Tag Archives: Football

Embracing Failure in the Shadow of Success

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Leigh Sparks

This post’s title is the sub-title from a book I recently read.  It concerns Mick Channon Jnr and his relationship with his father, who he describes as “an arthritic workaholic grumpy old bastard” and only grudgingly as an ex England … Continue reading →

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Two new academic papers on healthy eating and sport

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Leigh Sparks

The last few weeks of 2016 saw the release in early view of two new articles on which I am co-author.  Both are slightly unrelated directly to retailing, but they do have tangential interest for those who know my broader … Continue reading →

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