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Gig Review: The Wombats

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The Wombats bring chaos and charm to a triumphant show The O2 Arena can be an imposing venue, but for The Wombats, it feels like a second home.  Author - Josh D Having performed for thousands of adoring fans in Nottingham the night before, they arrived in London with the same effortless confidence, blending sharp wit, commanding stage presence and sheer musical expertise.  This wasn’t just a greatest-hits spectacle. This was a celebration, weaving old favourites with highlights from their latest album, Oh! The Ocean, in a set that felt both polished and infectiously chaotic. Opening with Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come, the trio set the tone for the night. The recorded version is knowingly nonchalant, but live, it took on a new energy, driven by frontman Matthew Murphy’s effortless vocal control and deft multi-tasking.  They managed to switch seamlessly between singing, keyboards and guitar. Tord Øverland Knudsen and Dan Haggis flanked him with tight harmonies a...

London Football Icons: Teddy Sheringham

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A player with a huge connection to some of London's biggest clubs Edward Paul Sheringham MBE (known to most as Teddy Sheringham) is an English football manager and former player. He played mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career.  Author - James P Source |  Chip Shop Forks_80 A summary He was part of the Manchester United team that won the treble of the Premier League , FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999. He scored the equalising goal and provided the assist for the club's winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich that sealed it, with both goals coming in injury time of the second half. The start of a wonderful career Sheringham began his career at Millwall , where he scored 111 goals between 1983 and 1991, and is the club's second all-time leading scorer. He left to join First Division Nottingham Forest. A year later, Sheringham scored Forest's first-ever Premier League goal and was signed by Tottenham Hot...