Wise Words for You

Contributed  By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport Robbie Fowler admits he never looked at his. Paul Gascoigne's reportedly stated he must live close to a fishing lake. And Stefan Schwarz's banned him from travelling into space. Footballers' contracts are sometimes lucrative, often complex and occasionally bizarre. They can also be at the centre of big disputes between clubs and their players. So what exactly does a modern footballer's contract look like? Salaries Premier League and Football League contracts tend to be quite standard, setting out what is expected from the player and club, and how each is protected. Matthew Buck is the director of player management at the Professional Footballers' Association. He explains: "A contract will include a basic salary, signing-on fees, loyalty fees, objectives based on games, sub-agreements for image rights and any clauses you may wish to negotiate." Top earners in the Premier League can receive a salary ...

We are never more vulnerable than when we craft Love Poems to Her. Our hearts are exposed, and our feelings are set in the proverbial stone. There is no going back when words are delivered to the target of our desires.  It takes great courage to share one's deepest thoughts in such a very personal way. My Love for You is more than just an emotion,  I'll do my best to keep You protected;  I want to be Your Angel sent from Heaven,  the best friend You can come to when You want to talk; Someone You can tell Your secrets to,  I'll be there for you through everything, the Good and Bad, the Thick and Thin; I want to ensure that You'll never be hurt again,  I'll wrap your Heart with a napkin and place it in my shirt pocket,  keeping it close to me;  I want to be like a blanket that covers a child,  keeping You warm through the Coldest of Nights,  hold You close to me when God's Love falls from the sky;  ...

Going for Gold  is a  British television   game show  that originally aired on  BBC One between 12 October 1987 and 9 July 1996. It has since been revived for  Channel 5  from 13 October 2008 to 20 March 2009.  The original series Going for Gold  was originally broadcast on  BBC One  from 12 October 1987 to 9 July 1996, usually, after the lunchtime broadcast of  Australian   soap opera   Neighbours . It was presented by  Irish  broadcaster  Henry Kelly , and its defining concept was that it featured contestants from different  European  countries who competed against each other to answer questions (all in English) to win a prize. The show was shown on BBC One in the UK and on  Super Channel  (later NBC Super Channel) in  Continental Europe  and on  BBC TV Europe  (which relayed BBC One output up to its dissolution in early-1991). The 1987–1996 ru...

Notice was given by Cornwall Council officers on a number of routes at the end of July and we were also given a list of proposed bus service cuts by Cornwall Council. Those proposals affected almost the entire Western Greyhound operation in “Penwith” rendering the very small remaining operation unsustainable.  Extensive negotiations took place between Western Greyhound and County officers over the past couple of months and the changes, which have now been finalised, will take place from Sunday 3 November.  Other than the bus services “bought in” by Cornwall Council, Western Greyhound still has a strong core of commercial services and the good news is that we will be actively developing and making some improvements to these routes from the same date in response to customer requests. So the news is not all bad!  It is always sad when cuts are forced on us particularly when we have invested so much and my team has worked so hard to deliver a high quality standard of ...