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Daily Mirror
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Wrexham linked with Premier League star David Moyes was 'disappointed' to lose
Wrexham have been connected with yet another big-name signing as Phil Parkinson looks set to improve his squad ahead of competing in the Championship next season Wrexham have been linked with a Premier League star who David Moyes was disappointed to lose during his time at West Ham. The Red Dragons are reported to be interested in signing Wolves centre-back Craig Dawson, whose contract is due to expire at the end of June. The defender previously held talks with Wolves to terminate his contract back in February. It followed boss Vitor Pereira 's decision to leave him out of his 25-man Premier League squad, and tentative discussions with Leicester over a potential swap deal for Conor Coady. No agreement was reached at the time and Wrexham are now said to be looking at bringing Dawson to the Racecourse Ground after recently securing promotion to the Championship. However, the North Wales outfit, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, face competition for his signature from second tier rivals Derby, according to The Sun. The 35-year-old arrived at Wolves from West Ham for £3.3million in January 2023. Dawson's then-manager Moyes was reluctant to let him go after he played a key part in the Hammers' resurgence under the Scotsman. But a deal was agreed to allow him to be closer to home, with his family based in the North-West of England. Moyes later showed there were no hard feelings by issuing a heartfelt message to Dawson ahead of a clash between Wolves and West Ham in December 2023. "We're looking forward to seeing Craig Dawson again," Moyes said. "He played a huge part getting us from where we started to where we are now. He was a big part of it. "We were disappointed when he left but we knew there were other reasons behind it. He's a good lad and I'm sure he's being a big help for Wolves at the moment." Dawson has enjoyed a remarkable rise since starting working life as a glass collector at his local pub in Rochdale at the age of 16. He began his football career with non-league club Radcliffe Borough in 2007, before moving to Rochdale two years later. It was there that he caught the eye of West Brom, who he joined in 2010, making his Premier League debut the following year. Dawson made more than 200 appearances during his time with the Baggies, before switching to Watford in 2019 and then arrived at West Ham for an initial loan spell the following year. Dawson has been praised for his strong work ethic by several of his former colleagues, including ex-West Brom team-mate Liam Ridgewell. Speaking to The Athletic in February 2021, Ridgewell said: "If I had to compare him to any other player in how he conducts himself, it would be James Milner. Just quiet, dedicated and focused on the end goal. I played with Milner at Aston Villa. "Players like that got on with it, they didn't care about the attention or the limelight, and that was Dawson. You need players like him in the dressing room and I see a real togetherness in that West Ham team." Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is known for favouring players with good character, which could explain his reported interest in Dawson. The former Bolton and Sunderland manager said he would be implementing a strict " no superstars, no egos" policy at the club following their third straight promotion. Speaking in April, he said: "I think that a lot of tough decisions will be made this summer, in terms of who we bring in and how we add to this fantastic squad of lads we've got, but let's see if we can build a squad to compete at that level. "What we've always tried to do is make sure the culture in the club is right and I think that's key - no superstars, no egos in the dressing room and we've got to try and get that balance right again. You always need extra quality when you go up a level to make sure the right people come into the building." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sign up to our newsletter! Wrexham is the Game is great new way to get top-class coverage Wrexham AFC is the arguably the fastest-growing club in the world at the moment thanks to a certain Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The Dragons have achieved two consecutive promotions and are cheered on by crowds from not only North Wales but also from all over the globe, thanks to the success of the Disney+ documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham'. 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West Australian
a day ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Crows captain Jordan Dawson addresses Wayne Milera's ‘rabble' comment after win over Sydney
Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson has revealed he will speak to CEO Tim Silvers about the club's apology to Sydney in the wake of Wayne Milera's post-match comments. Milera branded the Swans a 'bit of a rabble' after the Crows stormed to a 90-point win at the SCG on Saturday. 'You could sort of feel it as a group ... they were sort of a bit of a rabble, just hearing them on the ground,' Milera told the ABC. The comment quickly spread like wildfire on social media with many fans praising the Crows defender for his honesty. But Richmond champion Jack Riewoldt labelled the comment disrespectful and Silvers took it upon himself apologise to Sydney CEO Tom Harley. Channel 7 reporter Xander McGuire said that while Harley accepted the apology , the Swans in truth felt there was 'no harm done and play on'. Speaking to SEN on Monday, Dawson said Milera's comments were 'taken out of context a little bit'. 'Obviously, I know Wayne really well and he's the most polite, genuine, caring guy probably in the team. He didn't mean any malice behind it,' he said. 'I think it was more around a reflection on how we were playing and obviously as a team you want to disrupt the opposition and I think that's kind of where he was coming from, our ability to put enough pressure on to make them feel like they're second guessing what they're doing 'I think that's where he was coming from. Obviously, quotes can be taken and you can spin them however you want. 'I haven't spoken to Junior about it, I don't think I need to because I know his intentions were all pure and he's a great human being. 'I hope Sydney wouldn't take it like we think they are a rabble of a football club because that's not how we feel as a group.' When asked why the club felt the need to apologise, Dawson said he couldn't really comment on that. 'Good question, I'm sure I'll chat to Tim about it today, I can't really comment on that at the moment.,' he said. Sunday Footy Feast co-host Campbell Brown scoffed at the news of the Crows' apology. 'God forbid you are too honest in an interview,' the Hawthorn premiership player said. 'That's such weak leadership as far as I'm concerned. Do you know who the rabble is now? Adelaide for having to come out and apologise.' AFLW All Australian Kate McCarthy agreed. 'The fact they've basically undermined their own player there to come out — yes, they've obviously had a conversation — but that did not need to be apologised for,' she said. 'We want that from players. He didn't at any point make that personal. They were unorganised, they were a rabble — I think Sydney would have almost admitted that. 'That is absolutely ridiculous.' Sydney coach Dean Cox himself described the loss as 'unacceptable and embarrassing'.
7NEWS
a day ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Crows captain Jordan Dawson addresses Wayne Milera's ‘rabble' comment after win over Sydney
Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson has revealed he will speak to CEO Tim Silvers about the club's apology to Sydney in the wake of Wayne Milera's post-match comments. Milera branded the Swans a 'bit of a rabble' after the Crows stormed to a 90-point win at the SCG on Saturday. 'You could sort of feel it as a group ... they were sort of a bit of a rabble, just hearing them on the ground,' Milera told the ABC. The comment quickly spread like wildfire on social media with many fans praising the Crows defender for his honesty. But Richmond champion Jack Riewoldt labelled the comment disrespectful and Silvers took it upon himself apologise to Sydney CEO Tom Harley. Channel 7 reporter Xander McGuire said that while Harley accepted the apology, the Swans in truth felt there was 'no harm done and play on'. Speaking to SEN on Monday, Dawson said Milera's comments were 'taken out of context a little bit'. 'Obviously, I know Wayne really well and he's the most polite, genuine, caring guy probably in the team. He didn't mean any malice behind it,' he said. 'I think it was more around a reflection on how we were playing and obviously as a team you want to disrupt the opposition and I think that's kind of where he was coming from, our ability to put enough pressure on to make them feel like they're second guessing what they're doing 'I think that's where he was coming from. Obviously, quotes can be taken and you can spin them however you want. 'I haven't spoken to Junior about it, I don't think I need to because I know his intentions were all pure and he's a great human being. 'I hope Sydney wouldn't take it like we think they are a rabble of a football club because that's not how we feel as a group.' When asked why the club felt the need to apologise, Dawson said he couldn't really comment on that. 'Good question, I'm sure I'll chat to Tim about it today, I can't really comment on that at the moment.,' he said. Sunday Footy Feast co-host Campbell Brown scoffed at the news of the Crows' apology. 'God forbid you are too honest in an interview,' the Hawthorn premiership player said. 'That's such weak leadership as far as I'm concerned. Do you know who the rabble is now? Adelaide for having to come out and apologise.' AFLW All Australian Kate McCarthy agreed. 'The fact they've basically undermined their own player there to come out — yes, they've obviously had a conversation — but that did not need to be apologised for,' she said. 'We want that from players. He didn't at any point make that personal. They were unorganised, they were a rabble — I think Sydney would have almost admitted that. 'That is absolutely ridiculous.' Sydney coach Dean Cox himself described the loss as 'unacceptable and embarrassing'.
