Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) back issues from November 2009:
Lions' relief with bonus.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BRAD. & BINGLEY 20 RUGBY LIONS 27 LIONS wil have been relieved to get a bonus-point after this a scrappy win against the division's bottom side. The game began in lowkey fashion with both sides kicking away possession. Bradford led with TomDavidson's penalty, soon ...
AMO IS FIRING FOR LEICESTER LEICESTER; Argentine scuppers Saints with super try.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARTYN BLAIR A SUPER solo try by Lucas Amorosino and a first in Tigers colours for Anthony Allen gave Leicester victory over Midland rivals Northampton. Amorosino sprinted 80m to score a thrilling breakaway midway through the first-half, and Allen -who had ...
Mart 's red mist.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: MAT KENDRICK sides had a player dismissed by Wiltshire referee Lee Probert during a frantic finale. And O'Neill felt Cuellar could count himself particularly unlucky to be given the first early bath of his claret and blue career for what the manager saw as ...
CAREW IS SWEET ON TOFFEES.. Big John saves point for Villa: EVERTON 1 Bilyaletdinov 46 mins ASTON VILLA 1 Carew 47 mins.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: MAT KENDRICK SUPER sub John Carew's insatiable taste for Toffees earned Aston Villa a point after he stepped off the bench to equalise against Everton. The Norwegian opened his Premier League account for the season with his first touch after replacing James ...
Dogged Reds stay in touch with Chelsea.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... MANCHESTER UTD 2 BLACKBURN 0 DIMITAR Berbatov and Wayne Rooney made sure Manchester United got back on track in the Barclays Premier League after the defeat by Liverpool. Sir Alex Ferguson's side had enough chances to notch up a bigger scoreline but sub Gabriel Obertan missed a ...
Benitez is red-faced at Fulham.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... FULHAM 3 LIVERPOOL 1 RAFAEL Benitez will appeal against both red cards after nine-man Liverpool slumped to a humiliating 3-1 defeat at Craven Cottage. Swiss defender Philipp Degen and captain Jamie Carragher were sent off for second-half fouls as Liverpool's Premier League hopes ...
CRADDOCK NO ORDINARY JO! Stoke boss rues missing out on Wolves hero.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... STOKE CITY 2 Elokobi (og) 17 mins, Etherington 44 WOLVES 2 Craddock 47 mins, 64 JODY Craddock notched the first brace of his 13-year professional career as Wolves bounced back from a horror first half to give their survival hopes a boost. The 34-year-old played four games on ...
Roberto's Pompey 4 NOVEMBER, 1. 2009 crimes!(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... PORTSMOUTH 4 WIGAN 0 WIGAN boss Roberto Martinez insisted the club's offthe-field problems had no bearing on their 4-0 Premier League drubbing by bottom club Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Martinez found himself in hot water over alleged comments that the Football Association were ...
Gunners lay down their title gauntlet.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... ARSENAL 3 TOTTENHAM 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger talked up his team's Premier League title chances after brushing aside Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium and denting their rivals' hopes of sustaining a top-four challenge. Talk before the clash was of Spurs closing the gap on the ...
Carlo's top priority for United crunch.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BOLTON 0 CHELSEA 4 STARTING top of the table against champions Manchester United next weekend is more important to Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti than the manner of their victory over Bolton. Chelsea hammered the ten-man Trotters at the Reebok Stadium to secure that position at ...
BAGGIES GIVE ROB HIGH FIVE; Albion goal-fest to hush critics.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANDY WALKER WEST BROM 5 Olsson 5 mins, Dorrans (pen) 18, Moore 49, Zuiverloon 63, Cox 68 WATFORD 0THE Baggies emphatically ended their recent blip with a five star performance at the Hawthorns. Goals for Jonas Olsson, Graham Dorrans, Luke Moore, Gianni Zuiverloon and ...
