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Rob Robson's Sport Blog
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A look at the latest sports news and issues, particularly from a sport psychology and sport business perspective.
Recent Posts
Levein Raises Issue of Boredom in International Football Management
Unless you follow Scottish football, or are Leicester City fan, you're unlikely to know much about Craig Levein. But the Dundee United manager is a leading contender for the vacant position of Scotland's football manager. I was interested to note tha...
Hughes Man City Sacking Not a Surprise
Mark Hughes was a sacking waiting to happen. The announcement made on the Manchester City website stated that the team's results were not in line with targets set. Yet Man City are not far off Champions League qualification, so there wasn't a despera...
Who will win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
The BBC have announced their shortlist of 10 sports stars of 2009 who will compete for the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year Award. Although not the spectacular year for British Sport 2008 was, there are still some great performances to choo...
Jessica Ennis Defines Competitiveness
I was just reading a good article on Heptathlon World Champion, Jessica Ennis (BBC) and it had a really good quote from her. It sums up what it really means to be competitive. "I get really competitive with myself. When I'm doing hurdles ses...
Allardyce Mobile Phone Ban Prior to Heart Surgery
According to the Daily Mail, Sam Allardyce's wife, Lynn, will ban him from using his mobile phone tonight to ensure he has no involvement in Blackburn Rovers' Premier League match with Fulham. The Blackburn Rovers manager, 55, is set to undergo ...
London 2012 Aquatics Roof and Diving Pool Complete - sort of!
I started following London 2012 on twitter today, and checked out their announcement that the aquatics centre and diving pool are now complete. Well - I will say that it is looking good - the structure will look cool - but I think "sort of complete" ...