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
The best building in Glasgow, and what we can learn from its tragedy
Someone else who shares my love for it is Colin Drysdale, a photographer and writer who's known for the social media account This Is My Glasgow where he posts pictures of some of the city's finest buildings. Colin has now written a book, Glasgow Uncovered, which features 18 walks round the city and I went out with him the other day to stroll round the St Vincent Street area and talk about the buildings we came across and some of the details I might have missed (there were many). The Mercantile Insurance building was only one of the places we visited but it sticks in my mind not only because I love the look of it but because of the tragedy of the place. One of the details I'd previously missed, which Colin pointed out, is the sculpture of the ship to the right of the door and the letters carved into the sails: IOU. The sculptor Archibald Dawson left the letters there in frustration really because the project hit financial problems and he was never paid for his work. And it gets worse, sadly. The fact Dawson wasn't paid was the start of almost a decade of financial woes for him, and in 1936 his business was taken over by a former apprentice, Jack Mortimer, in lieu of debts. One of the other rather sad features of the building is the pair of statues of a man and woman above the front door: it was Mortimer who sculpted them and he based the figures on Dawson and his wife as a tribute to his ruined mentor. The sadness is in with the stone. The story of the architect, John James Burnet, is also not without unhappiness. Burnet built some extraordinary places, including the Clydeport offices with its great dome and bulls and doric columns, and Charing Cross Mansions, that elegant swoop of apartments saved from the destruction of the M8 by the skin of its teeth. But he had financial problems too, caused in part by trying to fix the foundations of the Mercantile, and when he retired early, he was stressed and troubled and damaged. These are the kind of stories that don't show when you look at a building, or don't show much. Read more The Argyle Street Gap – what does it say about Glasgow? The TV channel that saved us, and heralds the change to come Eurovision 2025: the year they fixed their Israel problem However, the stories of Burnet, and Dawson, and the Mercantile, and some of Burnet's other buildings, can at least point us to a few lessons, the first of which is about protection. Some of Burnet's finest and most famous buildings, including the old Alhambra Theatre on Waterloo Street, have been demolished and replaced with something worse (in the Alhambra's case, crappy offices). But one of the critical points Colin Drysdale made on our walk was that the buildings that are struggling to find tenants are the ugly modern ones, not the old ones because people want to be in one of Glasgow's beautiful classic buildings. So do not demolish. Protect and reuse. There's also a lesson in the way Burnet and other architects of the time worked. As we made our way up St Vincent Street, Colin asked me to turn round and look back down the hill at the buildings and the way they fit in with each other, elegantly maintaining a similar height. One of the reasons for this is that Burnet was part of a network of architects who lived and worked in the city; they were walking the streets every day and talking to each other and knew what their colleagues were doing, so it all held together rather than clashed. It worked. As Colin points out, the problem with a lot of the modern design in Glasgow is it no longer works in the same way and many of the buildings are designed by architects with little or no knowledge of the place. If instead of walking the streets of the city, you're looking at a computer screen in some other place, there's a good chance the buildings you create won't fit in with what's there. There's a good chance it won't work. The Hatrack (Image: Contributed) The ultimate answer is much stricter planning, specifically zones in the city that lay out what is, and isn't, acceptable. The strictest zone needs to be in the centre, where Colin and I did our walk, because that's where the finest buildings are and where the greatest damage can be done. You could then relax the rules as you go further from the centre. Across the river, for example, the big Barclay's development could still be possible because it incorporates what's already there and reflects some of the industrial heritage of the Clyde, and it's not at all bad, all things considered. What would never be acceptable though would be the idea of demolishing buildings such as the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company or anything like it and if you think that's far-fetched, just up from the Mercantile is a bland office building where Greek Thomson's offices once stood. The Thomson buildings were pulled down in the 2000s despite widespread protest. And look around you: it's still happening. The battle to stop it will be won, I think, when more and more people start to appreciate why Glasgow's architecture needs protecting and there's evidence of it happening, thanks in a large part to sites such as Colin's. I would also urge you, next time you're in the city, to take a walk up St Vincent Street and stop at the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company and look for the hidden IOU but mainly just stand back and admire the building. As I said, I think it's the best one in Glasgow. But I would also say that it's only one of the greats, the many greats. The job we've got is to celebrate them, and praise them, and value them, and save them.