10-man Cats claw back for a draw.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... SUNDERLAND 2 WEST HAM 2 TEN-MAN Sunderland came from two goals down at the Stadium of Light to snatch a deserved draw and deny West Ham a first Barclays Premier League win since the opening day of the season. Things looked bleak for the hosts when goals from Guillermo Franco - ...
Double delight as Graham hits 100!(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BURNLEY 2 HULL CITY 0 BURNLEY returned to winning ways courtesy of a Graham Alexander double on his 100th appearance for the club. A composed penalty in the first half and a spectacular drive in the second helped the Clarets bounce back from last week's home defeat to Wigan. ...
Derby fall to first win by Ipswich.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... IPSWICH 1 DERBY COUNTY 0 DERBY fell to David Wright's second-half header as Ipswich broke their duck in the Coca-Cola Championship. Roy Keane's side started as the only club in the Football League yet to win but they succeeded at the 15th time of asking. The goal ...
SKY BLUES IN SORRY STATE; Youngsters pay price for poor defending.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ricoh Arena COVENTRY 1 Eastwood 64 mins READING 3 Rasiak 1 min, McAnuff 54, Rasiak 72 CHRIS Coleman admitted his team gave away silly defensive goals once again as the team slipped to defeat against Reading. The Sky Blues have won only once in their last eight ...
Strachan facing a tough job.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... GORDON Strachan admits it will take hard work to find a promotion formula after Boro lost 1-0 at home to struggling Plymouth in his debut appearance in the Riverside dugout. The Scot took charge for the first time in a frustrating game in which Boro spurned a string of chances - ...
Adams: We made point at Daggers.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAGENHAM PORT VALE manager Micky Adams admitted he was proud of his side's performance, as they made it six league games without defeat with a 1-1 draw at Dagenham & Redbridge. Louis Dodds gave Vale the lead after 38 minutes, lashing the ball into the top ...
Lee denies the Shrews.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... NOTTS COUNTY 1 SHREWSBURY 1 A LATE equaliser from ex-Shrews defender Graeme Lee prevented Paul Simpson's battlers from becoming the first team to win at Meadow Lane this season. Hanging on to a goal scored by Jamie Divitt in the first half, Shrewsbury looked set to inflict a ...
TELFORD'S TRAINER IS ON A HIGH; Phil leaves it late to seal victory:.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... AFC Telford ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...1 Workington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 0 TELFORD took 88 minutes to finally seal the points after a dominating performance where chance after chance went begging until Phil Trainer made Workington pay. The home side survived ...
JOY OF SIX FOR SMITH AND VALE.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... MIDLAND COMBINATION CASTLE Vale put six goals past Racing Club Warwick at Vale Stadium where Simone Smith celebrated a hat-trick. Smith opened in the 12th minute with Racing Club then holding Vale until the second period before back-from-injury Aaron Smith heralded a goal rush. ...
FIVE-STAR TIPTON GO GOAL CRAZY.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... MIDLAND ALLIANCE TIPTON Town put their recent goal drought behind them as they romped to a 5-1 victory over Highgate United. Nicky Campbell opened the tally after just two minutes. Chris Morris doubled the lead six minutes later before Michael Glynn reduced the ...
Harriers left to count Cost of mistakes.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... CAMBRIDGE 2 KIDDERMINSTER 0 HARRIERS paid the price for two defensive lapses as they slumped to a disappointing Blue Square Premier loss at the R Costings Abbey Stadium yesterday. Two losses of concentration in the first half gave Cambridge the advantage in what had been an ...
Misery for Tamworth.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... TAMWORTH 0 HAYES & YEADING 2 TAMWORTH were condemned to their seventh straight defeat by a battling visiting side who had won just twice in their previous 19 games. Hayes took the lead on 16 minutes following a onetwo between Sean Canham and James Mulley which allowed the latter ...
BEST EYES FRANCE CLASH AFTER INJURY SCARE.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANDY TURNER COVENTRY CITY striker Leon Best was relieved to be back in action this weekend after an injury scare that threatened to cost him a place against former world champions France this month. The six-goal Sky Blues centre-forward damaged his right knee ...
