Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) back issues from May 2009:
Baggies on the brink.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS LEPKOWSKI INSIDE ... SPURS ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ALBION ... ... ... ... .... 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... PAGES 2-3 STOKE ... ... ... ... ..... 0 WEST HAM ... ... .....1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... PAGES 4-5 WALSALL ... ... ... ..... 1 OLDHAM ...
Job done as United stroll towards title.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAMIEN SPELLMAN there are no games left, and MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson chalked off another victory as his side eased their way towards retaining the Barclays Premier League title. United established a six-point gap between themselves and closest ...
ALMOST FOR BAGGIES; Missed chances spell defeat.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS LEPKOWSKI TOTTENHAM 1 Jermaine Jenas, 43 mins WEST BROM 0 From CHRIS LEPKOWSKI at White Hart Lane ALBION are on the verge of relegation after their recent goal spree came to an abrupt end at White Hart Lane. The Baggies had scored seven goals ...
Strength in young Gunners.
May 03, 2009 ... PORTSMOUTH 0 ARSENAL 3 ARSENE Wenger hailed the technical quality of his Arsenal youngsters as they swept aside Portsmouth 3-0 at Fratton Park to secure their place in the top four of the Barclays Premier League. Arsenal rested their big guns ahead of next week's ...
Hiddink slams 'sloppy' play in Chelsea win.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: ADRIAN CURTIS From ADRIAN CURTIS at Stamford Bridge CHELSEA coach Guus Hiddink insists his side cannot afford to make sloppy mistakes against Barcelona on Wednesday or they will be "exposed and punished". Hiddink's side strolled to a comfortable 3-1 victory ...
DEADLY DIEGO DOWNS STOKE; Potters made to pay after Tristan's sublime winner.
May 03, 2009 ... STOKE CITY 0 WEST HAM 1 Tristan 32 mins From KEN GAUNT at The Britannia Stadium UNLUCKY Stoke were taught a hard lesson in finishing after Diego Tristan kept West Ham on the road to Europe by scoring the winner at the Britannia Stadium. The Spanish striker scored the ...
Blunt Wigan see chances slip away.
May 03, 2009 ... WIGAN 0 BOLTON 0 WIGAN boss Steve Bruce bemoaned his side's familiar failings after creating numerous chances in the goalless draw at home to Bolton. Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was in top form, particularly in the first half, as he twice denied Hugo ...
Big Sam: We need one win to be safe.
May 03, 2009 ... MANCHESTER CITY 3 BLACKBURN 1 SAM Allardyce has set his Blackburn side the task of getting a win against Portsmouth at Ewood Park next week to secure their Premier League future. Rovers remain nervously looking over their shoulders towards the bottom of the table ...
NOW WORK BEGINS FOR HUTCHINGS; Saddlers boss faces rebuilding job.
May 03, 2009 ... WALSALL 1 Deeney 2 mins OLDHAM 2 Smalley 44 mins, Brooke, 74 mins From ROB TANNER at The Banks's Stadium THE hard work begins now for Saddlers boss Chris Hutchings, whose side slumped to their third consecutive home defeat as their season slipped to a disappointing conclusion. ...
ROBINS KIDS OFFER A GLIMMER OF HOPE.
May 03, 2009 ... SOUTHEND 2 CHELTENHAM 0 CHELTENHAM Town's miserable season came to an end with defeat at Southend United but manager Martin Allen could at least take some solace from the performance of his young players. Cheltenham had five 17-year-olds on the pitch at one point and ...
Bulls are Don for!
May 03, 2009 ... HEREFORD 0 MK DONS 1 RELEGATED Hereford United suffered their 30th League One defeat of the season when Luke Howell snatched an 86th minute winner for third place Milton Keynes Dons. It was the most league defeats the Bulls have ever conceded in their history. ...
Fryatt's fire sends Foxes into orbit...
