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David Hart

Sabotaging since 8 Aug 2010

David has a penchant for clothing, real ale, music and all things Nottingham Forest. When not banding his opinions around on Sabotage Times or editing his blog The Highrise he can be found tweeting via @david_hrt.

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Fashion & Style

5 Affordable Winter Accessories That Won’t Make You Look Like Noddy

Whether you’re a bloke after some gear to keep you from freezing or a partner looking to stop him looking like a Russian steel worker, this lot are for you…

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Fashion & Style

There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather….

… Only the wrong clothes. How to keep Autumn from feeling like Winter with this easily assembled look.

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Fashion & Style

Keep Your Feet Dryer Than The Sahara With L.L. Bean’s ‘Bean Boots’

L.L. Bean have been hand making their Bean Boots since 1912 when company founder Leon Leonwood Bean decided to make a pair of shoes that would keep his feet dry whilst out hunting, move forward a century and they are still going strong.

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Fashion & Style

Stand Out From The Crowd With A Dash Of Camouflage

Traditionally used in the military as a means for soldiers to conceal themselves from enemy targets, Camouflage has the complete opposite effect on the streets – here’s a selection of ace camo gear to help you stand out from the crowd.

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People

Toy Soldiers: The Art of David Levinthal

New York based photographer David Levinthal, is renowned for blurring the distinction between reality and fiction with his use of toys as a replacement for people…

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Football

Nottingham Forest End Of Term Report: A Tale Of Two Steves

It’s been a rough season at The City Ground for Nottingham Forest, with an early change of manager and tragedy off the field with the death of Nigel Doughty, Steve Cotterill was always going to have a hefty job on his hands keeping the reds out of relegation trouble.

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Fashion & Style

Insulated And Elegant: The Private White V.C. Raincoat

With it raining more often than not in cities across Britain for the majority of the year, a selection of quality rainwear is probably a sensible idea – Manchester manufacturers Private White V.C. have just the coat for such damp occasions.

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Fashion & Style

Three Top Quality Man-Bags That Won’t Break The Bank

Though a once laughable concept, the man bag is now a force to be reckoned with – with that in mind here are three great durable, everyday bags to fulfill all your storage needs.

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Fashion & Style

Three Ace Pairs Of Socks To Put A Spring In Your Step

It’s time to leave the mundane, cheap footwear behind and give your feet a breath of fresh air – here are three great brands making ace socks that not only look good but are comfy to boot.

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Fashion & Style

Running Gear: The Nike+ Free Run 2

If you’re going to start running, the one essential thing you will need is a solid pair of trainers – you can’t go far wrong with these Nike Free Run 2′s.

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Football

Nottingham Forest V Bristol City: Confidence Could Be The Key In Survival Fight

Tonight sees Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest and Bristol City face off at The City Ground, with both teams looking to avoid the drop – confidence and momentum could be the key to success.

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Football

Nottingham Forest: Cotterill Must Select Strongest Side To Avoid The Drop

With just ten games left in the Championship season, time is running out for Nottingham Forest to secure their place in the league – tonight’s game against Leeds is just the start of a tough run in and Steve Cotterill must put faith in his strongest side if he wishes to keep his team up.

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Fashion & Style

The Hiking Boot: From Mountain Trail To City Streets

Ever fancied going hiking before realising it’s all a little bit too much effort? Well now you can look the part, without actually putting in any of the hard work…

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Fashion & Style

Farah Vintage Spring Summer 12: Citizens Of Farah

For spring summer 2012, Farah Vintage have launched “Citizens Of Farah” – an online community for customers to connect and share the latest goings on in their respective scenes.

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Hardware

Next Generation Handheld Gaming With The Playstation Vita

As phones have gotten smarter, handheld gaming devices like the PSP and DS have declined in popularity – so what better time than now for Sony to show some fighting spirit with their new device: The Playstation Vita

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Fashion & Style

Back To ’84 – The Adidas Originals Team GB Archive Collection

With the London 2012 Olympics just around the corner, Adidas Originals launch an archive collection taking inspiration from the first ever Team GB kit as worn by Daley Thompson at the L.A. 1984 games.

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Football

Selling Wes Morgan Proves Nottingham Forest Have Zero Ambition

With the club in the midst of a relegation battle, and a complete lack of transfer funds – Nottingham Forest have sold their longest serving player in Wes Morgan – here’s why it will only add to the clubs woes.

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Fashion & Style

Continual Evolution: The Clarks Originals Desert Drille

With over 60 years of Clarks Originals history, each season brings a handful of new designs – this year it’s the Desert Drille: a combination of the classic Desert Boot and the Weaver.

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Fashion & Style

The Cardigan Strikes Back

A classic is a classic for a reason, and though the cardigan has been through many guises throughout history it has always remained a timeless, versatile bit of kit that keeps you toasty on a frosty day.

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Fashion & Style

Heritage Obsessed: The Men’s File Pop Up Shop, London

Heritage enthused style magazine: Men’s File have opened up a pop up shop on London’s hip Lamb’s Conduit Street, as an extension of the mag the shop features ace clothes and interesting objects for your perusal.

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Football

Nottingham Forest: Remaining Optimistic Is The Key To Success

Despite losing four games on the bounce without scoring a solitary goal, the work that Steve Cotterill has done so far in repairing the damage caused by ‘The Other Steve’ are reason enough for Nottingham Forest fans to remain positive.

