Wayne Farry
Head of Sport at JOE and FootballJOE.
Do you believe in ghosts? Britain has a storied history when it comes to ghosts and hauntings. Travel up and down the length of this country and visit towns along the way and each one is likely to have their own spooky tale; an area that locals try to avoid or find amusing due to […]
6 years ago
Sponsored by Paddy Power Wes Brown opened up on one of football’s greatest managers on the latest episode of Liquid Football When you think of Sir Alex Ferguson you probably think of a number of things. Trophies being the most obvious, but also teams that never knew when they were beaten; teams that were most dangerous […]
6 years ago
Robots will soon do most things we do The proliferation of artificial intelligence and technology means that many of the jobs that humans currently do will be carried out by our robot brethren in the near future. Some jobs are under threat, such as those in the transport sector, while some have already been surrendered […]
6 years ago
It has not been a quiet weekend of football On the latest episode of Liquid Football, Kelly Cates is joined by former Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, Champions League winner Wes Brown and ex-Portsmouth man Gary O’Neil. On the agenda first is Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka’s acrimonious exit from Unai Emery’s side’s 2-2 draw with Crystal […]
6 years ago
Sponsored by Stand Up To Cancer Initiating a conversation around cancer can be a difficult task Statistically, people diagnosed with cancer are more likely to suffer mental health problems when compared to other sectors of the population. With that in mind, how do you actually talk about cancer and the toll it takes on mental […]
6 years ago
Horror movies can be great, or they can be awful Scary movies are for some reason one of the most divisive genres around. Like comedies, they are taken less seriously than dramas, and reviews tend to settle on a conclusion that regards the film as very good or very bad. There is rarely recognition of […]
6 years ago
The two friends set up their app to help those in need According to indicative reports from charities, at least one British veteran takes their own life every five days. Stephen James and Daniel Arnold met while serving in the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment together, and have been good friends ever since. Both have struggled […]
6 years ago
Magic is real Do you believe in magic? This man does, and so do his family, who’ve been running a magic shop in the centre of London for 60 years. The shop was opened by his father, who had previously traveled the world doing magic. Now it is one of the last magic shops remaining […]
6 years ago
The connection between Liverpool and Norway dates back decades Liverpool, as one of the most successful football clubs in English history, are naturally well-supported. But what many people don’t know is that the club has a particularly passionate fan base in Norway. Starting out in the 1970s when English football (and particularly Liverpool) matches were […]
6 years ago
The story of Cambridge Analytica, as told by someone on the inside Christopher Wylie used to work at Cambridge Analytica. When he saw people parroting the manipulation fed to them by his company, he got out. He says his old employer created an insurgency in the UK and the US, influenced Brexit and the election […]
6 years ago
From MTV to plant-based endurance running Matthew Pritchard rose to prominence as one of the stars of MTV’s Dirty Sanchez. He abused his body for years as part of the television show and their subsequent live tours. Now he’s a drug-free, vegan endurance athlete who spends his days cooking beautiful meat-free meals and running up […]
6 years ago
Mental health conversations can be difficult to have The conversation around mental health has increased in volume over the years. Where once many of us felt unable to open up about our experiences, people are being increasingly vocal in discussing the times when they have struggled. Despite this, many people still find it difficult to […]
6 years ago
It’s so much more than just kicking a ball For many young men who grew up playing football for our local football teams, we took it for granted. Whenever we wanted to join a team there was likely one there, pretty much no matter where you lived. For most girls though that wasn’t the world […]
6 years ago
Sponsored by Paddy Power One would assume tardiness isn’t appreciated, but that’s not how it works at every club On the latest episode of Liquid Football, the panel – including Luis Garcia, Jonathan Walters and Steve Sidwell – discussed Borussia Dortmund’s decision to fine and drop Jadon Sancho after he arrived late back to the […]
6 years ago
This week’s TKO comes from the City of Brotherly Love From Rocky Balboa to the Blue Horizon, Joey Giardello to Joe Frazier, the city of Philadelphia has a fighting pedigree that goes back generations. This week, host Chris Lloyd is joined by Nigel Collins – former editor-in-chief of Ring Magazine – for a tour of some […]
6 years ago
The Liverpudlian returns to the Octagon on November 3 After two successive defeats in the Octagon, Darren Till will be looking to return to winning ways as he faces off against Kelvin Gastelum at Madison Square Garden in November. The fight will be Till’s middleweight debut in the UFC, after two defeats in a row […]
6 years ago
‘Am no a grass’ On the latest episode of Liquid Football, Kelly Cates is joined by Steve Sidwell, Jonathan Walters and Luis Garcia. They discuss Liverpool’s draw at Manchester United, and the debate over whether bitter rivals should greet each other as friends in the tunnel – something Roy Keane fumed over briefly at the […]
