Archive for June, 2010

Chewing gum for the eyes/ears

Yes- a father ted line. A classic. Anyway… I have seen the future. 7:46pm at north wembley on a London overground train. ITV has been responsible for so much garbage over the past few years- they have even started branching out into football- (see The Premiership, Everton v Liverpool c.2009, England v USA). The start [ READ MORE ]

Nationalism exploited for better sponsorships

This doesn't sit right with me. Plainly, in my mind, an effective sponsorship is one where the sponsor is deeply entrenched within a psyche due to the partnership. It is easier with the sponsorship of international sporting properties due to a simple play on nationalisms and stereotypes. [ READ MORE ]

Weekend Recap – The 2009 – 10 Season

League Two was dominated by the media frenzy of Notts County, yet Rochdale came out of nowhere to win promotion with ease before taking their foot off the gas. Barnet mirrored my team Watford by freefalling in 2010 only to stutter to safety. Maybe their average age of 47 didn't help them, come season-end. Looking back to my first post on this blog, I predicted the following pretty accurately: Watford to finish 17th [actually finished 16th] West Brom / Leicester / Cardiff to challenge for promotion. Norwich to do well [because they have a good management set up - which got sacked two weeks in!![ READ MORE ]

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