share a humble pie for two, as the final details were penned on a deal to bring the Senegalese striker to Bramall Lane. One thought he could do better, the other thought they could find better, but it transpires that both have decided they might actually be the perfect match. After flexing his Premier League ego a month ago, the former Wigan and Celtic hitman has had an epiphany it seems after he agreed to return to the negotiating table ready to talk numbers. On the other hand, after sticking rigidly to their financial principles
Kevin Blackwell has issued a vote of confidence in his young squad and his chairman as they prepare for the visit of Newcastle next Monday night. With much needed reinforcements in sight as some injured first-teamers approach full fitness the Blades boss says that the Club is doing everything it can to ride out the first difficult period it has faced since Blackwell was appointed: “We have the smallest squad in the Championship and Kevin McCabe is well aware of what we need, because you can’t build a team on loans. He is a first-rate chairman and is doing all he can to see us through this economic downturn. “We are asking young squad players to fill some big, experienced boots because of our situation, and to play so many at once wasn’t something we could have envisaged. “When we have a full complement of players I think we have a strong first eleven and a real chance, but the squad is very thin and we can’t carry long-term injuries, suspensions or loss of form in anybody or we will be a mediocre team. “That is not a criticism of the ones we have brought in because we are asking them to give more than we have a right to expect from them at this stage.” Richard Cresswell and Andrew Davies, brought in to plug gaps left by stricken key players, have ironically themselves have subsequently been sidelined, whilst Andy Taylor has now been ruled out for around six weeks leaving Jordan Stewart as the only fit left-back: “Three weeks ago we were fourth in the league. I didn’t envisage all these injuries - and Paddy Kenny being suspended - but they have happened.” The end to the injury nightmare could be in sight, though, especially with Gary Naysmith, Nick Montgomery and Jamie Ward - who could all claim to be first-picks - gathering pace in their recovery programmes: “I’m hoping five top Championship players will be back in a month, but we have to get through this spell. “There isn’t the money there so I can’t just go and get players, but if the lads play as well as they did against Cardiff they will win more than they lose.” in previous attempts to seal the deal, the Blades hierarchy has apparently realised that unless something is done soon to arrest the current slump, then the shoes off brigade will be in the car park once more. In a brief cameo against Cardiff, Camara showed glimpses of invention and creativity that could add to what, in all honesty, is not necessarily a struggling attacking force. The Blades’ current problems clearly lay a little further back. A series of outrageous defensive displays have seen the Blades concede 25 goals already this campaign. What has turned one of the Championship’s meanest defences into a rearguard as watertight as a colander? We are clearly missing three key players from last season in the shape of the disciplined Paddy Kenny, the sold starlet Kyle Naughton and the injury stricken Gary Naysmith. And what to say of the Kilgallon saga? It seems that he has pretty much packed his bags already and will soon be hopping on the M1 northbound, whether it be to Hull, Bolton or any other potential suitor with sufficiently lined pockets. Whatever the reasons, we are defensively lacking and until this is addressed, Camara and co’s efforts will prove to be in vain.
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2009/10 FIXTURES
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
0-1 3-2 3-2 2-1 3-3
October 3 Doncaster 17 Scunthorpe 20 Blackpool 24 Cardiff 31 Newcastle
1-1 3-1 3-0 3-4 (H)
November 7 Barnsley 21 Peterborough 28 Bristol City
(A) (H) (A)
December 5 Plymouth 8 Nottm Forest 12 Crystal Palace 19 QPR 26 Leicester 28 Preston
(A) (H) (H) (A) (A) (H)
January 9 Watford 16 Middlesbrough 26 Reading 30 West Brom
(A) (H) (H) (A)
February 6 Derby 9 Preston 13 Bristol City 16 Nottm Forest 20 Peterborough 27 Plymouth
(H) (A) (H) (A) (A) (H)
March 6 Crystal Palace 13 QPR 16 Blackpool 20 Doncaster 23 Cardiff 27 Scunthorpe
(A) (H) (H) (A) (A) (H)
April 3 Barnsley 5 Newcastle 10 Coventry 17 Sheff Wed 24 Swansea
(H) (A) (H) (A) (H)
May 2 Ipswich
(A)
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