Nuneaton enjoy taste of six-cess.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Willenhall Town ... ... ... ... ....0 Nuneaton Town ... ... ... ... .....6 CLOSE to the end of the first half, Nuneaton's dominance took effect with an excellent cross from the left by Eddie Nisevic to the back post found Adam Walker who headed in from close range. Willenhall started the ...
I fear I'll never get World Cup chance - Brunt; BAGGIES STAR LAMENTS ANOTHER: NORTHERN IRISH FAILURE: EXCLUSIVE.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANDY WALKER ALBION winger Chris Brunt fears that he may never get the opportunity to grace a major international football tournament. The patriotic Northern Irishman was left devastated when his country blew their opportunity to make next summer's World Cup in ...
HORROR SHOW FOR SCHOFIELD AND CO.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... CHELTENHAM 0 CREWE 4 IT was the stuff of nightmares for Cheltenham caretaker boss John Schofield who saw his team's wretched home form continue with a heavy defeat at the Abbey Business Stadium. The Robins have not won on home soil since the opening day of the season and now sit ...
Brute four-ce takes Leeds further clear; ROUND-UP.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... LEEDS moved seven points clear at the top of Coca-Cola League One thanks to a 4-0 win over Yeovil. It took Bradley Johnson 42 minutes to break the deadlock but second-half goals from Max Gradel, Jermaine Beckford andTresorKandol proved more than enough for Simon Grayson's side. ...
I OWE SO MUCH TO 'SHAKEY'.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... CHRIS Brunt will be reunited next weekend with the ex-Baggies coach that helped make him an Albion star. Albion travel to Leicester City on Saturday where they will come up against a former club favourite in the opposite dug-out. Craig Shakespeare made more than 100 ...
Reece is star for Scholars.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Grantham Town ... ... .... 1 Chasetown ... ... ... ... ..... 3 A REECE Styche double helped secure Chasetown a fine away win. Styche, who spent part of last season on loan to the Gingerbreads, returned to punish the Lincolnshire side in the first 20 minutes. In the fourth ...
STEFAN'S GOT MOORE GOALS; Hitman strikes again as Yeltz hurt Welsh.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Merthyr Tydfil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 Halesowen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 GOAL machine Stefan Moore grabbed two more goals as Halesowen won the battle of the two teams in administration. But Moore missed a great chance to put the Yeltz ahead after just three minutes ...
Hope for leaders Rangers; WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... SHROPSHIRE side Ellesmere Rangers cemented top-spot in the West Midlands Premier Division after pulling off a slender 1-0 win over third-placed Ludlow Town. It was Eddie Hope who came up with the only goal just five minutes from time when his swerving shot deceived the Ludlow ...
England salvage pride in defeat.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... ENGLAND 16 AUSTRALIA 26 from IAN LAYBOURN at The DW Stadium ENGLAND produced a spirited fightback to restore pride after a poor first half display cost them any chance in their Gillette Four Nations clash with Australia. England fell victim to the Kangaroos' backs before ...
KIWI WING SAM'S SLICK AS A PERRETT.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... FRANCE 12 NEW ZEALAND 62 NEW Zealand winger Sam Perrett scored a hat-trick of tries as France produced a second-half collapse for the second successive week to crash out of the Four Nations. A patched-up French side were in contention when James Wynne scored their second try ...
Scrappy Moseley a worry for boss.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARTYN BLAIR B'HAM & SOLIHULL 16 MOSELEY 23 From MARTYN BLAIR at Sharmans Cross Road A BRACE of tries early in the second half saw Moseley battle their way to victory over their Birmingham neighbours. But itwas a messy error-strewn win for the visitors that ...
A Black day for the Nuns.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BLACKHEATH 37 NUNEATON 17 NUNEATON failed to follow up last week's win as they lost away to Blackheath. The matched hinged on two first-half errors from the Nuns. Firstly Blackheath's Mike Staten charged down Nuneaton's kick and gathered to ease under the post, allowing Paul ...
