Good aural. Great podcasts are like gold dust. You have to shuffle through a lot of shite, but when you find the odd shimmering nugget, you absolutely cherish it. Much like radio, podcasts are both incredibly intimate and conducive to building a loyal community of listeners. If someone you meet loves your favourite show, the […]

8 years ago

Prize details: 1x Singleton Matesmas Cocktail Kit, which includes; Two bottles of The Singleton Master Malt 2 x Crystal highball glasses 2 x Crystal tumblers Mixture of mixers (Fever Tree Ginger Ale, Fever Tree Apple, Soda Water) There will be 1x winners selected. Terms and Conditions To enter the competition, entrants needs to quote […]

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Christmas has come early for bourbon fans Tesco has announced that it is reducing litre bottles of Jack Daniel’s by £14 ahead of Christmas. The whiskey, famously first-created in Tennessee and now the top-selling American whiskey in the world, has been reduced from £32 to £18. The price is the same as they are selling a […]

8 years ago

Prize details: 2x General Admission tickets to the following Premier League matches; Leicester City vs Manchester City (3:00pm on Wednesday 26th December) Crystal Palace vs Cardiff City (3:00pm on Wednesday 26th December) Brighton and Hove Albion vs Arsenal (5:15pm on Wednesday 26th December) There will be 1x winners selected (1x winners per match) for Leicester […]

8 years ago

In partnership with The Singleton Matesmas > Christmas It’s that time of year, folks. It’s time to sit around the fire with your reindeer socks on, it’s time to watch the same rom-com for the 40th time, it’s time to gorge yourself silly until your belt buckle reaches breaking point. That’s right, it’s Christmas, and […]

8 years ago

Prize details: 2x General Admission tickets to the following Premier League matches; Crystal Palace vs Leicester City (3:00pm on Saturday 15th December) Brighton and Hove Albion vs Chelsea (1:30pm on Sunday 16th December) Southampton vs Arsenal (1:30pm on Sunday 16th December) There will be 1x winners selected (1x winners per match) for Crystal Palace vs […]

8 years ago

You’ve seen the video, now it’s time to try one yourself If you want to try your hand at making your own delicious beverages this Christmas or, even better, at your Matesmas (hyperlink to other article when published) then step right this way. The below drinks are not only easy to make but will allow you to take your hosting […]

8 years ago

Game of Thrones is back… sort of. We’ve been waiting… and waiting… and waiting… and now the first trailer for Game of Thrones Season 8 has arrived and, well, it doesn’t give much away. The final season of the HBO drama s perhaps the most eagerly awaited finale in television history so they literally could […]

8 years ago

Hark! the herald angels sing God bless Scotland. The nation never met a food it couldn’t deep-fry. We recently had the deep-fried Mars bar calzone, and this Godzilla-sized takeaway box. But we are in the festive season now. You would think it is not the time for such takeaway meals. But you would be wrong. […]

8 years ago

Some UK boxing fans have been left frustrated after it appeared they would not be able to record Deontay Wilder’s fight with Tyson Fury after ordering it through BT Sport Box Office Taking place in Los Angeles, the fight could start as late as 5am UK time depending on the undercard. Due to this, some of […]

8 years ago

Tyson Fury’s fight with Deontay Wilder is one of the most eagerly anticipated bouts of the year Both Fury and Wilder are unbeaten ahead of their meeting at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and the fight is expected to be watched by millions around the world. Although it’s due to start around 5am on Sunday in […]

8 years ago

Stock up for Christmas As the Coca-Cola advert tells us, the holidays are coming. Which means you need to start getting the supplies in. That means food, snacks, and drinks. And on that last point, Asda and Morrisons have a very helpful offer going on right now. Right now, they are selling a litre bottle […]

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Rio Ferdinand certainly wasn’t impressed in the BT Sport studio: “We’ve just scored a goal but we’re talking about Mourinho’s reaction.”

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Lineker strongly chastised the Portuguese, admitting he’d be ‘livid’ if a manager reacted like that to a chance he missed. Rio Ferdinand agreed

8 years ago

Unreal. Only Fellaini.