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: RORY MILLS From RORY MILLS at Gresty Road ACE Matt Fryatt put the seal on a stellar season as Leicester signed off with an easy win at Crewe. The prolific marksman rounded off a 3- 0 romp when he drew CREWE 0 LEICESTER 3 The prolific marksman home ...
Captain's lead sets up play-off.
May 03, 2009 ... CLIFF Byrne played a captain's role for Scunthorpe as they dramatically clinched a Coca-Cola League One play-off place yesterday, while Crewe and Northampton were relegated after defeats. Tranmere knew only a win against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park would see them leapfrog their ...
PALMER KEEPS NEW DAUG GHTER CLOSE TO HIS SKIN.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROB TANNER WALSALL full-back Chris Palmer has more ink than a squid but the confessed tattoo addict is saving space somewhere on his 5ft 7in body for his expanding brood. The former Derby County, Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers midfielder is adjusting to ...
JONAS HOPES TO SOAR AS A LEGAL EAGLE.. OLSSON PLANS NEW CAREER... AS HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROB TANNER THERE used to be only two trades waiting for retired footballers in years gone by, manager of a team or manager of a pub. Now, with the advent of satellite television in the 1990s, some players have moved from the pitch onto our TV screens as ...
Shrews keep dream alive; DAGENHAM & RED. 1 SHREWSBURY 2.
May 03, 2009 ... SHREWSBURY TOWN booked a League Two playoff semi-final clash with Bury after a memorable afternoon in East London. Town got the victory they required to knock their fi- nal-day hosts out of the play-offs on an afternoon riddled with tension. First-half goals from ...
Danny sends dad Dean off with a smile.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: NICK BRADSHAW DEAN Glover swerved his final press conference as Port Vale manager after son Danny had ensured his tenure ended on a high. Glover senior - a Valiants stalwart in his playing days at Vale Glover senior - a Valiants Park - was told his ...
MOWBRAY: FANS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
May 03, 2009 ... ALBION may have been anchored to the foot of the table for most of the season but manager Tony Mowbray has retained his popularity with the supporters. Despite some misguided reports, Mowbray has the backing of the loyal supporters and a large section of the Smethwick end were ...
Fab Foster's a hero for Boro; DIVISION ONE MIDLANDS.
May 03, 2009 ... Nuneaton Town ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 1 Chasetown ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 IT was third time lucky for Nuneaton in the play-offs as leading marksman Rob Foster notched his 17th goal of the season to earn Kevin Wilkin's men victory and a coveted place in the BGB Southern ...
MATT'LL DO NICELY AS TIGERS GO UP; PREMIER DIVISION.
May 03, 2009 ... Farnborough ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 Gloucester City ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 MATT ROSE was the hero as Gloucester edged past Farnborough and won promotion to the Conference South. The midfielder struck home left-footed on the half-hour after the home side had failed ...
BLOXWICH SPOIL THE TITLE PARTY; WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL.
May 03, 2009 ... AFC Wulfrunians were crowned league champions after their match with visitors Bloxwich United. But Bloxwich turned party poopers by recording a 2-0 victory to keep them on target for the runners-up spot. Leon Taylor fired them into the lead when he swivelled and drilled home ...
VALE'S DOUBLE BID STILL ALIVE; MIDLAND COMBINATION.
May 03, 2009 ... CASTLE Vale could still pull off a league and cup double although Loughborough went two points from the title with a crushing 7-0 victory over Knowle. Vale made the best of preparations for Monday's Challenge Cup final against Cadbury by beating Coton Green 2-0 away. ...
Nort not enough for Mose.
May 03, 2009 ... LONDON WELSH 50 MOSELEY 37 FOUR tries from wing Dan Norton were not enough as Moseley slipped to defeat at London Welsh. The Midlanders made a late surge and earned a try bonus point but could not repeat their thrilling National Trophy victory against the same ...
BEES SIGN OFF WITH A DEFEAT; Players hung over from promotion party.
