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Irish Daily Mirror
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘Expect the unexpected' - Kenny hails star as St Pat's prepare for Euro clash
Stephen Kenny has paid tribute to Chris Forrester, whose goal last week has given St Patrick's Athletic the advantage over their Estonian opponents Nomme Kalju. The Saints are slight favourites to progress ahead of this evening's second-leg in Tallinn, courtesy of Forrester's 90th minute winner at Richmond Park. The 32-year-old finally broke nine-man Kalju's resistance with a goal of supreme skill, confidence and composure. Forrester, in the last round away to Lithuanian side Hegelmann, broke the club record for European appearances with his 25th game in continental competition. Another big performance tonight from their influential midfielder, in appearance number 27, and they will be well on their way to a tie against either Besiktas or Shakhtar Donetsk. And former Ireland boss Kenny is confident that the Dubliner can deliver. He said: 'Chris is an absolutely exceptional footballer. He sees pictures other people don't see and you expect the unexpected I think when Chris plays. 'When I came in last year he worked extremely hard in all of the games. Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. 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 . 'I think obviously having eight weeks… well, four weeks and then getting injured in the comeback game and having eight weeks (out in total) interrupted his flow of the game. 'He is an important player for us and you've seen that with him scoring the winner last week.' Pat's European run so far has been down to the form not only of their older players, but of younger stars such as 17-year-old Mason Melia and 23-year-old Kian Leavy. And defensively, they are on the brink of history, having already kept a record-equalling six consecutive clean sheets. Another one tonight and progress to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round is guaranteed. 'It's probably our ability to gain more control now in games because we've slightly changed the way we play,' Kenny said, explaining the recent run. 'We're getting more control and that has probably taken a lot of pressure off our back four. I think that's certainly helped us but we need to do it in the most difficult games.' It took Pat's until the 90th minute last week to make the breakthrough against a team that played the final 20 plus stoppage time with just nine players. So no one is taking progress for granted. 'Thankfully we did get the goal,' Kenny reflected. 'We can look at it two ways. We missed chances. We would have preferred to be 2-0, of course, or more. 'But nevertheless, it was important to get that late goal and it gives us an advantage going into (tonight).' Zach Elbouzedi misses out with a dislocated shoulder, but Kenny is confident that they can manage without their nippy winger. 'Rather than looking for counter-attacks on the word go, we must look to establish some kind of control and try to score the first goal,' he said. 'That early goal (in the away leg against Hegelmann) was a great help to us for sure. But this is a different game completely. 'We've got to be very determined and be ready to fight until the end here to get the result that we need.' Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
Edinburgh Reporter
13 hours ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Reporter
East Lothian woman ‘knocked sideways' by rejection of house bid
A grandmother who accused East Lothian Council of robbing her husband of the chance to spend his final years in their dream home has been 'knocked sideways' after losing the latest appeal against the decision. Pat Sharp and her husband Nigel bought a former bank building on Westgate, North Berwick, seven years ago for more than £550,000 after it was put on the market by the Royal Bank of Scotland. The move was intended to allow them to retire to an accessible home for Nigel, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and carry on precious memories built with their granddaughters , who lost their mother at a young age, in the seaside town. But their attempts to turn it into a house were repeatedly knocked back by the local authority planners who said it had to remain a commercial property. Now Scottish Ministers have rejected an appeal over a decision not to grant Listed Building consent for a house on the site – despite the bank hall itself not being listed. Despite the Scottish Government Reporter acknowledging that there was no issue in demolishing the bank hall and that Historic Environment Scotland did not consider it was a listed building, he ruled the proposed new two storey home would impact on neighbouring listed properties. He said the new house would appear 'crammed' into the gap between the neighbouring homes which he said added to the character of the conservation area. Refusing the appeal, the Reporter said: 'I have found that the loss of the former banking hall would be acceptable, and certain elements of the proposed design are not inappropriate. 'However, I find that the most powerful factors in this case would be the harmful effects on the settings of 12 and 14 Westgate as viewed from Westgate and the damage to the character of the North Berwick Conservation Area. I therefore dismiss the appeal.' Mrs Sharp last month told the Local Democracy Reporting Service how she and her husband hoped to create a home in the town where they had honoured their daughter Cheryl's memory with holidays with her daughters over the years. Pat said: 'Cheryl passed away after being diagnosed with CUP (Cancer of Unknown Primary) when her girls were very young and made us promise not to just buy them things but to build memories with them and given them precious experiences. 'We bought a flat in North Berwick and it was a favourite place for the girls and us when they were young. When I saw the bank hall was for sale I thought it would be perfect for our retirement and Nigel, who could no longer cope with the stairs in the flat.' Sadly for Pat and Nigel, who is 78, his condition has now deteriorated to the point he has had to move into a care home to receive the support he needs. Pat said: 'He has been robbed of the chance to spend his final years in what we wanted to be our dream home, looking out over the North Berwick coast and remembering all our wonderful times here. it is devastating.' Planners have rejected several application to turn the building into a home and dismissed claims by Pat and her team that attempts to sell it as a commercial venture have been unsuccessful after describing the £595,000 price tag put on it as 'excessive'. The appeal to Scottish Ministers over Listed Building consent was the latest in a series of attempts to persuade planners to allow the house. Councillors will hear a separate appeal on behalf of the couple over the latest refusal of planning permission at a meeting of the local authority's Local Review Body next week. Pat said: 'We have been knocked sideways by the Reporter's decision. HES had no objection to our plan so this was completely out of the blue. 'Basically he states our site isn't wide enough. This is a completely new objection after seven years.' By Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
CBS News
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The Pat McAfee Show is going live from Steelers training camp in Latrobe today
The popular Pat McAfee Show will be broadcasting live from Saint Vincent College this afternoon at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The Steelers arrived at Saint Vincent last week to kick off their 58th training camp in Latrobe with several new faces on the roster including Aaron Rodgers, D.K. Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey, Darius Slay, and others. This afternoon, McAfee, who played high school football in western Pennsylvania, will be broadcasting his show live starting at Noon. A regular training camp ticket will be required to access the Saint Vincent grounds. Gates to Saint Vincent will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday and the show will air from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the Steelers will be practicing starting at 1:55 p.m. "Come up and see us, come up and hang with us, we cannot wait to see the fine Yinzer people up there," McAfee said on his show earlier this week, calling Saint Vincent College a mecca of sorts for Steelers fans. "To make the pilgrimage up there is basically what every Yinzer kid has ever done from western Pennsylvania," McAfee added. A large stage was being finalized on Tuesday where the show will be airing from. McAfee was one of the best college kickers and punters at West Virginia University before having a successful NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts. Following his retirement as a player, the Plum native entered the media industry and his show has skyrocketed in recent years, becoming one of the most popular sports shows in the country.
