"I thought Stephen Hendry's idea of moving it every year to different places was quite good, " said Holt.

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The chief executive of Birmingham City Council, Stephen Hughes, liked the thought experiment.

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It thus seems that neither of the two highly regarded co-presidents he appointed recently, Zoe Cruz and Stephen Crawford, is yet thought ready to lead the firm.

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It was the slice of fortune the Merseysiders will feel they have been missing and Birmingham will feel their opponents also got the rub of the green when referee Phil Dowd waved away Stephen Carr's appeals for a penalty after he thought he was caught by Everton left-back Baines.

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And Blackpool thought they had taken the lead when Ormerod directed a header beyond Stockdale from Stephen Crainey's cross, but the celebrations were cut short as it was correctly ruled out for offside.

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Stephen Maycock, the consultant specialist for Beatles memorabilia at Bonhams, said he thought it was the first instrument from Abbey Road to be sold on the open market.

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