May 03, 2009 ... B'HAM & SOLIHULL 29 CAMBRIDGE 45 The full back was hauled down but not before he had laid off for Ben Patston to dart over in the corner. Patston missed the extras. If that wasn't a shot across the hosts' bows, what happened next certainly was. Centre Craig Evans had ...
WARRIORS ARE PUT TO SWORD; Semi-final woe as Bourgoin scrum shines.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: MARTYN BLAIR From MARTYN BLAIR in Bourgoin A POWERFUL scrummaging performance from Bourgoin dashed the Worcester Warriors' hopes of reaching their second European Challenge Cup final in as many seasons. It also slammed the door shut on any chance of making the ...
Nuns upset by Mac lads.
May 03, 2009 ... MACCLESFIELD 21 NUNEATON 16 A MUCH changed Nuneaton side lost in a game short on quality but not on entertainment as the lead changed hands five times. The visitors took the lead on 12 minutes thanks to a Hugh Thomas penalty only for Macclesfield's Ross Whinney to ...
Slick Stour run in eight.
May 03, 2009 ... STOURBRIDGE 46 BLAYDON 7 STOURBRIDGE rounded off their season with an exciting display of flowing rugby to sweep aside their opponents with eight tries in a comprehensive victory. The home side dominated first-half possession and territory but did not make this count ...
GENTLY DOES IT.
May 03, 2009 ... MARTIN Shaw is back as the 1960s Northumbrian detective George Gently in a new series. When an old man is killed in his crumbling mansion, Gently digs ...
PICK OF THE FLICKS 7 TO WATCH.
May 03, 2009 ... SUNDAY: The Mask Of Zorro (Five, 6.25pm). Antonio Banderas (pictured) is the masked swashbuckling hero in a fun film with breathless action, hair-raising stunts, spectacular fights and jokes. Catherine Zeta Jones plays the love interest and Anthony Hopkins pops up too. MONDAY: ...
Our island paradise; 7 heaven treat of the week.
May 03, 2009 ... GO ON, have a guess. How many islands do you think make up the British Isles? The ones which spring to mind are the Isles of Wight, Man and Scilly, plus the Channel Isles and quite a few Scottish islands. But, incredibly, there are more than 1,000 islands off our ...
Talking to save lives.
May 03, 2009 ... ENDGAME is a gripping thriller telling the true, though little-known, story about secret talks which took place in an English country house which helped to end apartheid in South Africa. Set up by British businessman Michael Young (Jonny Lee Miller), the negotiations were ...
TIM BARES ALL.
May 03, 2009 ... FORMER Brummie DJ Tim Shaw presents this three-part show, investigating the growing tendency of men to spend money on moisturising, waxing and plastic ...
WHERE'S MADDY?
May 03, 2009 ... TWO years after Madeleine McCann disappeared, her parents are back in the spotlight as the cameras follow them for this documentary. Gerry returns to ...
Indecent proposal.
May 03, 2009 ... NOW ER is drawing to a close, Midland actress Parminder Nagra has come home to star in this one-off drama. Swapping hospital scrubs for sophisticated clothes, she plays Anjika, a beautiful Cambridge graduate, the daughter of a rich Indian industrialist. She seems to ...
GRIM UP NORTH.
May 03, 2009 ... THE Apprentice candidates are told to pack a bag this week, which gets them very excited. Which exotic country will they be flying off to? Actually, ...
OUTDOORS 7 TO WATCH.
May 03, 2009 ... WAINWRIGHT WALKS, BBC2, Tuesday, 8pm: Julia Bradbury is becoming the BBC's face of the outdoors, what with her presenting role on Countryfile and this series. This week she climbs Castle Crag in Borrowdale Valley, hoping to discover why it was the only fell of less than 1,000 feet to be ...
SPORT 7 TO WATCH.
