Saturday, 26 April 2014

Football power shift tilts the balance in the age old ManchesterLiverpool rivalry (Guardian)

Fans mourn the end of the glory years and the cash Uniteds success generated for the city. But 30 miles away its a new dawn in LiverpoolpandquotWhat about Moyes thenandquot asks Calum Best the lothario son of Manchester United legend George. He has a shaven head a luxuriant beard and an accent adrift somewhere west of the Azores. Terry Christian the one from Channel 4s emThe Wordem born and raised in Old Trafford drains his glass of champagne. andquotI dont like what United have doneandquot he replies. andquotWe were the last club to get rid of our manager like that. Now were just like everyone else.andquotppThis slightly surreal exchange takes place during the preamble to the 2014 Miss Manchester beauty pageant at the Palace Hotel a repurposed building in the city centre where Morrissey once worked for the Inland Revenue. Best along with actresses Kym Marsh and Chelsee Healey both in risquandeacute jumpsuits is judging the contest while Christian contributes a playfully snarky punditry to Thursdays proceedings.p a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comuknews2014apr26liverpoolmanchesterfootballshiftsbalanceofpowerContinue reading...a


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