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I scored the winning goal when Arsenal last lost a league game at home to Southampton, now I’m a tiler at 65
SOUTHAMPTON have failed to win in their last 28 league games at Arsenal – stretching back 37 years.
Former Saints midfielder Glenn Cockerill reflects on that last win in North London and his next visit to Highbury the following year with Saints, when he suffered a broken jaw in a 2-2 draw.
The former midfielder works as a tiler and, at 65, says he hopes to retire next year.
He is still involved in football with Saints and his tireless charity work — including a legends match which takes place next weekend. His son Brody is part of the Bromley academy.
WITH just over 10 minutes left, Colin Clarke nodded on a long free-kick into the Arsenal area and lightning-quick Danny Wallace prodded the ball home.
If you would have told me then, as we walked off the pitch at Highbury, that a Saints side would not have won at Arsenal in the league before I was 65, I’d have thought you were having a laugh.
I actually thought my old team were going to win at the Emirates in 2023 when they were 2-0 up and then 3-1 ahead with two minutes remaining, but the Gunners pegged them back to 3-3.
It’s hard to comprehend that it was 37 years ago when we last won there — and even more crazy that there is a whole new generation that don’t even remember Arsenal’s old Highbury ground.
It was one of the grandest stadiums to play in, with a huge marble entrance. As a player it was always one of those away games I really looked forward to.
But you knew as an opponent going to Highbury (or the Emirates as it is now) that it was always one of the most difficult places to get anything from the game.
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At the time of this match, George Graham’s side were top of the table but, under manager Chris Nicholl, we were a very underrated side.
During my eight wonderful years as a Southampton player, six of them were spent playing alongside Jimmy Case in midfield.
We formed a great understanding on the pitch and a lifelong friendship off it. I never stopped learning from him and we’d always cover for each other during games.
But what a player he was! It angers and frustrates me when I see so many players with half his talent playing for England when I look and see he never won a Three Lions cap.
Here was a guy who won the European Cup three times with Liverpool.
Jimmy had one of the hardest shots in the game, could unlock defences with sublime passes with either foot and could play all over the pitch. And he was as hard as nails as an opponent.
We should have won in our next game at Highbury the following season when we were leading 2-0 before my jaw was broken. The game ended up 2-2.
Even 36 years on, I have no wish to comment on what Paul Davis has had to say about the incident (which led to a nine-game ban and a £3,000 fine).
Unforgettable injury
From my own perspective, one moment I was playing and the next I was knocked out cold. When I came round all I can recall is our physio, Dennis Rofe, asking if I was OK and whether I knew what the score was.
The crazy part is that I played on for the rest of the match not having a clue that I had a badly broken jaw.
It seems almost Stone Age compared with today where players are treated in cotton wool where anything medical is involved, and rightly so. I never thought for a moment about coming off!
We always had fish and chips on the way home from a London away game. It wasn’t until I tried to eat the fish I realised my whole jaw and mouth wouldn’t work.
I made my way to the front of the bus, told the manager and the medical staff. I was taken straight to hospital and within a couple of hours was in surgery having an operation.
All I wanted to do was get back playing again as soon as possible. The irony was I returned with Davis’ ban still running.
Next generation
As far as this season is concerned, I reckon Russell Martin and Southampton are going to need around eight wins and a smattering of draws if they are to stay in the Premier League.
Arsenal is one of the toughest games they’ll face this season but we saw last week another newly-promoted club, Leicester, run them very close.
I am very proud that my son Brody is one of the apprentices and part of the academy at new League Two side Bromley.
At 16, he’s got so much more natural talent than I ever had.
But he’s also a very grounded lad and has so much dedication.
He’s got a long way to go but he’s on the right path with an ambitious club and learning every day.
I am hoping we get a huge turnout on Sunday week (October 13) when a Saints’ Legends side play against a Russell Martin XI at St Mary’s — with everything to fund chosen charities in the Southampton area.
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Thomas Tuchel new England manager: How did we get here so quickly and quietly?
During this two-week international break interim manager Carsley gave two confusing news conferences, on Thursday, 10 October and again on Sunday, 13 October.
Both were after England games in front of the media. Both times he seemed to tie himself in knots over whether he was in the running for the full-time England job and whether he even wanted it.
BBC Sport was told by a senior FA figure 10 days ago – before the damaging Greece defeat – that the recruitment process was going “very well”.
Perhaps that was a reference to the secret talks with Tuchel.
Maybe they had been stung by reports of inertia, or the risk of Tuchel being a target for Manchester United, who spoke to the German coach in the summer.
Could the fact United stuck with Erik ten Hag – despite their poor start to the season – have pushed Tuchel towards England?
There was a convenient theory that with Carsley’s candidacy effectively over after the defeat by Greece last week, the FA’s hand was forced.
But we now know Tuchel signed his contract with the governing body two days before that match.
Astonishingly, in the era of 24-7 media coverage and the interest in the England role as one of the biggest jobs in world football, Tuchel’s appointment did not leak.
