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Joe Hall

Sabotaging since 3 Mar 2012

A recent University of Nottingham film graduate who is as equally obsessed with the football field as he is with the screen. For the realness (football, film, punk, Charlton Athletic) follow Joe on twitter: @joehallwords.

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Music

Get Out Of The Way Of Japandroids!

Raw but soulful, Japandroids are a rowdy punk duo to look out for.

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Football

Charlton Half-Term Report: Get George Boyd Back At The Valley

George Boyd in a midfield featuring Dale Stephens and Emmanuel Frimpong would be unstoppable. If Charlton lose that midfield pairing, however, then League One might not be too far away…

Football

Darren Bent Deserves Better Treatment From Paul Lambert

He may be out of sorts, but Bent is a proven goalscorer, and Lambert cannot afford to leave him out of the side if he wants to keep Villa in the Premier League…

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Football

With 20 Goals In 17 Games, Charlie Austin Is Perfect For Liverpool

The Burnley striker has already scored 20 goals this season in record time. Here’s why Rodgers should Wenger fight for his signature…

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Football

Ipswich Town: 4 Football League Bosses Who Play Attractive Football To Replace Jewell

After the drudgery of Paul Jewell’s reign at Portman Road, the prospect of these bright young things will have the Tractor Boys salivating…

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Music

The Gaslight Anthem Live: Enchanted By The Most Important Band Of My Generation

The Gaslight Anthem held the attention and captured the imagination of 5000 people in Brixton last night with nothing more than a few guitars and some drums…

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Football

Walcott: Being Benched Is The Kick Up The Backside He Needs To Thrive

He moved to the Emirates Stadium six years ago but after years of stagnation, is now finding himself confined to the bench; it could be the making of Walcott’s tale as a Gunners great…

Football

Dale Stephens: Why Charlton Must Build Their Team Around The Aston Villa Target

Stephens was the subject to a number of transfer bids from Aston Villa last august. Now Charlton have kept hold of him, they must utilise his Premier League level passing skills….

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Fashion & Style

Known Streetwear: From The Ghetto-Dwellin’ Youth To The ‘Burbs

Swindon may not be renowned for being at the cutting edge of urban fashion, yet you can’t argue with Known’s classic designs.

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Film

Brad Pitt’s 5 Greatest Scenes

Brad Pitt’s latest flick, Killing Them Softly, is released tonight and according to reviews showcases Brad at his best. Here’s five more examples of why he’s Hollywood’s favourite lead.

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Football

The Premier League: Best In The World? It’s Not Even The Best In England…

A competitive league full of good football, exciting young players and unpredictable results. No, it’s not the Premier League, it’s the Championship. Here’s why it deserves some of the adulation bestowed upon it’s bigger brother..

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Football

The Charlton Fans’ Season Preview: Dale Stephens Can Be The Pirlo Of The Championship

Charlton smashed League One with ease, but the buoyant optimism has gradually faded to fearful bewilderment after a pre-season of inactivity in the transfer market…

Film

Man Of Steel Trailer: Can Zack Snyder Be A Super Director?

Serious, realistic, epic and beautiful; the trailer for the latest Superman film bares all the hallmarks of its producer Chris Nolan. But will 300 director Zack Snyder screw it up?

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Football

Team GB Is For Bunting and Pimms in the Home Counties

As much as I wanted to be excited for Team GB’s opening match, half way through I realised I had turned into Mark Lawrenson. A sobering moment, let me tell you…

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Film

Killer Joe And The 10 Most Macabre Movie Murderers

Killer Joe reviews suggest we have a new murderer to add to the canon of great cinematic serial killers. Here are the ten greatest to date:

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Football

EURO 2012 Final: Spain’s Pulsating Beauty Proves They’re The G.O.A.T

Derided as boring in some quarters and panned for not using a striker, Spain destroyed Italy 4-0 in Kiev last night and can happily stick two-fingers up to the detractors…

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Football

Portugal v Spain: A Re-run Of Manchester United’s Demolition Of Arsenal In 2009?

The last time Ronaldo and Fabregas met in a semi-final was in 2009, in the Champions League for United and Arsenal. Here’s why tonight’s game could follow the same pattern.