May 03, 2009 ... SUNDAY: Live Super Sunday (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm). Sunderland face Everton in a Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light, where the hosts are looking for points to aid their survival bid. Everton won 3-0 at Goodison Park in December. MONDAY: Snooker: The World Championship ...
GORGEOUS DOC.
May 03, 2009 ... THE bad news is that ER is ending. The good news is the final episodes are an excuse for old cast members to return, including its most famous doctor, ...
SECRETS & LIES.
May 03, 2009 ... SO Edie is dead and madman Dave has got away with his murderous plans, for now. But he's really not a good person for Susan to confide her dark secret in. ...
FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
May 03, 2009 ... NEIGHBOURS fans bid Harold Bishop an emotional farewell last week as he finally exited the soap for good. Now actor Ian Smith, 70, reveals why: "The fire had ...
ARCHIE'S RETURN.
May 03, 2009 ... YOU didn't think he was gone for good, did you? EastEnders producers know better than to sign up a great actor like Larry Lamb and then let him leave the Square. Archie may be a ...
Roxy, Ronnie & rows; eastenders the one to watch: soap star.
May 03, 2009 ... IT'S another Mitchell family do, which means another chance for them all to get together and tell each other how much they are loved and respected. Yeah, right! Mitchell parties usually end in rows and tears. At least, unlike Peggy's wedding, no one dies at baby Amy's ...
EMMERDALE.
May 03, 2009 ... THERE'S more baby talk in the Dales, as Nicola is shocked when her pregnancy test proves positive. Quite apart from the fact she is the least maternal person in Yorkshire, it doesn't help that she's just split up with Jimmy. She finds out he didn't write the love letter that ...
CORONATION STREET.
May 03, 2009 ... IS Ken Barlow really leaving the street after almost 50 years? Surely not! But when he hands in his notice at Roy's Rolls and leaves a farewell note for Deirdre on the dresser, it really looks like he's sailing away with Martha. Can't say I blame him, given the choice between her and ...
neighbours; this week.
May 03, 2009 ... LIBBY thought she'd never walk down the aisle with Dan, so when she gets a stomach pain, she refuses to let it affect her wedding day - until she doubles over in agony and has to be rushed to hospital. At least she gets to say ...
hollyoaks; this week.
May 03, 2009 ... AT last! Justin and Hannah finally get together and share their first kiss to a live performance from McFly. It doesn't get much more romantic than that. The band perfom at the SU Bar, with The Somethings as support, and Tom Fletcher plays Cupid encouraging Justin to go ...
home & away; this week.
May 03, 2009 ... CHARLIE'S in turmoil this week, facing a crisis of sexuality. When Brett finds out about her romance with Joey, he lodges a complaint at the police station, accusing Charlie of sexually harassing his sister. So Charlie kisses Hugo, then falls into bed with him, to prove she's not gay! They ...
JOSIE'S FAN.
May 03, 2009 ... NEW EastEnder Josie Lawrence got a warm welcome from at least one cast member when she joined. Gillian Wright, who plays Jean Slater, reveals she's a huge ...
Midnight callers; adrian goldberg the big interview.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Rex Laws IT'S called the graveyard shift for a reason, but Midland broadcaster Adrian Goldberg has found there is life after midnight on his national radio show. He is confounding the critics who said it couldn't be done, by hosting a live phone-in show ...
Kirstie's wild enthusiasm is starting to grate; telly talk.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: roz laws "POKE it, strangle it, poke it again, rip its head off," Kirstie Allsopp merrily repeated on her Channel 4 series this week. Before the complaints flood in about her barbaric treatment of a pet, or perhaps an estate agent, Kirstie was actually ...
THE documentary My Wall Street showed us.
May 03, 2009 ... THE documentary My Wall Street showed us two very different men trying to cope in the recession. I warmed to Ali from Wall Street in Wolverhampton, who ...
fiction.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: Will Self by Will Self TOM Brodzinski is attempting to live longer by quitting smoking. However, when he flicks away the butt of his final cigarette, during a holiday in a strange, unnamed land, it hits the head of an elderly man. The local authorities deem ...
