Sam Fender has discussed how getting the approval of Scottish comedian Limmy was “probably one of the best fucking moments of his life”, as well as discussing working with the likes of Sigrid and Sting, and sharing advice for young songwriters.The North Shields singer-songwriter was in London yesterday (Thursday May 19), where he was awarded at the Ivor Novellos for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for his acclaimed second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’.As well as being named as NME’s Best Album of 2021 and winning both Best Album By A UK Artist and Best Album In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, Fender has also recently won BRIT Awards among other accolades.Speaking to NME in the winners’ room about where he was putting all of these awards, he replied: “They’re in the pub! I got them turned into beer pumps! I think this one might come home. I might give this to my dad; I think he’d be really chuffed.”And what has he done with his NME Award?“I might turn that into a beer pump, or leave it in the pub for loads of dafties to do drugs off it,” he said.During his acceptance speech at the Ivors yesterday, Fender used the opportunity to pay tribute to his former manager at said pub, North Shields’ Low Lights Tavern.“A very good friend of mine passed away last week,” Fender told the audience.
Ellis Simms gets Hearts cotton wool treatment as Robbie Neilson rates chances of striker making Scottish Cup Final
02.05.2022 - 19:52 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Hearts manager Robbie Neilson is protecting Ellis Simms due to a groin issue.
The on-loan Everton striker has been a success since joining in January and scored the opener in the Edinburgh Derby win at Hampden that fired the Jambos to the Scottish Cup Final.
But without careful management there's a chance Simms won't make that game after struggling through for the last couple of months.
That's why the frontman has been benched in recent games as he came on as a substitute to score the winner against Dundee United last month before then featuring in the final 20 minutes of the goalless draw with Ross County.
Hearts fans will be desperate to see him named in the starting line-up for the Final against Rangers on May 21.
But Neilson says he'll need to be treated with care if that's to happen as he told the Edinburgh Evening News : "Simms has a problem with his groin.
"He’s had it for six or eight weeks now and we are just trying to manage it.
"We have an eye on the cup final. If we just keep playing him and keep playing him, we will get to the cup final and he won’t be 100 per cent. We are hopeful we can manage it."
Hearts will however be boosted by the returns of Stephen Kingsley, Cammy Devlin, Michael Smith and Aaron McEneff for Saturday's clash at Celtic, though they won't take any unnecessary risks.
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