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The Libertines announce special Margate show on Wednesday
The Libertines have announced a special outdoor show in Margate that will take place on Wednesday (August 17).The four-piece, whose hotel The Albion Rooms is located in the Kent seaside town, will perform in the Oval Bandstand in the Cliftonville area of Margate at 4pm on Wednesday.Tickets for the exclusive matinée performance, as well as an after-party at The Albion Rooms, are on sale now via Dice.You can see the official poster for The Libertines’ Margate show below.A post shared by The Libertines (@thelibertines)Later this month, The Libertines will perform a special afternoon set at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth.You can see the band’s upcoming UK and European tour dates below.August17 – The Oval Bandstand, Margate18 – Saint-Nolff, Bretagne, FR19 – Aérodrome Guéret, Saint-Laurent, FR28 – Victorious Festival, SouthseaSeptember1 – Camp and Furnace, LiverpoolOctober21 – Cirque Royale, Brussels, BE24 – Le Zénith, Paris, FR26 – Carlswerk, Cologne, DE28 – Edel Optics Arena, Hamburg, DE30 – Union Scene, Drammen, NO31 – Annexet, Stockholm, SENovember1 – Vega, Copenhagen, DK3 – Zoom, Frankfurt, DE4 – Progresja, Warsaw, PL5 – Lucerna, Prague, CZ7 – Gasometer, Vienna, AT8 – Tonhalle, Munich, DE9 – X-Tra, Zurich, CH11 – Discoteca Alcatraz, Milano, IT13 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg, LU14 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NLSpeaking to NME recently, Libertines drummer Gary Powell said that the band’s new album might “push the boat out a little more”.“The good thing is everybody’s been writing,” he said.
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Southampton troll bitter rivals Portsmouth after signing their former star for £15m
Southampton have taken an opportunity to poke fun at their bitter rivals following the signing of Gavin Bazunu just two months after he was named as Portsmouth's player of the season.The Premier League outfit have secured a five-year contract with the Republic of Ireland international, who leaves Manchester City, after he spent a season in League One with Rochdale before making 44 appearances for Pompey in the same division last time out.Just before the official Saints' announcement on Twitter, they went back through the platform to find a May tweet from Portsmouth that confirmed Bazunu as their player of the season - adding a smirking emoji to the delight of their supporters.One fan wrote: "I bet Pompey fans must be mad now."With a second adding: "We are the biggest team on the south coast by far."And a third saying: "ADMIN I LOVE YOU, THIS IS THE BEST ANNOUNCEMENT EVER."And a fourth agreeing: "what an announcement hahahahahahha."Are Southampton a bigger club than Portsmouth? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionBazunu made 44 appearances in League One last season keeping 16 clean sheets and conceding only 51 goals as Portsmouth finished 10th in the final table.The 20-year-old, who made 10 appearances for his country in 2021, was also named as the players' player of the season alongside his player of the season gong.Southampton said regarding the deal: "Southampton Football Club are delighted to announce it has completed the signing of goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu from Manchester City."The 20-year-old, who already has 10 caps for Republic of Ireland, moves to St Mary’s on a five-year deal, becoming the club’s first new recruit of the summer."Signed by the Premier League champions as a 16-year-old following an
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Where stars of Nottingham Forest's last Prem campaign are now including Nigel Quashie
Nottingham Forest will travel to Wembley Stadium on Sunday bidding to return to the Premier League after 23 years outside the top flight.Victory over Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final would see Forest back in the Premier League for the first time since the 1998/99 season. That campaign ended with the club finishing bottom of the table and being relegated from the top-flight after going through three managers during the season.The Forest side relegated from the Premier League in 1999 featured the likes of Nigel Quashie and Pierre van Hooijdonk, but where are they and other stars of that team now?Goalkeeper Dave Beasant remained at the City ground for another two seasons following relegation before moving to Portsmouth in 2001.Brief spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford City, Wigan Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion followed before he ended his career at Fulham in 2004.Beasant has since gone into coaching, first as goalkeeping coach at Stevenage before spending three years in the role at Reading before departing in December 2018.The 1998/99 season was Quashie's first at Forest after signing from QPR and the Scottish midfielder would ultimately spend just two years with the club.A nomadic career followed, including spells with both Portsmouth and Southampton before he played out the final four years of his career in Iceland.Since hanging up his boots in 2016, Quashie has gone on to become a coach and runs his own academy, in the shape of the IPDA Football Academy.Mark Crossley also kept goal for Forest during their last top flight campaign, making 12 league appearances back in 1998/99.
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