Content
In its current format The Fiver consists of:
- Main stories
- Two commentaries on selected events (although this used to be three), usually highlighting the negative side of the modern game, unsportsmalinke behaviour or the failure or embarrassment of a team or player. These events are usually presented in a humorous, ironic, cynical and wearily disdainful manner. Occasionally subjects of sufficient importance are dealt with in a completely serious manner, for example the death of a great player or major incidents of crowd racism
- Quote of the Day
- Features a contemporary quote made by a famous (or infamous) footballing figure, again selected for its comedy value
- Fiver Letters
- Comments, general observations, criticisms and pedantry. Formerly, a prize was awarded to the letter judged best of the day
- Bits and Bobs
- An amalgamation of the old News in Brief and Rumour Mill sections (see below)
- Still Want More?
- Links to other football and sports stories (especially "The Spin") from The Guardian
- Last Line
- A brief "sign-off" line, typically an esoteric cultural reference, topical comment, song lyric or writers' in-joke
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Famous quotes containing the word content:
“I am as content to die for God’s eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way.”
—John Brown (1800–1859)
“Sir Charles: Aren’t you drinking?
Princess Dala: I don’t drink.
Sir Charles: Never?
Princess Dala: I’m quite content with reality, I have no need for escape.
Sir Charles: Well, I enjoy reality as much as the next man, it’s just in my case, fortunately, reality includes a good stiff belt every now and then.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)
“It seems that I must bid the Muse to pack,
Choose Plato and Plotinus for a friend
Until imagination, ear and eye,
Can be content with argument and deal
In abstract things; or be derided by
A sort of battered kettle at the heel.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)