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Football

England Away: How I Became Blinded By Hope In Kiev

A first-hand account of how cold cynicism was replaced by giddy optimism for one England fan during a whirlwind, 24 hour trip to Kiev’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

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Football

Signing Chelsea Legend Drogba Would Be A Betrayal Of All Barcelona’s Beliefs

Drogba to Barcelona would be one of the most surprising moves of the summer but it would be a step in the wrong direction for Tito Vilanova.

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Football

Liverpool’s Gerrard Gets 9/10 And The Rest Of The England Squad Rated

The Three Lions have made it through the group stages of Euro 2012, but how have the individuals fared? Here’s a detailed look at the performances of Gerrard, Rooney, Carroll and co.

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Football

Chelsea’s McEachran, Arsenal’s Toral: The 5 Loanees Charlton Should Sign

Many expect Charlton to follow in the back to back promoted footsteps of Norwich and Southampton. Here are five loan signings Chris Powell should make to get to the top.

Football

Arsenal’s Theo Walcott And Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck Put A Smile Back On England Faces

England’s spirited comeback against Sweden was a thrilling performance long over England fans. Here’s why the class of 2012 are making it fun to be an England fan again.

Football

Manchester United Target Robert Lewandowski And The Return Of The Classic No.9 At Euro 2012

The no.9 position has seen its stock fall in recently. At Euro 2012, however, the exploits of Gomez, Torres, Shevchenko and Lewandowski have reminded of us of when strikers were the stars.

Football

Liverpool’s Carroll A Gamble? Why The English Press Are Wrong Again

It has been revealed that Andy Carroll will lead the line for England against Sweden in tonight’s crucial Group D match, prompting much misguided derision from the press, the clowns…

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Football

England Vs Norway: The Counter-Attack Is Key

A typically non-eventful friendly saw England labour to a 1 - 0 victory in Oslo. What clues on Roy Hodgson’s approach, if any, can we take from his first match in charge?

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Football

England: A Defence Of The Defensive Approach

England do not have the quality to outplay the best teams at Euro 2012. Here’s why Roy Hodgson would do well to take inspiration from Chelsea and Greece’s defensive triumphs.

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Football

Forget Ferdinand, Manchester United’s Michael Carrick Is The Glaring Omission From England’s Euro 2012 Squad

While popular debate focuses on Rio Ferdinand’s exclusion, the real concern should be that once again England’s under-valued midfield maestro Michael Carrick has been overlooked.

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Football

Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck Should Replace Rooney For England

With Peter Crouch missing out, there are seven remaining candidates for England’s forward line. Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck is the only outstanding choice left for England at Euro 2012.

Football

Allardyce’s Defensive Nous Will Give West Ham Upper Hand Against Blackpool

Sam Allardyce’s cautious approac may have cost West Ham automatic promotion, yet it will be vital in overcoming Ian Holloway’s threatening Blackpool side in the play-off final.

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Football

Charlton Athletic End Of Term Report: A Season Of Success Under Chris Powell

It’s been a sharp fall from grace for Charlton Athletic since they were relegated from the heady lights of the Premier League in the summer of 2007. But things are looking up again, with promotion to the Championship achieved this season by a unified Addicks squad managed by one of their greats…

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Football

Chelsea: Beating Barcelona Trumps Liverpool’s Comeback In Istanbul

Beating Barcelona at the Nou Camp, with ten men, no centre backs and coming from two goals down? Chelsea’s achievement surpasses Liverpool’s any day of the week.

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Life

The Strange Case Of Prince Charles And Chubbles

We all saw that bizarre picture of Prince Charles chasing a little girl with a bubble blower around the garden, but I couldn’t stop at just laughing and re-tweeting, I needed to find out where this girl came from, and why Charlie was so hell bent on catching her!

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Football

A Guide To Promotion With Charlton’s Chris Powell & Reading’s Brian McDermott

Two exciting, young British managers have secured Charlton Athletic and Reading promotion. They are what’s exciting about football, not goal-line technology and diving prima donnas…

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Football

Damien Comolli: Here’s Why The Moneyball Philosophy Was Never Going To Work At Liverpool

Liverpool have sacked the man responsible for bringing in flops like Carroll, Downing and Henderson. Here’s why the Frenchman’s Moneyball philosophy was never going to work in football as it does in baseball.

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