pick of the blogs

Hot stuff – this week’s top stories; Arsenal destroy Reading pics, Christmas gift guides and more

This week’s stories from Brandish and our pals Some great pics of Football in the snow Arsenal destroy Reading pics Evil Knievel talks cycle safety Brilliant video of a hammered Kim Wilde singing Kids in America on a train Nintendo Wii U games console review Samsung’s budget new big screen phone  Huge selection of Christmas [...]...More

Clothing, knitwear

Last minute Christmas panic? Seven cool jumpers some of which are now in the sale

Not bought that Christmas jumper for the man you love yet? Or maybe your are a bloke who wants some new knitwear to help you face the sleet, snow and driving rain that is coming next month? Here are few suggestions, some of which are in the sale.  ...More

Football

Are Chelsea now favourites to land Theo Walcott?

So the Theo Walcott  transfer saga rumbles on in many ways over shadowing everything else that is going on at The Emirates at the moment. Last night the youngster got his wish and was started by Arsene Wenger as a central striker. Walcott scored one and looked a constant threat trying to latch on to balls from Santi Cazorla and Mikel Artet...More

Coats & Jackets

Has Bradley Wiggins made the double breasted suit jacket a style trend for 2013?

Every year at the Oscars fashion houses vie to kit the hottest stars in their latest outfits knowing that the coverage generated by that star can make or break a range. Conversely the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year event isn’t something that fashion brands are too concerned with, but maybe, just maybe, the suit [...]...More

Cars, features, Sport

Great pictures from The Golden Age of Formula One – the 60s and 70s

So F1 fans chin up! The new season starts four months today in Australia. Time will fly by. So to help fill the void in your life caused by lack of racing here is a quick trip back to the golden early days of Formula One in the 60s and 70s. In some ways it [...]...More

music

The case for the Live album – and which is the best one ever?

Simon Poulter of What Would David Bowie do? Puts the case for the live album… You’ve bought the singles, bought the album, bought the concert ticket, bought the T-shirt, bought your bus ticket home and now you’re being asked to buy it all over again as a live album of the show you’ve only just [...]...More

Accessories, Football

Houllier tells French TV Thierry Henry might not be going to Arsenal – no contact between the clubs

More problems for Arsene Wenger this morning. It seemed as if Arsenal’s greatest ever striker, Thierry Henry, was destined to return to the club for a third spell this winter. Many papers have suggested that this is a done deal and that Henry would be at the club for several weeks and could even play [...]...More

Accessories, Clothing, Gallery, Suits & Tailoring

Sports Personality Of The Year Bradley Wiggins – and where he got the velvet suit from

It seemed a pretty much done deal last night that Tour de France/Olympic Time Trial Champion would win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year. So in this parish at least it was as much about the suit he chose to wore as it was scooping the award. Wiggins plumped for a bespoke velvet (very [...]...More

Accessories, Football

Arsenal planning double raid on Liverpool – goalkeeper and winger on Wenger’s radar

There has been a lot of Arsenal-related transfer news in the last few hours. Though today it isn’t all about where Theo Walcott will spend the next part of his career, but about the list of players that Arsene Wenger is after in a bid to add steel to his rather brittle squad. The Mirror [...]...More

Football, Gifts, pick of the blogs

Top stories – Who should Arsenal sell? Air Stewardesses behaving badly, great cheap gadgets

Top stories from Brandish and our pals The Arsenal squad – who do you keep and who do you sell? Magnificent vintage football stickers How Carrots won World War Two Air Stewardesses behaving badly Great CCTV footage of people doing stupid things in stations Eight Christmas gifts for music lovers The phone of the future [...]...More

Football

Why Liverpool can still qualify for The Champions League

After the recent win against West Ham, Steven Gerard emphasised that he is certain that Liverpool can qualify for The Champions League this season. He told The Liverpool Echo… “We’re building slowly towards where we want to be. We’ve got two home games now against Aston Villa and Fulham. If we can capitalise and make [...]...More

Cars

Five aspirational cars from the 90s – now going cheap(ish)

Over the next year or so you are going to be partying like it is err 1996. Yep, you can’t move for 90s stars trying to resurrect their careers (coughs, Noel Gallagher, The Spice Girls) and then there are lot of bands who take at least some of their cues from Brit Pop – stand [...]...More

Gadgets

Brandish Christmas List #14 Paul Smith Snow Globe £149

I wouldn’t normally recommend paying £149 for a snow globe, but then this one might just be worth it. It is a limited edition Paul Smith Snow Globe which features the iconic Paul Smith ‘Love’ symbol. Sure it looks very cool, but the big question is – is there a market for collectable snow globes? [...]...More

Football

Walcott Crucial for Gunners’ Reading Trip

On Monday night, Arsenal return to the scene of their incredible 7-5 win over Reading in the Capital One Cup, and will be desperate to bounce back strongly from their embarrassing midweek defeat to Bradford City. Arsene Wenger’s team selections this season have generally been predictable, but he’s struggled to decide on his best right-s...More

Football

Theo Walcott is on his way to United/Chelsea/City/Juve/nowhere

There’s a lot of news about Arsenal’s speedy winger this morning, though, let’s just say that very little of it falls into ‘from the horse’s mouth’ category and you should take it all with a tankard of salt. Until a few weeks ago it seemed that Theo Walcott would possibly end up at Liverpool leading [...]...More


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