The Spinoff
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
‘Who's this idiot?': Courtney Dawson on the irresistible pull of reality TV
The comedian and star of TVNZ series new series Don't, takes us through her life in television. In one of the funnier scenes from TVNZ's new documentary series Don't, Courtney Dawson gets dressed up to face one of life's greatest challenges: buying a house. With a charming purple feather fascinator atop her head, Dawson and comedian Bubbah (resplendent in a pair of pink lace gloves) meet with an Auckland real estate agent to find out exactly what people need to do today to buy a home – other than look the part of a wealthy homeowner. 'We thought we better get dressed up like ladies from Remuera,' Dawson laughs over Zoom. 'So we got some gorgeous wee crowns and silly little jewels, and we had a great time.' In Don't, Bubbah is joined by Dawson, Rhiannon McCall and Bailey Poching as they tackle the big issues facing young New Zealanders today: getting married, having children and buying a home. They speak to a variety of experts to learn what their options are, and consider what 'living the dream' in Aotearoa really means for our younger generations. It's the latest TV project for Dawson (Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Amaru) who, as well as being an award-winning comedian, has appeared on shows like Rags are Riches, Have You Been Paying Attention NZ, Paddy Gower Has Issues and Celebrity Treasure Island. Not only was Don't a chance for Dawson to work with her friend Bubbah ('as soon as I got asked to be part of the project, I was like, 'if Bubba's in, I'm in''), Dawson appreciated how the docuseries offered a variety of perspectives from young people. 'It was nice to think it's actually all good if you don't want to own a home. There's lots of different ways to live a life.' That includes living your life through television, of course, so we sat down with Dawson to delve into a past filled with a nightmarish alien experience, an empowering Celebrity Treasure Island moment and a strong yearning to watch Love Island at the pub. My earliest TV memory is… My nan had a strong VCR game and she recorded all the episodes of the BBC's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I have vivid memories of going to this beautiful mid century cabinet and picking out the videos with the labels all peeling off and her beautiful handwriting. I would watch it and be completely transported. The TV show I loved as a kid was… The Simpsons was a big thing in my family, but we also had long periods of having no TV as well, probably because we were homeschooled. The Simpsons was the one that we would all stop and watch. My earliest TV crush was… Jonathan Taylor Thomas from Home Improvement, but I was a hard out tomboy so I would never admit that I had a crush on him. My best friend did, and I'd be like, 'oh, you're yuck', but really, I had a secret poster of him in my room from a Girlfriend magazine. The TV moment that haunts me is… Like lots of kids who grew up in the 90s, I was terrified of The X-Files. Whenever I used to hear theme music, I would run into my room. One night I was brave and sneaky and I peeked out – with just one eye – to look at the TV. As I was doing it, there was an alien that was peeking out from behind a drainpipe. I had nightmares that night, and I've had a recurring nightmare about that alien for years. My TV guilty pleasure is… Love Island. I thought reality TV was a waste of time, but my flatmate is a big reality TV fan. I'd walk in the lounge when she was watching Love Island and be like, 'who's this idiot?' Before I knew it, I was fully invested in all of these people's lives and looking them up on Instagram. I don't know whether I like Love Island, or I just like yelling at the TV. That's the only thing that I'm jealous of with men, is that they get to watch their programmes in bars and yell at the TV in public. I would love to do that with Love Island. My favourite moment from my own TV career is… Celebrity Treasure Island. It was an amazing but real harrowing experience. There was one challenge where we had to throw sacks of sand at a pole and knock it off. I was hanging back, but as soon as I threw it, all of this muscle memory came back from when I used to play softball, and I ended up knocking both the poles off. I felt like the most powerful woman alive. The funniest person on TV is… Bubbah, and I'm not just saying this because we made a show together. She's so funny on stage and television, but she's also a genuinely crackup person in her normal life. She's done something similar to Tofiga [Fepulea'i] in that she's built this beautiful, amazing career on her terms, in her own community, which is a real testament to the natural charisma that she has and the strong values that she has. She's a really inspiring, awesome person. My favourite TV show that I've ever been involved with is… My first TV show that I ever did, Rags are Riches. It was this little Māori TV show that Joe Daymond made. The only person on the cast and crew who had ever done TV before was the soundie. None of us had any idea, but it was so fun. The most stylish person on TV is… Janaye Henry. She made a show called 2 Cents 2 Much, and far out, the outfits and the styling of the set was so good. I re-watched it recently just to look at her outfits for inspiration. The TV show I wish I was involved with is… Taskmaster. It looks so fun. If I can make a career out of playing games on television, that would be awesome. What is your most watched TV show of all time? I've watched every season of Black Mirror because I'm terrified of AI and I like scaring myself. The show I'll never watch, no matter how many people tell me to is… Game of Thrones. The more someone tells me to watch something, the less likely I am to watch it. I'm happy you guys got to enjoy your dragons, but that's just not going to happen for me. The last thing I watched on TV was… Black Mirror, and before that, Severance, because I'm scared of computers. I'm scared of the robots. I love horror stuff, so combining fake horror with potential real life horror, that's my favourite.