Condé Nast Traveler
21 hours ago
- Business
- Condé Nast Traveler
Patagonia Promo Codes: 10% Off in July 2025
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San Francisco Chronicle
a day ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Chiefs' Chris Jones: The backstory behind the 'Chris Rule,' and what's made him a three-time All-Pro
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Nearly six years ago, when the Kansas City Chiefs were just beginning their rise to prominence, Chris Jones tweaked a muscle in practice bad enough that coach Andy Reid made the difficult decision to hold him out of a playoff game against Houston. Jones wanted to play. In fact, he tried to push through the injury in warmups. But Reid was steadfast, and the Chiefs didn't need him in the end. After spotting the Texans a 24-0 lead, Patrick Mahomes & Co. caught fire, and Kansas City rolled to a 51-31 victory. And when Jones returned the next week, the Chiefs handily beat the Titans for the AFC championship — two wins that ultimately propelled them to their first Super Bowl title in five decades. It turns out the backstory to the injury explains a lot about why Jones, now a 31-year-old veteran preparing for his 10th season in the league, has become a three-time All-Pro and one of the game's premier defensive players. He's competitive. He's relentless. And he doesn't suffer fools gladly. You see, in practice, hitting the quarterback is strictly verboten. It's why QBs usually wear a different-colored jersey, yellow in the case of Kansas City. Yet pulling back as a defender whose instincts are honed to bring down whomever has the ball can be a difficult challenge, even more so when it's Patrick Mahomes dancing around the pocket, almost as if he's mocking you. 'So we were in a battle,' Jones recalled, after a recent training camp practice in the brutal heat and humidity that seems to engulf Missouri Western State University this time of year, "and I had to show Pat that I can really catch you. 'I just chill,' — usually, Jones added— 'because we have to stay 5 to 10 yards away from the quarterback. And it got serious one day, and I ended up pulling a (muscle). And I was like: 'You know what, Pat? You got it.'' Yes, the affable Jones had been so competitive that, even in a midweek practice against his own teammates, he managed to hurt himself before what to that point had been the most important game of a championship season. 'Now,' Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said, 'we've got a special rule for Chris on that.' The so-called Chris Rule is quite simple: Once he beats the offensive line in practice, he must stand there. Just stand there. 'Patrick does some crazy stuff back there. It gets very competitive,' Jones said, sounding downright exasperated. 'You know you can't touch the quarterback, so the quarterback can stand and hold the ball for five or six seconds during the play.' You can see how that could become annoying. Even infuriating. Fortunately for Jones, there are no Chris Rules when games begin. And that is decidedly unfortunate for opposing QBs, who have become keenly aware of his game-wrecking ability. Jones followed a 15 1/2-sack season three years ago and 10 1/2 the next with five sacks last season, a number made more modest only because the 6-foot-6, 310-pound Jones was faced with constant double- and triple-teams, and those in turn allowed many of his teammates to get to the quarterback instead. George Karlaftis had eight sacks last season, helping to earn him a four-year, $93 million deal a couple of weeks ago. Tershawn Wharton produced a career-best 6 1/2, which earned him a three-year, $30 million contract with Carolina. 'I've watched (Jones) over the years,' said Jerry Tillery, who signed with the Chiefs in the offseason to play alongside him, 'and that's somebody at the top of our game who's doing it the best. To watch this guy work and to be with him — I think that type of player is somebody who can raise everybody's level.' Jones acknowledged that his game has had to evolve over the years, especially the past six, since those days of trying to chase Mahomes around practice. He still is one of the strongest players in the league, capable of beating a woebegone offensive lineman with brute force, but he now has the priceless benefit of experience on his side. 'I mean, he's as dynamic as they come,' Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady said. In games, anyway. On the superheated training fields of Missouri Western, about an hour's drive north of Arrowhead Stadium, that dynamism can still last only as long as it takes Jones to beat the man in front of him — sometimes a fraction of a second. Then, according to the Chris Rules, Jones will dutifully stand up and watch the rest of the play unfold. 'Over time,' Jones said, 'you get to see the younger guys are faster. You're a little slower. You don't move the same. So you have to cherish these moments. Cherish these individuals you get to battle with every day, and enjoy the practice.' ___