6 years ago
The former SAS serviceman discussed the impact that climate change has had on areas he’s visited Recent climate protests throughout the world have been notable for one particular feature; the growing number of young people present at demonstrations. Increasingly, parents of young children and the children themselves are recognising the fact that if climate change […]
6 years ago
Dating in this modern world is difficult Modern dating is a minefield. Are they too high maintenance? Do they love food as much as you? Will your family like them? How do you know if you could live with them long-term? The dates in question do not have single malevolent bone in their body – […]
6 years ago
Can you be meat-free and still build muscle? In episode one of new JOE series Plant Powered, we meet a vegan strongman and travel to the Berlin gym where vegans are flocking to build strength and smash new records. Patrik Baboumian holds the world record for the heaviest weight ever carried by a human – […]
6 years ago
Wrestling needs a bad guy Every wrestling promotion around has a wealthy villain. WWE had the likes of Ric Flair and Ted DiBiase, who would saunter in and outside of the ring flaunting their wealth to the adoring/gnarling masses in the crowd. Though nowhere near the level of their American cousins right now, British wrestling […]
6 years ago
No longer a protest club, FCUM’s frustration at the Glazers has not relented FC United of Manchester was formed in 2005, due in part to Manchester United’s takeover by American businessman Malcolm Glazer. Founded by a group of disaffected United fans, the club has gone from strength to strength in its 14-year history. Disaffection and […]
6 years ago
Sponsored by Paddy Power The Vardy/Rooney saga was all across social media last week When Coleen Rooney took to Twitter last week to accuse Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories about her to The Sun newspaper, it was pretty much all anyone interested was talking about for days. The level of work undertaken by Rooney to […]
6 years ago
“Kurdish society is a beautifully inspiring picture of this other world we’ve lost sight of” Dani Ellis left the UK to work alongside the Kurdish people in rebuilding their society, which is under threat from Turkish aggression and Western myopia. Turkey’s advancement towards the border of Northern Syria is widely seen as being facilitated by […]
6 years ago
It’s been a busy week in football On the latest episode of Liquid Football, Kelly Cates is joined by Steve Sidwell, former West Ham striker Carlton Cole and ex-Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge. They discuss the recent drama involving Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, and how difficult it is for footballers and their families to trust […]
6 years ago
The world is an expensive place How much would you spend on a pint of beer? Depends on where you live most likely, but it’s safe to say that the majority of British people would draw the line at around £7, which itself is ludicrous. But what if we told you that there is a […]
6 years ago
A man of many talents On the latest episode of TKO, together with 32Red, Chris Lloyd travelled to Manchester as Carl Frampton closes in on a return to the ring on November 30 in Las Vegas. While there, Chris caught up with Carl and his training partner Steven Ward to discuss what life has […]
6 years ago
Scotland loves Irn-Bru As a nation, Scotland has some little quirks that are nothing but charming. Their football league has provided all of us with hour-after-hour of hilarity, they have a special way with swearwords, and they absolutely love an orange-coloured carbonated drink that the rest of the world has yet to fall in love […]
6 years ago
Rivalries are very important in football The tribal lines drawn between supporters of different football teams are powerful. They can lead people to get into arguments with one another, family members to fall out, and total strangers to get into heated conversation. Sport, however, is just that: sport. Sport is not life or death, and […]
6 years ago
We continue to avoid confronting its colonial past Britain, like most countries, views itself as one of the good guys of the geopolitical landscape. It is a view hardened by two World Wars fought on the side of the Allies, but it is one which neglects to remember Britain’s role in history during its colonial […]
6 years ago
Rental stores used to be everywhere If you grew up before the age of the smartphone and online streaming, there’s a good chance that you went to a VHS (or later, DVD) rental store fairly regularly. For many of us born in the late 1980s or early 1990s, rental stores were a portent for the […]
6 years ago
Post-match interviews can be a mixed bag for footballers After a match, a couple of footballers from either team will be tasked with speaking to the media and giving their take on the events of the previous 90 minutes. For the victors, these interviews are rarely difficult, but for the losers it’s a different story […]
6 years ago
The regulars return On the latest episode of Liquid Football, Kelly Cates is joined by our regulars, ex-Reading and Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell and former Stoke City forward Jon Walters. They discuss the ongoing crisis at Tottenham Hotspur, who have not won away in the league since January and are fresh off the back of […]
6 years ago