Ben heads Stour stroll.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... STOURBRIDGE 98 MANCHESTER 5 A HAT-trick from second row and captain Ben Hughes helped Stourbridge to a thumping win against whipping boys Manchester. This club record score moved Stour away from the table's lower reaches, while impoverished basement club Manchester's season from hell ...
'Street learn harsh lesson.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BROADSTREET 0 LOUGH. STUDENTS 63 OFF-COLOUR Broad Street were put to the sword by second-placed Loughborough in a one-sided National League Two North clash in Coventry. Half-backs George Drake, who finished with a personal haul of 28 points, and Henry Pyrgos ran the show for ...
AMO IS FIRING FOR LEICESTER; Argentine scuppers Saints with super try.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARTYN BLAIR LEICESTER 29 NORTHAMPTON 15 From MARTYN BLAIR at Welford Road A SUPER solo try by Lucas Amorosino and a first in Tigers colours for Anthony Allen gave Leicester victory over Midland rivals Northampton. Amorosino sprinted 80m to score a thrilling ...
KENILWORTH'S LAST-GASP BLOW; JUNIOR RUGBY ROUND-UP.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... A SCORE in the final minute saw Hereford snatch an 18-17 victory at Kenilworth in National Three Midlands. Gareth Renowden gave Kenilworth the lead with a converted try. Hereford were then reduced to 13 players but Kenilworth added only a Russ Clarke penalty. Adam Knight went ...
Jones sparks Walsall revival.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: BRIAN HALFORD WYCOMBE 2 Davies 14 mins, Davies 37 WALSALL 3 Jones 55 mins Hughes 80, Nicholls 83 From BRIAN HALFORD at Adams Park WALSALL pulled off a sensational recovery to bag their first away win since September 12 after trailing 2-0 at half time to ...
Pesch praise for Brewers.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BURTON ALBION 0 BURY 0 PAUL Peschisolido praised his Burton battlers for picking up a point against inform Bury. The Burton boss saw his side bounce back from a five-goal mauling at Chesterfield with a resolute display to force their first goalless stalemate as a League Two ...
Bulls' home sweet home.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2009 ... HEREFORD 2 DARLINGTON 1 DEFENDERS Keith Lowe and Darren Jones scored their first goals for Hereford United who extended their home unbeaten league and cup run to eight matches with this victory over bottom-of-the-table Darlington. The Bulls made a lively start and Mathieu Manset threaded a ...
CELEB COOK-OFF.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... LET'S face it, Natasha Hamilton's not been run off her feet since Atomic Kitten, so she has time to cook an elaborate meal for three other celebs in this ...
EVENING ALL!(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... IT'S the end of an era at Sun Hill as Tony Stamp (Graham Cole) makes his last arrest as he gives up his beat. We'll miss The Bill's longest-serving copper and his wise way ...
F FOR FAB FOOD.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... GORDON Ramsay is on a new mission - to find Britain's best local restaurant. There are 18 eateries in nine different categories and each week two get to cook with ...
Trial and error; 7heaven treat of the week.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... THE way barrister's and judges dress these days isn't so very different from the 18th century - and sometimes the legal jargon might seem old-fashioned, too. But a new four-part BBC drama, Garrow's Law, takes us back to the Old Bailey of Georgian London against a background of ...
Storming an iconic role.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BRENDAN Gleeson has already won an Emmy for his astonishing portrayal of Winston Churchill and he should clear his mantelpiece in preparation for a load more awards. He plays the wartime Prime Minister in a new featurelength drama, co-starring with Janet McTeer as his wife ...
PICK OF THE FLICK 7 TO WATCH.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... w SUNDAY: Dreamgirls (Channel 4, 9pm). It's worth seeing for Jennifer Hudson and her barnstorming rendition of And I'm Telling You, which helped to win her an Oscar. She's the best thing about an otherwise disappointing film, a thinly-veiled tale of Diana Ross and The Supremes starring ...
