Respecting the underdog

The underdog should never be discounted.  It doesn’t matter in any form of life what that could be.  It could be someone who defeats all the odds to achieve a massive win on the bookies, get an important University assignment in on time against all adversity, or overcoming many hurdles thrown at you to achieve the goal you set out to achieve in life. Oldham's players celebrate after their historic victory The message is crystal...

Categories: 1994, Brentford, Championship, FA Cup, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Underdog, Wages

Autosport International Show 2013 – Stars and cars make up for lack of general content

By Simon Wright The NEC in Birmingham hosted the annual motorsport exhibition, Autosport International from 10 – 13 January 2013.  I went on Saturday, 12 January, the 10th successive year I have been to the event that often is seen as the official start of the motorsport season. Last year’s exhibition was the best in the proud history of the show.  12 months on, it was going to be difficult to beat this.  Ultimately there...

Categories: Autosport International Show, BBC, Birmingham, David Croft, Formula One, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Jaguar, Jake Humphrey, January, NEC, Paul di Resta, Pirelli, Scotland, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sky Sports F1

A gamble that needs to be taken

With the Christmas festivities firmly behind us, I have had to make some big decisions over my short-term future, and this means taking a risk which I feel I need to make. Saturday's trip to the Autosport show was a refreshing break Since my freelancing contract went down the plughole with Total Football Magazine, I have felt a sense of worry and emptiness – wondering where the next break will come.  The decision of accepting only paid...

Categories: Brighton, Character, Future, Media, Milton Keynes, NCTJ, PR, Security, Sheffield, University

New Year resolutions

We are now 12 days into 2013.  2012 gave us all plenty of great memories – both personally and publicly, and it is a year that I am sure none of us will forget in a hurry. Did you make any New Year resolutions and have you stuck to them, or broken them already? My record in this department is mixed.  I never kept them growing up, but succeeded in 2011 with a plan of controlling the amount of alcohol I would have per week. Last...

Categories: Alcohol, Charity, College, CV, Decaf, Exercise, Facebook, Language, New Year, News, Personal, Professional, Resolutions, Shorthand, Social Media