There were a handful of reports of ‘talks’ in German media, which were played down at the time by Tuchel’s representatives when BBC Sport approached them for comment.
BBC Sport was told Bullingham led a call to the FA board late afternoon on Tuesday, 8 October, which lasted around half an hour.
The board was told the contract was ready to be signed, and that the FA’s remuneration committee had been through all the terms and conditions with Tuchel.
Board members were not asked for their views, but nor did anyone speak out against the appointment. The board members were told that a number of candidates had been interviewed but they were not told who they were, sources told BBC Sport.
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Di Giannantonio to skip final two 2024 MotoGP rounds for surgery
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio di Giannantonio will miss the final two races of the year in favour of surgery on the shoulder he injured in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix in August.
The Italian will undergo an operation on his left shoulder after the Thailand Grand Prix, which follows this weekend’s round in Australia.
If all goes to plan, he will race two successive grands prix in Thailand, where the 2025 season kicks off on 2 March.
Di Giannantonio will remain with the VR46 team next year, but will be riding a factory-spec Ducati for the first time in his career.
“We’ll do the surgery after Thailand,” said di Giannantonio. “It’s the best compromise between doing as many races as possible this year and starting next year in the best condition.
“The plan is to be as ready as possible for the Sepang [pre-season] test and then 100% in time for the first race.
“It’s not fantastic for me because it’s never good to miss races. It’s never good to finish the season a bit earlier than the others.
“But at the same time, it’s an opportunity to be 100% physically fit for next year. So we have to accept this and work with it.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team
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“I wanted to do as many races as possible. If there was the opportunity to do all the races this year before the surgery, I would have taken it. But it wasn’t possible. The doctor said the limit would be Thailand.
“We also have to work at 100% for these two races so I can finish this year with a nice vibe.”
Despite the operation plan, Di Giannantonio said pain was becoming less of an issue and was upbeat for the weekend’s racing at a circuit where he scored a podium in 2023 aboard his Gresini Ducati.
“I’m actually feeling better already, but inside the shoulder it’s a bit weak. That’s the main reason for the surgery. I hope I can ride with fewer pain killers this weekend!
“This track is just amazing, I love the island vibe and the country too. Last year was super good for us so the goal is to try and get the same feeling on the bike as last year. I really hope to back fighting for the top five and maybe for the podium.”
Di Giannantonio’s best 2024 result thus far has been a fourth place at the Dutch Grand Prix and he sits level on points with his VR46 team-mate Marco Bezzecchi in 10th.
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Luke Littler follows in footsteps of darts legends like Eric Bristow as he signs major TV deal after success on the oche
DARTS ace Luke Littler will be the guest player on the Bullseye reboot.
The World Championship runner-up will join new host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff and throw for charity on the Christmas special of the revived quiz show.
Excitement surrounding Luke’s surge to the final as a 16-year-old is said to have inspired ITV bosses to consider reviving the programme.
Professional darters were regular guests on the original series where they tried to score as many points as possible to bag money for charities chosen by the competing pairs of amateur player plus quizzer.
A TV insider said: “Luke wasn’t even born when Bullseye was on our screens with original host, Jim Bowen.
“But Luke knows this is a plum role to have landed.
“As he steps up to the Bullseye oche he knows he’s following in the footsteps of legends including Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson who all threw darts on the programme in its 1980s heyday.
“It’s also a coup for the makers of the new Bullseye as Luke is now one of Britain’s best-known players.
“Producers moved swiftly to sign him shortly after the programme was recommissioned by ITV.
“It all adds to the huge sense of excitement for the programme to return.”
Luke, from Runcorn, Cheshire, who is now 17, was beaten by Luke Humphries in the world final. Both players have since helped raise the sport’s profile with younger fans.
The Sun exclusively revealed this month that Bullseye was returning with Freddie fronting the show, made by 12 Yard Productions.
The ex-England cricketer and former Top Gear presenter, 46, said at the announcement: “Bullseye was one of my favourite shows as a kid. I can’t quite believe I’ll get to host this.”
A date has yet to be revealed for his festive edition.
It is hoped the show will prove so popular that it could be turned into a full series next year.
The original Bullseye, known for its often-naff prizes, aired on ITV for 15 series from 1981 to 1995.
Host Bowen made it cult viewing with a string of catchphrases although he claimed he never used the most frequently quoted — “Super, smashing, great!”.
From series five in 1985 onwards, the professional who recorded the highest score during the charity segment of the show would be presented with a Bronze Bully trophy — a statuette of the programme’s bull mascot.
Past winners included five-time world champ Bristow, triple world champ John Lowe and “Limestone Cowboy” Bob Anderson.
The pro stars also featured in the animated opening titles of the show travelling in a bus driven by Bully.
It is hoped that if Bullseye is picked up for a full series, Littler, Humphries and other pros will take turns in the fundraising slot.
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