“Our political parties can’t deal with making major decisions” Extinction Rebellion took to the streets of London on Monday morning to raise awareness of the crisis facing the planet if we fail to act on the threat of climate change. The group, which has grown in prominence and influence this year, held protests across the […]
6 years ago
What would you expect from a pub called the Crooked House? Himley is a small village situated between Dudley and Wolverhampton. It is mostly unremarkable, and is perhaps best known as being the home of Himley Hall, the former home of the Lords of Dudley. Himley has another claim to fame though, in that it is […]
6 years ago
Reoffending rates in the UK are high According to British government statistics, 67 percent – more than two thirds – of adult male prisoners will reoffend within the first year of their release from prison. That has been partly attributed to the fact that 83 percent of those people will leave prison without a job […]
6 years ago
RIP Clyde Nobody wants to die but – and perhaps turn away if you’re not a fan of harsh truths – we are all definitely going to die at some point in our lives. It could be today, it could be tomorrow, or it could be decades from now, but it’s happening. With a certainty […]
6 years ago
Climate change is happening Whether you believe it or not, climate change is affecting our planet. It is now a boogeyman far off on the horizon threatening our futures, it is the one greatest threat to life on earth and it’s happening right now. Melting of the ice caps, volatile weather like hurricanes, prolonged drought […]
6 years ago
Scottish people have a way with words Despite what some wankers say, the use of swear words is not a sign of a low intellect. Swear words don’t reduce the impact of what you’re, if used correctly that is. A ‘fuck’ here, a ‘prick’ there, it can amplify a statement from good to utterly memorable. […]
6 years ago
The controversial journalist spoke to JOE One of the most high profile phenomenons of recent political history is identity politics. While it no doubt existed prior to our current age, identity politics has been cast into the forefront of the political battlefield, due in part to minorities having a louder voice than they have ever […]
6 years ago
Getting into the ring with Floyd Mayweather is a daunting task At the age of just 16, Devin Haney became a professional boxer, turning down an opportunity to represent the United States at the 2016 Olympics in the process. Due to age restrictions in the US, Haney was unable to compete professionally at that age, […]
6 years ago
At the time it was the costliest terrorist attack in world history On 24 April 1993 a bomb detonated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army ripped through Bishopsgate, a major thoroughfare in London’s financial district. The bombing killed one person, a photographer, and injured 44 people. The number of casualties for an area so usually busy […]
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He is at the Tory conference without the Tory whip for the first time in decades Dominic Grieve is one of the 21 Tory MPs to lose the party whip after rebelling against Boris Johnson over a no deal Brexit. At his first party conference not as a Conservative MP in decades, Grieve sat down […]
6 years ago
The London mayoral election will take place in 2020 Shaun Bailey is the Conservative party candidate for the London mayoral election in 2020, where he will look to unseat current mayor Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the Conservative party conference 2019 in Manchester, Bailey used his speech to blame Khan for the spate of knife-related deaths […]
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Twitter has become a new political landscape in recent years While political hearts and minds are still won on television and in traditional print media, a new generation of politically literate people are now getting the majority of their stories from social media. The aftermath of the Brexit referendum and the 2016 US presidential election […]
6 years ago
Liquid Football is back! On the latest episode of Liquid Football, Kelly Cates talks with former West Ham and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole, Liverpool legend Luis Garcia and Liquid Football regular Jon Walters. They discuss Unai Emery’s decision to give Granit Xhaka the Arsenal captaincy, why Steven Gerrard was such a brilliant captain for Liverpool […]
6 years ago
Games are fun, and so apparently are geese Not long ago a game hit Steam and Epic Games Store called Untitled Goose Game. The title sees you play as an unnamed goose and the description reads as follows: “It is a lovely day in the village and you are a horrible goose.” That’s it. That’s all […]
6 years ago
One for all the nauses out there House of Rugby is back for our biggest live show to date. Join Alex, Haskell, Tinds + some secret special guests and our very good friends at Guinness in the spectacular Flatiron Square for what promises to be an incredible evening. We’ll discuss just how you should prepare […]
6 years ago
Career Mode has become something of a cult mode in the FIFA series Once the foundation of EA Sports’ FIFA games, Career Mode has fallen by the wayside in the last decade, with the popularity of revenue-generating online modes like Ultimate Team pushing it to the back of the queue. Every year fans of the mode await the release […]
6 years ago
“It hurts him that he has to look at that woman in her eye and say, ‘I’m sorry I came home and your son didn’t’” The city of Liverpool does not like The Sun. Ever since the horrific events of Hillsborough on 15 April 1989 and The Sun’s subsequent story on the disaster, the city has […]
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