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Police have warned people to avoid the city centre altogether

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Terms and Conditions: eToro Prize details: 2x General Admission tickets to the following Premier League matches; Cardiff City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (8:00pm on Friday 30th November) Crystal Palace vs Burnley (3:00pm on Saturday 1st December) Leicester City vs Watford (3:00pm on Saturday 1st December) Newcastle United vs West Ham United (3:00pm on Saturday 1st December) […]

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We expect at least 13/15 here from chocolate lovers This is the big one. We’ve tested your knowledge of beers and ice creams, but how well do you know your chocolate bars? If you can get 100 per cent, you truly deserve the keys to the chocolate factory.

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Thursday, November 22nd, 2018. A special day. A day that, years – no, centuries – from now, humankind will look back on as the day that Harry Redknapp did The Floss in an Australian jungle…. The viral dance move has swept the planet in recent months, though is not typically performed by 70-something-year-old former Premier League […]

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Not taken long, has it? Noel Edmonds has only just embarked on his  big I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here adventure, and already appears to irritating the life out of many of the show’s viewers. Entering the jungle, Noel assumed the role of ‘Emperor’, and wasted little time in showing his fellow campmates that […]

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That’s your Christmas party jumper sorted This summer, it nearly came home. Of course, you are fully aware of what happened this summer during the World Cup. We don’t need to write it all out again. The exceptional performance of England’s young lions did however turn manager Gareth Southgate into a genuine national hero. And […]

8 years ago

Ride Nemesis for an entire year. The perfect Christmas present Alton Towers is getting onboard with the Black Friday madness by announcing that it will be selling a season pass to the park next year for just £55 – the same price as an on-the-day ticket. The pass will allow you to visit over 50 of the park’s […]

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The fast-food outlet launched their festive ad on Sunday McDonald’s has announced it will be giving away carrot sticks on Christmas Eve, cheekily naming them ‘Reindeer Treats’. The news comes after the McDonald’s Christmas advert launched on Sunday, which tells the story of Father Christmas and his reindeer, as they visit house after house on […]

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Dream job Do you love Christmas dinners? Like, really love them? Do you think about them all year? And do you wish to escape the rat race and find a career that you can really get your teeth into? This might be the answer. A pub in Manchester is looking for someone to be a […]

8 years ago

The paedophile-hunting group Predator Exposure apprehended a man in Leeds A group of self-described ‘paedophile hunters’ forced a man to observe a two-minutes silence for the fallen yesterday before placing him under citizens arrest. The paedophile-hunting group Predator Exposure apprehended a man in Leeds shortly before 11am on Sunday as people across the country observed […]

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Juventus beat AC Milan thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s heroics Cristiano Ronaldo played a big role in Serie A leaders Juventus’ 2-0 win over AC Milan, not just in scoring a goal but helping to deny his opponents from the penalty spot. The Turin team went 1-0 up thanks to a goal from Mario Mandžukić eight-minutes in, […]

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McCarthy was on hand to point out a few home truths. He rightly reminded Souness of his chequered past when it came to antagonistic post-match celebrations.

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Terms and Conditions: eToro Prize details 2x VIP tickets to the following Premier League matches; Cardiff City vs Brighton and Hove Albion (12:30pm on Saturday 10th November) Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth (3:00pm on Saturday 10th November) Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur (5:30pm on Saturday 10th November) There will be 1x winners selected (1x winners […]

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Mata’s freekick turned things around for Manchester United last night Last night Manchester United launched a stunning comeback to beat Juventus away from home in their Champions League group H match. The turnaround began when Juan Mata scored from a free kick four minutes from full-time, having been brought on as a substitute by Jose Mourinho […]

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This was peak Mourinho Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist taunting the Juventus supporters in Turin after Manchester United recorded a comeback victory on Wednesday night. The United manager walked onto the pitch and cupped his ear, gesturing to the disgruntled fans. Jose Mourinho has got the Juventus fans and players rattled at full time! 😬🤬 He's […]

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The Professional Footballers Association of Ireland have called on the English and Scottish FA’s to have a more robust approach in dealing with abuse faced by players like James McClean and managers such as Neil Lennon McClean has engaged in a back and forth with the FA this week over their failure to adequately deal with […]

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You need to get to a Greggs at 4pm to get one Christmas is officially here on Thursday as Greggs begins selling its Festive Bake in stores across the country. Ahead of the product being sold for £1.50, tomorrow (Wednesday 6 November) a hundred pasties will be given out from 4pm in 16 stores up […]

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“Because we are Irish Catholics they turn a blind eye.” Republic of Ireland and Stoke winger James McClean has responded strongly to the news that the FA will investigate him for his post-match comments after a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday. Due to his decision to not wear a Remembrance Day poppy, the Stoke City […]