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Fashion & Style

5 Big Winter Coats To Stop You Freezing

It’s Christmas time, it gets dark at 4 o’clock and it’s freezing outside – time to pull out the big coat, here are five ace winter warmers to keep you toasty this winter.

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Football

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town: Can International Break Make The Difference For Cotterill?

An away defeat to Portsmouth has shown frailties still exist at Nottingham Forest, however the international break has provided Steve Cotterill with time to catch his breath and gear his team up to get back on track against Ipswich Town

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Football

Nottingham Forest vs Reading: Why Andy Reid Is Key To Forest’s Revival

Despite a scrappy first half peformance, and some decidedly sloppy play, does Steve Cotterill’s positive attitude and Andy Reid’s ability to change a game mean that Forest are out of danger?

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Fashion & Style

A Loving Tribute To The Adidas Gazelle

From training shoe to streetwear staple, the Adidas Gazelle is forty three years old and still going strong.

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Football

Nottingham Forest vs Hull City: The Building Blocks Are In Place, But Still Plenty Of Work To Do For Cotterill

After enjoying a brief honeymoon period in charge of Nottingham Forest, Saturday’s loss at home to Hull City has shown Steve Cotterill that there is still plenty of work to be done at the City Ground

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Football

The Greatest Goal I Ever Saw: Nottingham Forest’s Radoslaw Majewski v Derby County

With turbulent times a plenty at Nottingham Forest, it’s imperative to remember some of the good times – like Radoslaw Majewski’s super strength strike that sank Derby County

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Fashion & Style

Classic Garments: Albam Athletic Crew

Every once in a while you need to invest in a classic garment, one that is not defined by fashion and will last you for years to come. Have a look at Albam’s athletic crew.

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Football

Steve McClaren Must Leave Before He Kills Nottingham Forest

After a jittering start to the season, a 5-1 dismantling at the hands of Burnley and a squad which seems disjointed and uncomfortable, Nottingham Forest must lay the blame squarely at the feet of the inadequate Steve McClaren.

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Fashion & Style

Factories: Made In Britain

Factories is a collaboration between Albam and photographer John Spinks, showcasing the remaining factories in Britain still making clothes. The book displays the making process, the places and the people behind it all.

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Fashion & Style

The Summer Short-List

Quick, before it starts bloody raining again, read our list of ace shorts to wear this summer…

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Fashion & Style

Jacket Required: The Coolest Tradeshow In The World

Forget endless stalls and pamphlets at the Excel centre. The Jacket Required tradeshow was a rail-perusing, shoe-dribbling, label-loving weekend with bells on…

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Football

Old Pro’s Will Take Us Up: A Nottingham Forest Fans’ Guide To The Transfer Window

With Steve McClaren managing, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink coaching and Andy Reid playing will Premier League experience pave the way for Nottingham Forest’s promotion to the Promised Land?

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Football

Steve McClaren: Welcome To Nottingham Forest But Don’t Bring That Brolly

There is no point worrying his catastrophic England tenure, he’s proven himself a good club coach before and hopefully he can take Nottingham Forest up next season…

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Fashion & Style

Summer Footwear: Veras Santander

If you’re looking forward to the summer, but not to wearing the same old plimsolls as everyone else, take a look at this offering from UK brand Veras.

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Football

Nottingham Forest End of Season Report: Kris Commons Is An Idiot And Billy Is The Right Man For The Job

It has been a topsy turvy season for Nottingham Forest. After losing our 18 month unbeaten home run, we eventually made the playoffs for a second successive season, only for Swansea to beat us to the punch…

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Football

Nottingham Forest: What Went Wrong And Where We Go From Here

With a little bit of luck we could’ve made it through last night, but fear not, we need to build on what has gone and go again come April…

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Football

5 Reasons Why Nottingham Forest Will Beat Swansea City

The playoffs usually mean heartbreak for Nottingham Forest, but I’ve ditched pessimism and believe this could be our year…

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Fashion & Style

Label Love: Standout Labels from Past and Present

Most of us are guilty of coveting designer labels from time to time, whilst some of the greats have faded into mediocrity, here’s a selection of the some of the best examples from past and present.

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Fashion & Style

Welcome to Heligoland, Nottingham

This new independent menswear shop features Danish brands like Norse Projects and Wood Wood and is well worth a visit.

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Life

The Real Ale Revolution: A Guide to the Best Beers in Nottingham

Steering you clear of the students in fancy dress necking WKD, here are the best pubs in Nottingham for a pint of real beer.

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Fashion & Style

The Ivy Look

It didn’t matter if you were a hipster, businessman or the leader of the free world, everyone in America was sporting The Ivy Look in the 50s and 60s. Now, decades later, find out why the suave yankee style is still the height of cool.

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Fashion & Style

Copenhagen style

Forget planning your romantic weekend European jaunts around football stadia and start with the International Fashion Tourism. We’re talking to the men not the ladies here, the women already know about this.

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Music

The Vinyl Countdown

I’d happily chuck out my CD collection without batting an eyelid. But my stash of vinyl? There going nowhere pal, and these are but a few of my best buys.

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Fashion & Style

Break out the Norse Projects long sleeve

There’s still the odd couple of boiling days but the trees are shaking in the breeze now. Summer shorts say hello to Autumn streetwear.

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Football

The Fans’ Season Preview: Nottingham Forest

King Billy’s boys are on a march to the promised land. That’s providing he doesn’t bugger off and leave them languishing in a mid table slumber that is.

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