The oldest set of rules of football up for auction

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The oldest set of rules of football up for auction Sotheby’s is auctioning in July the oldest set of rules of football as part of an historic group that should bring in over 800,000 quid. The world’s oldest club Sheffield Football Club, is offering the collection that includes, dating from 1858, handwritten original draft rules and the only surviving copy the Sheffield Football Club’s Rules, Regulations & Laws of the Sheffield Football Club published in 1859.

Sotheby senior specialist, Gabriel Heaton stated that the documents were very important to the history of football and form part of what lead to the development of the modern game and much of what the game takes for granted today, came from Sheffield. The sale by Sheffield is to help fund new facilities and to further secure their future as the home of football.

Many of the rules would be familiar to today’s football fans while there are others that may even seem quite liberal in a time when many are complaining about the refereeing. The early years of success by Sheffield was able to encourage other clubs to be developed in the area and to play by the same set of rules that Sheffield had and caused what some consider the growth of the world’s first football culture.

The other Royal couple make a fashion statement at the wedding

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The other Royal couple make a fashion statement at the wedding It fell in the hands of showbiz royalty to provide the glamour amid chatting invitees as the guests continued to arrive at Westminster Abbey. Just after 9:00am the Beckhams made their way to the abbey knowing that millions of people were watching and eagerly waiting to see just what their wardrobe would reveal. He was in Ralph Lauren she was in Victoria Beckham.

This very pregnant beauty elected to model a midnight blue tunic dress that was of her own collection – with no flashing of the baby bump as she is more reserved in her approach to being pregnant. It was the accessories that set her apart from the rest; a Philip Treacy hat that was reflective of a Werther’s Original. It was the deal.

The hat was placed comfortably in the center and on the front of her forehead and was the announcement of a new era in hat wearing that was displayed by other guests such as Princess Beatrice and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.

David Beckham on the other hand stole the spotlight for style in the congregation. He was far and away ahead of David Cameron with his tails tailored by Ralph Lauren that said out loud that Eton training is not a requisite to mastering the art of posh suiting.

His OBE was pinned on his right lapel signifying that for men medals are not used as the new broaches. His hat was from Philip Treacy as well by he wisely decided to have it in hand and not on his head. The couple was the bright spot in the congregation and with the exception of the beautiful couple, stole the show for the huge event.

Granary Art Gallery focus on sports

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Granary Art Gallery focus on sports

Granary Art Gallery focus on sports

An energetic new sporting focused art exhibition will open at the Granary Art Gallery this summer located on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire within Weston park.  The inspiration for the sporting exhibition will be the work of Ben Mosley.

The emotional and energetic display of Mosley’s work captures the true spirit of football and bridges the very different worlds of sports and arts with a great deal of excitement.

Mosley has seen his career move forward since 2003 when he graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BA in Fine Art Honours.  He is known for his use of fine art, acrylics, and mono prints and has created many private commissions, earned the League Managers Association patronage, and has seen his work featured in a collection of many different London exhibitions.

Speaking of his work, Ben said: “Through my paintings I aim to bring together the world of art, football and sport by portraying the passion and raw emotion that can generate amongst players and fans.”

Gareth Williams, Curator to the Weston Park Foundation added: “We aim to provide a diverse range of art to the gallery and the region and so we are looking forward to welcoming Ben’s striking work to our growing portfolio of exhibitions.”

The Ben Mosley selling exhibition in Granary Art Gallery will run throughout July from 11am – 4pm. Free Entry. For further information please visit: www.weston-park.com

Kenny Dalglish at Anfield

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Kenny Dalglish at Anfield As a football player, Kenny Dalglish can be proud of his achievements with Liverpool, winning four League Cups, six League titles, the FA Cup and three European Cups. In his first spell as a manager he has been equally successful in leading his team to two FA Cups and three League titles. He has treasured each of these moments when reflecting on the good old days at Anfield.

As his second spell as a manager gathers pace and the chanting of his name gets louder on the Kop, even the normally taciturn Scot must admit to a surge of excitement and some humility. It is as if he has never left. It would be better for me if the punters chanted the names of the players rather than mine, says Dalglish, as they are the ones doing the work on the field.

After his promotion from caretaker to manager, confirmed by American owners, Fenway Sports Group, Dalglish said that if he could help he would and he has returned. He felt it is an honour to have been asked and to be here.

Birmingham manager, Alex McLeish, has said that there is no other conclusion to make. Kenny has returned and has made everyone happy. He has them all laughing again, he just has that way about him. Players respect him and his decisions and they pay attention to his orders shouted from the touchline. McLeish cannot see Dalglish not getting the job.

Under the leadership of Roy Hodgson, Liverpool held 12th position in January and chances of a challenge for a European place were slim. Now after 27 points and 14 matches they are in 6th spot and are in a very good position to take full advantage of any blunder by an unsteady Tottenham Hotspur.

Swansea and Cardiff City blast Football League schedulers

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Swansea and Cardiff City blast Football League schedulers The Football League schedulers have been blasted by Swansea City and Cardiff City, both chasing promotion, ahead of the Easter Monday, crunch programme today. Both clubs feel that they have been given a very bad disadvantage in their quest to be promoted to the Premier League.

Cardiff is playing at Preston and is upset that Norwich that is one place better than they are has had two days additional rest before struggling Derby visits their stadium. Ipswich should be rested for their match today as the Swansea club seeks victory that will consolidate their playoff place.

After a goalless stalemate against Portsmouth, Swansea all but saw their top two dreams extinguished and their boss Brendan Rodgers said it was ridiculous and tough to play two games in just three days and even more so at the end of a long season.

He continued by saying that they had worked and worked the entire season and had played a high number of games and then to face Ipswich on Monday after they have had three full days to recuperate and because of playing later in the day, they did not have to face the heat that our team did.

Even though Cardiff’s opponents have had more less time to recovery having played later Saturday but what angers their boss is they feel they should have the same amount of time as Norwich to recover, saying it is baffling to him how certain teams get an advantage by getting more time to rest, we should have had the same time as everybody else at this late stage of the league’s season.