8 years ago

The 50-0 Floyd Mayweather will take on unbeaten kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa Floyd Mayweather has teased his MMA federation debut via an image on social media in which he wears a traditional boxing glove, as well as an open-finger glove usually worn in mixed martial arts. The post came as it was announced that the 50-0 […]

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Matic’s kit on Saturday did not feature a poppy

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The Liverpool forward opened the scoring in the first half, only to see his strike ruled out for offside Arsenal benefited from a lucky escape in the first half of their Premier League clash against Liverpool as the officials wrongly ruled out Sadio Mane’s early goal. The Senegal forward was played in by Roberto Firmino […]

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Romelu Lukaku has been left out of the Manchester United squad for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off against Bournemouth. The striker has struggled in front of goal in recent weeks, having last found the net for United on September 15 against Watford. After benching Lukaku for the visit of Everton last Sunday, Jose Mourinho explained that […]

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The Leicester City squad and staff will travel to Thailand after Saturday’s Premier League match against Cardiff The club’s owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was killed in a tragic helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium last weekend, along with four others on board. Foxes boss Claude Puel spoke about “one of the hardest weeks in the […]

8 years ago

A good score is anything above 12 When it comes to drinking lager, most of us have our personal favourite. Sure, we might dabble from time to time outside that single, true beer, but when push comes to shove it’s the same can you keep going back to time and again. Your one and only. […]

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He was played by Johnny Depp in Black Mass Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger has been killed in West Virginia. The 89-year-old – who was convicted in 2013 of 11 murders – was found dead in his cell in Hazelton penitentiary, West Virginia shortly after being transferred there from a Florida jail. Bulger was arrested with his […]

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The Chase has once again being accused of being fixed by angry viewers There were shocking scenes on The Chase last night when Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett appeared to answer a question after his two-minutes ran out, to deny contestants on the show a £30,000 prize pot. Bradley Walsh played the role of Earl Hebner, as Labbett locked in […]

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David Silva is good at football. Really, really good at football. In the last decade or so, he’s arguably the best there’s been in the Premier League, playing a huge part in Manchester City’s successes along the way. The playmakers’ playmaker, his eye for a pass is arguably his greatest quality. On Monday night at […]

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We now know all the games on the PlayStation Classic Back in September, Sony announced they would be launching their PlayStation Classic ahead of Christmas and needless to say we were fucking stoked. Based on their launch video we knew it would be 45% smaller than the original PlayStation, and would feature 20 classic games built […]

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The crash occurred outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium after the club’s match against West Ham United Leicester City Football Club confirmed on Sunday that its owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has died after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed into the car park of the club’s King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. In a statement on […]

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“I think the Pogba penalty run-up might be for show” Paul Pogba gave Manchester United the lead in their Premier League game against Everton on Sunday. However, the French midfielder got a slice of fortune after his penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford. The French midfielder took a ridiculously long time over the penalty: between the […]

8 years ago

Brought to you by Jameson Irish Whiskey From the buddy-cop movies of the 1980s, to the Judd Apatow hang-out comedies of the 2000s, bromances are a staple of TV and cinema. They’ve provided us with so many classic screen moments that Jameson are even riffing on it with their latest ad campaign. The advert features two cops […]

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Brought to you by Jameson Irish Whiskey Hanging out with your best mates is important. Just chilling out with your friends, chewing the fat, joking around. Male friendship is something special, but as we get older, responsibilities and life get in the way. It becomes harder and harder to find to the time to just hang. […]

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Johnny Depp has been dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean films The Pirates Of The Caribbean will no longer star Johnny Depp, the Daily Mail has reported. The American actor has been part of the movie series for over a decade, however, he has suffered a number of personal problems over the past four years, such as […]

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“Officers, I swear it wasn’t me” David Schwimmer has responded to suggestions he was the lookalike of a suspected thief in Blackpool on social media. The suspect was seen in the photo carrying a crate of cans out of a location in the town centre. Authorities want to speak to him “in relation to a theft […]

8 years ago

It has been confirmed that Danny Dyer and Dani Dyer appearing on the show Danny Dyer and his eponymous Love Island-famous daughter will appear as part of a one-off Gogglebox special this Friday. Announcing their appearance, Dani Dyer wrote on Instagram: “I absolutely love Gogglebox and couldn’t be more excited to be on it with my dad. What an […]

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