Dickens of a tale.
May 03, 2009 ... THE street where Gaynor Arnold lives is only a stone's throw from the hurly-burly of Broad Street. Yet it's also another world, another time. Two stately rows of Victorian townhouses face one another politely, appearing to be on the brink of a bow. It ...
politics.
May 03, 2009 ... FROM FATWA TO JIHAD - THE RUSHDIE AFFAIR AND ITS LEGACY by Kenan Malik MOST people probably became aware of radical Islam when the UK-based author Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini, the hardline cleric who controlled Iran. Kenan Malik has written a ...
historical.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CJ Sansom BIRMINGHAM University-educated Sansom continues his rich and rewarding series of detective novels set during the reign of Henry VIII. Mathew Shardlake, his regular sleuth, is on the trail of a serial killer, although rumours of witchcraft and demonic ...
non-fiction.
May 03, 2009 ... EVER, DIRK - THE BOGARDE LETTERS edited by John Coldstream IF you looked inside the heads of most actors, you probably wouldn't find much of anything, at all. Unless it happened to be the merry-go-round from the Magic Roundabout, jingling and jangling inanely. But ...
Action at The White House.
May 03, 2009 ... Secret Service (Xbox 360) AS the title would suggest you play as a Secret Service Agent who is tasked with defending America on Inauguration Day when the President gets shot. The terrorist threat is real and you find yourself in the firing line and tackling a whole manner of ...
Swords with sorcery.
May 03, 2009 ... Ninja Blade ( Xbox 360) S OMETHING about the actual cover sleeve of this game made me think it was going to be bad ... now I am not for one minute saying that I would ever judge a game by its cover - but this screams at you to leave it on the shelf. In a city overrun with mutant ...
Games cheats If you can't win, cheat!
May 03, 2009 ... Grand Theft Auto 4 GO TO a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter "www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow. com" as a URL to view maps that reveal all weapon, health, armor, vehicle, pigeon, ramp/ stunt, and entertainment loca- tions. Make Friends! Little Jacob: ...
Paintball at home.
May 03, 2009 ... Millennium Championship Paintball 2009 (Xbox 360) I HAVE total and utter respect for Activision in releasing a niche game and attempting something different. I spend half my life reviewing the same types of game so it was nice to get my hands on something a little different. ...
FAMILY GAMING BUSINESS WILL TAKE ON THE BIG GUNS.
May 03, 2009 ... A SUTTON Coldfield family-run business is set to give gamers across the country a much-needed cash boost when they launch www.gamesbasement.co.uk on May 4. The online games site is designed by gamers for real gamers. Michael Ferguson, the brains behind the website, ...
Dylan on top form; show of the week BOB DYLAN BIRMINGHAM NIA.
May 03, 2009 ... BOB Dylan may now be a 67 yearold grandfather but he continues to plough his own musical furrow in his own inimitable style. It's now the best part of half a century since a young Jewish folk singer, born Robert Zimmerman in May 1941, started an extraordinary musical journey in ...
Brutal - but you'll like it.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROZ LAWS AS YOU LIKE IT Courtyard Theatre, Stratford- upon- Avon THIS enjoyable production is lively and lyrical with lots of laughs - and a few surprises. The RSC has staged the comedy many times, but director Michael Boyd has come up with a first. The ...
VIDEO.
May 03, 2009 ... VIDEO PICTURES BLOGS PLUS Grab a look at our Duran Duran video exclusive! Looking back at the history of embattled van maker LDV. OUR ANORAK CITY BLOG ...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK.
May 03, 2009 ... LISA HANNIGAN Sea Sew ( Lisa Hannigan) IF Irish songbird Lisa Hannigan's haunting voice seems familiar, that's because she was the foil for troubadour Damien Rice on his best selling albums. Her debut solo set retains that fragile folkie frisson one moment, but then proves ...