Matt Smith is expecting his Leicester Tigers first team farewell to be an emotional occasion at Welford Road on Saturday. The Tigers back brings the curtain down on an illustrious playing career when Leicester meet Bath in the Gallagher Premiership. He then moves on to launch a new chapter in his career as the club's academy head coach. Smith knows that emotions are likely to run high at some stage of the afternoon. "I'm trying not to think about it too much," he admitted. "I've told Geordan Murphy that I don't want to talk to him about it before the game!" What Smith really wants, though, is to go out with another win under his belt. "I just want to win," he said. "It will be nice to look back on the occasion in however many years with the kids or whatever, but all i care about is making sure that we win on Saturday. "It doesn't matter whether it is one point or 50 points. I want to make sure we win, especially as it is against Bath with that rivalry there." … [Read more...] about ‘I just want to win’
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Van Graan: I just want people in here who want to serve Munster
Johann van Graan has urged Munster supporters to look at the positives of a playing squad in it for the long haul despite the “strange” situation of two key coaches deciding to quit.Munster have been rocked by decisions of forwards coach Jerry Flannery and attack and backline coach Felix Jones to leave the province they served as players and coaches at the end of this season, the club declaring both men had turned down competitive contract extension offers to remain. The announcement of their departures came last week, making for curious timing in advance of Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final against defending champions Leinster at Dublin’s RDS.Head coach van Graan, who signed a two-year contract extension himself last month that will keep the South African at Munster until June 2022, said he was satisfied the province’s Professional Game Board (PGB), which negotiates contracts, had done all it could to keep Flannery and Jones on board.Yet he admitted … [Read more...] about Van Graan: I just want people in here who want to serve Munster
‘I didn’t want to leave Plainmoor’
Burtonn Albion fans who were at Torquay United when the Brewers clinched promotion to the Football League a decade ago have been sharing their experiences of the day. Here is a selection of their recollections and what it meant to be a part of a historic day for Albion. Tim Priestley writes: We took a club bus down to Torquay – I didn’t trust my car. I took my wife and youngest son. My daughter had been dragged along to the Kidderminster Harriers game and didn’t fancy another. The bus was virtually silent all the way down. The weight of expectation was too much to bear, obviously. Like many, I hardly remember the game. I remember the news filtering through on radios (pre-internet phones!) and couldn’t quite believe we’d done it. Thank you Altrincham! I remember the Torquay fans singing “Up with the Brewers, we’re going up with the Brewers!” After the Torquay fans had celebrated their place in the play-offs, we were let on to the … [Read more...] about ‘I didn’t want to leave Plainmoor’
Dear Allison: ‘I get on great with my cousin, but I never want to spend time with his wife again’
She is loud, arrogant, boastful and I think, might be suffering from a mental health problem. Every year, she gets a bit worse. We rented a cottage together at Christmas and her behaviour, particularly towards me, was appalling. She was rude, rolling her eyes whenever I said anything, and kept telling me to relax, even though I was far from stressed. My wife, who likes her, agreed that there was a big change in her and agreed with my reading of the situation. She and my cousin also fight horribly. I don’t want to say anything to my cousin and I would like to stay close, but I never want to spend time with her again. What should I do? Allison replies: The relationship you have is between you and your cousin. You have drawn the line and set a boundary where you do not want to spend any more time with your cousin’s wife. Respect your decision. Often, dynamics in relationships become tangled when other people enter the scene through marriage, and it is not a given that … [Read more...] about Dear Allison: ‘I get on great with my cousin, but I never want to spend time with his wife again’
Jonah Hill: I have wanted to be a director my whole life
Jonah Hill: I have wanted to be a director my whole life BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Jonah Hill's career has thus far taken some interesting twists and turns. From his early start in Judd Apatow films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and then his breakout role in Superbad, to his Oscar-nominated turns in Moneyball and The Wolf Of Wall Street, he has proved his chops as a funnyman and a dramatic actor. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/jonah-hill-i-have-wanted-to-be-a-director-my-whole-life-38006582.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article38007296.ece/8e5aa/AUTOCROP/h342/20656943-1.jpg Email Jonah Hill's career has thus far taken some interesting twists and turns. From his early start in Judd Apatow films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and then his breakout role in Superbad, to his Oscar-nominated turns in Moneyball and The Wolf Of Wall Street, he has proved his chops as a funnyman and a dramatic actor. But now he's taken a … [Read more...] about Jonah Hill: I have wanted to be a director my whole life