Pinning the donkey’s tail to Eady’s ass
The appropriately-named Mr Bumble, in Oliver Twist, first coined the phrase “the law is an ass”. Charles Dickens stopped well short of naming names, however. These days we are more fortunate in being...
View ArticleWhy sponsors won’t be dribbling away from John Terry. Unless…
Among the many footballing clichés pithily describing the dilemma of putative England captain John Terry my favourite is “Own goal”. Perroncel: Single outing Terry was poorly advised in applying for an...
View ArticlePremier League scores spectacular own goal with new Barclays sponsorship deal
The Premier League just doesn’t get it, does it? The world is crashing around Barclays ears: its chief executive Bob Diamond has just been forced to step down by the Governor of the Bank of England;...
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