Vanessa Gold, daughter of former West Ham co-owner David Gold, has confirmed that her family intends to sell its stake in the club to a consortium led by former Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley. The Gold family had been negotiating with Staveley’s consortium, which includes her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi, regarding the purchase of a 25% share […]
Continue ReadingThis is a query that has come up time and again. Especially at the get-togethers marking Leeds’ championship in 1992 or Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League triumph three years on. Batty played a part in both historic feats, but former Blackburn midfielder Mark Atkins hasn’t been in touch with him since their playing careers ended. “We’ve […]
Continue ReadingSpend enough time watching US television, and the relentless tide of commercials eventually sorts itself into three distinct categories. The first category promotes units of mass-produced food-like substances, each one basically a palm-sized projectile of shiny, salted, mechanically processed fragments; yet each also arrives with its own factory-made spectacle of hues and jingles and wrapping […]
Continue ReadingOur illustrator examines the key events from the World Cup as England advance to the quarter-finals while the United States are eliminated Purchase David’s illustrations | A selection of his most popular pieces And his newest title, Chaos in the Box: order your copy Continue reading…
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