Madeleine McCann: Brian Kennedy Is Talking Balls With Mark Souster
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THE TIMES: “Brian Kennedy’s quest to find Madeleine”
Madeleine has turned up in the rugby pages. Mark Souster investigates…
There is no doubt that Brian Kennedy is a driven man. He has built a business empire with a turnover of more than £400million, as owner he has transformed Sale Sharks into one of the leading rugby clubs in Britain, who face Munster tomorrow in the second round of the Heineken Cup, and fathered five children.
But what’s he really famous for?
He is ultra-competitive. Only last weekend he raced Kingsley Jones, the club’s coach and former Wales captain, uphill and beat him even though there is more than ten years between them.
Eat yer heart out, Sisyphus. But what is Brian Kennedy all about..?
Family - he married at 19 - sport and the commercial world are his life blood. But over the past year he has also been consumed by another cause.
Here it comes…
Kennedy has been heavily involved in supporting Gerry and Kate McCann in the search for Madeleine, their missing daughter.
Indeed. What of it?
Kennedy 48, is reluctant to talk about his role or the reasons why he chose to put a chunk of his fortune, estimated at more than £250million, at their disposal.
But it’s headline-making stuff in the Times. It defines the man…
He has said before that he simply felt compelled to step in. “I have chosen to keep a low profile on this,” Kennedy said yesterday. “It is not about me. It is about Madeleine. I don’t want to comment personally on this except to say there is a big job still to do and we are focusing on getting it done.”
OK. Fair enough. The Times respects the man’s wishes. Back to the match…
Seventeen months after her disappearance in Portugal, Kennedy remains as committed as ever to discovering what happened to Madeleine and helping the family to end their torment.
Game on…
Kennedy has become friends with the McCanns and Gerry has been his guest at Sale. “He is a keen rugby man and really likes his sport”…
It’s a game of two halves. And their daughter…
There are a lot of people helping by putting in a lot of time. But as I have said, it is not about me, them, Kate or Gerry. It is about a poor little kid who might be out there needing to be found. So therefore we need to move mountains to find her.”
Indeed. OK. Let’s move on…
The discussion switches to rugby…
So, Brian, is this for Maddie..?
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Posted: 18th, October 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (110) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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October 18th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Fuck me, this is dull. I’m going to bed. Hopefully by the time I get back someone will have come up with the promised goodies
October 18th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
erm window of opportunity whoosh clunk
October 18th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’ve seen them, utter incoherent babble, all errs and maybe or could be.
October 18th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
cant wait to see the doctors statements..what about you Raspy?
October 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
how are these people still at large it beggars belief
October 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Raspy
a Irish witness came up with a photo fit of 2 suspects…
October 18th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
A psychic in the USA has come up with a new suspect, FBI approved of course, who gets these people ready in the mornings.
October 18th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
brandon
I don’t visit ‘those’ sites. I have explained my reasons many times.
October 18th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
poor fiona ! after her convincing speech too
October 18th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Raspy
do you trust doctors?
October 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Majorca for my hols I think…Mrs Clouseau not so keen
October 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
clouseau
Let’s. Unless Brandon delivers, Arte will be chomping shortly
October 18th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
spongy poo
Relax!! keep googling!
October 18th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Raspy
whats the point?…lets talk about nipplegate
October 18th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Brandon
How many introductions do you need?
and it’s BRANDON, let’s give it up for Brandon!
Fuck me, you are worse than Dermot
October 18th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
clueless, repeat after me, N’castle on Tyne is a metropolitan borough, in the County of Northumberland, easy isn’t it. Why did you run away from Gandy earlier, he/she does tend to play you on the hook rather easily.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Pennington..Pennington? makes me wonder about where the twins where…in the room or not?
October 18th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
shock revelation in maddie case
October 18th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Twaddle
October 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
twat
October 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
new suspect known to the family
October 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
twit?
October 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
whit?
October 18th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
what?
October 18th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
clouseau
Fuck me, that’s constructive
October 18th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
half the creche records missing…no surprise there then
October 18th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Raspy
me old mucker..hows the geography lessons going…what a plonker you are
October 18th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Go on then
October 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Its out now
October 18th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
For what reason? That I don’t indulge in malicious gossip?