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Gary Neville's secret to the good life and Richard Keys up to no good
Quote of the day
"If Kane wants to join Bayern, I'll drive his fucking car there myself. Anything to protect my goalscoring record." -
Alan Shearer
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And for that reason, I’m out
Ever since Gary Neville pioneered the ground-breaking concept of a
mini-retirement, the leading lights of business have flocked to his door to discover the secrets of innovation.
So it was only a matter of time before Gary got the call from Dragon’s Den. The ex-United defender will join the show’s next series, dishing out nuggets of wisdom to fame-hungry entrepreneurs, alongside Deborah Meaden and
snake oil salesman Steve Bartlett.
To celebrate his status as a dragon, Gary unveiled a
sleek new website, emblazoned with David Brent-style motivational slogans such as “No excuses, no shortcuts, no regrets”, and “failure is a bruise, not a tattoo”.
Of particular interest to budding entrepreneurs is the section “Businessman”, where Gary explains “‘Relentless’ is my favourite word and sums up my approach to life, business, everything really”.
Looking forward to him reminding the contestants to “live, laugh, love”.
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Doing Mother proud
Pleased to report another victory in The Upshot’s long-running campaign for a return to the Good Honest Streakers™ of the past: the one’s with beer bellies and shrivelled ballsacks, not fully clothed morons pushing crypto-funded porn sites.
At Motherwell’s pre-season friendly against Dutch side HSC ‘21, this bloke invaded the field wearing nothing but a balaclava, before running the length of the pitch to waggle his bellend at the adoring fans.
Among the streaker’s audience: Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell, who bears a haunting resemblance to Man Utd keeper David de Gea (if De Gea had been hitting the crack pipe and kipping in his car).