Carlisle United boss: State of Bradford City's pitch could be a factor

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Paul Simpson says he will be mindful of the state of Bradford City’s pitch as he prepares for Carlisle United’s trip to Valley Parade. Simpson says Carlisle may need to adapt their game accordingly in the seventh-v-fourth clash this weekend. This weekend’s hosts have made six signings since then, with United also active in the market with four new faces. “It’s a great game to look forward to,” Simpson said. “We made changes in the game against Bradford to try and get a grip into it.
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New book sheds light on Carlisle United boss Paul Simpson's eventful start in management at Rochdale

A new book, 'The Rochdale Division' by Christopher Fitzgerald, includes a chapter on Paul Simpson's first managerial job - here is an extract. One of Hollins’s most notable movements during his short spell as Rochdale manager was to bring in Paul Simpson the player. “We all expected John to stay, but the chairman told me the board ran out of patience with him, retracted their offer and he had left,” Simpson says. “The FA Cup was a great experience for the players, club, fans and obviously the staff, too,” Simpson recalls. However, injury limited Beech’s impact to disappointing cameos and another of Simpson’s Rochdale vertebrae was dislodged.

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Nicola Roberts found BBC Strictly Christmas routine difficult to learn

Nicola Roberts is one of the celebrities taking on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special this year and she’s admitted to finding the routine difficult to learn. The 37-year-old will be dancing with Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice and she’s one of six celebrities taking on the challenge this festive period. The Christmas Special will air on Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 5.10pm. I’ll be dancing The Waltz under the glitter ball 🪩 @bbcstrictly #strictly pic.twitter.com/tuGTGfxnal — Nicola Maria Roberts (@NicolaRoberts) December 2, 2022Who won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special in 2021? Last year, singer Anne-Marie and professional dancer Graziano Di Prima were crowned the winners of the Strictly Christmas Special.

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Carlisle United fans give their views on the Leyton Orient defeat

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New Prime Minister ‘feart’ of voters – SNP

The SNP’s Westminster leader has said the new Prime Minister is “feart” of voters after he ruled out a general election. Rishi Sunak took office on Tuesday following the resignation of Liz Truss – who was the shortest serving prime minister in history. As Mr Sunak – the third Prime Minister since early September – moves into Number 10, calls from opposition parties for an election to be called grow. The Prime Minister is said to have ruled out calling an election when he spoke to MPs on Monday. The SNP’s Ian Blackford claimed the new Prime Minister is ‘running scared’ of voters (PA)“Rishi Sunak shares the blame for the Tory economic crisis.

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Harry Kane is tired – Antonio Conte confirms fears over England captain

Antonio Conte admitted that England captain Harry Kane is “really, really tired” less than a week before England fly out to the World Cup. Really, really tired and yesterday we had a soft training session and at one point he stopped himself to recover energy. Antonio Conte admitted Kane is fatigued ahead of the World Cup (David Davies/PA)“Another could be selfish and think for himself because in one week they have to play the World Cup. Instead, Harry Kane showed to be a really good man. “He did that, not just with the goal, but some of his final passes and link-up play was really good, too.

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Quordle answer October 27: Daily Quordle word hints and today's answer

If today's Quordle is keeping you on your toes. Here's how you can play the mind-bending game, some hints to help you along with today's puzzle and that all-important answer when you can't take it anymore! Just like its word game cousin, the tile colour changes depending on your answers. When you guess a word on Quordle, it will appear in all four answer boxes. If you have given up on today’s game, then we can save you the misery.

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Winter Love Island 2020 cast: Who starred in first ITV series?

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