Lucas's life or death mission; 7things you never knew about... RICHARD ARMITAGE.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: RICHARD ARMITAGE 1Born Richard Crispin Armitage on August 22, 1971, in Leicester, to engineer John and school secretary Margaret, he went to Brockington College in Enderby and boarded at Pattisons theatre school in Coventry, learning dance, drama, singing and the cello ...
SPORT 7TOWATCH.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... w SUNDAY: Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (BBC1, 12.10pm). Whatever the result of the 17th and final meeting of the season, we know Jenson Button is already the world champion, having clinched his maiden championship in Brazil. His Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello will hope to complete a ...
COMEDY 7 TOWATCH.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... COMEDY SHOWCASE: CAMPUS, Channel 4, Friday, 10pm: A new series of seven one-off specials arrives to showcase comedy talent. This is the way that hit series like The Kevin Bishop Show, Plus One and Free Agents found their way on to the screen. We kick off with Campus, made by the ...
STARTER FOR 10.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... WINNING University Challenge may seem like a brilliant achievement, but does it really change the lives of those who have triumphed on the BBC2 quiz? ...
TALL IN TALENT.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... HE'S small in size but not in stature or talent. Comedian Ronnie Corbett is Piers Morgan's guest this week as the interviewer puts him on the spot ...
FAMILY MATTERS.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... LAST year we followed the Hughes family but now meet the Grewals, including pretty Shay, wife of son Sunny. The relationship between parents Avinder ...
Fifth time. lucky? coronation street the one to watch.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... YOU'D think Gail would have had quite enough of weddings by now. The very sight of confetti ought to be enough to bring her out in a cold sweat - yet here she is, willing to walk down the aisle for a fifth time. And it's not as if she's madly in love with Joe, either. They've ...
this week.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... home & away w RUBY has a tough week, to add to a tough couple of months. When she and Geoff have an encounter, she realises she must finish things with Xavier - but no sooner has she done that than she is forced to help Hugo fight an intruder in the Boat House. Xavier is hit over the head ...
EASTENDERS.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... ARCHIE'S plan to destroy the Mitchells steps up a gear when he strikes a deal with Janine to torch the pub (fire is everywhere in soapland this week) and make it look like an inside job by dropping Billy's wallet at the scene. That would stop the insurers paying out and would bankrupt the ...
EMMERDALE.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... FIRES have a nasty habit of breaking out in Emmerdale and killing folk, so you'd think Bonfire Night would be banned, or at least crawling with Health & Safety officers. Not so, as Laurel discovers to her cost when an ember lands on her coat at the Bartons' party. As the flames ...
NEW TO SQUARE.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... GET ready for two new arrivals in East-Enders, both played by fairly familiar faces. Ramon Tikaram, from This Life and Primeval, is to play Amira's father, Qadim. And ...
GOTTA DANCE.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... ALL those Strictly Come Dancing sequins (or lack of them, when he flashes his chest) have gone to Ricky Whittle's head, because he's really got the singing and ...
OLD NICK IS BACK.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... MY, hasn't Nick Tilsley aged! This is Ben Price, the Footballers' Wives and Casualty star who is to join Corrie as the third actor to play Gail's son. But his arrival will be a bit of a shock to ...
My cold was a real swine! kate walsh the big interview.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: kate walsh IF SHE could survive Sir Alan Sugar's boardroom in The Apprentice, Kate Walsh knew a spot of swine flu wasn't going to defeat her. She proved her mettle when she was runner-up in the business reality show and she wasn't going to let illness stop ...
Couples leave Raymond with little choice; telly talk with roz laws.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: roz laws MON Dieu! The first round of Raymond Blanc's new series of The Restaurant was, 'ow you say it, 'une cat-as-trof'. If these were really the nine best couples out of all the people who applied for the chance to go into business with Raymond, then heaven ...
Forza in fast lane.(Features)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) FORZA Motorsport 3 lures you in gently. Unlike many games where you go to an option screen to start, this slick racer caresses you into prolonged action. "Hello and welcome. Before we start let's go for a spin in an Audi TT," a silky voice tells you ...