NFR Sol Campbell

[aaronmcguigan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26410847

Aside from the main talking point which hes brought up, he just comes across as a very arrogant, unlikeable man who is just angry and bitter.

[westcliff white]

Agree

[jarv]

Absolutely spot on.

[stokesy]

bloody looked like he has mental health issues,who the hell let him babble all that rubbish out

[Jamie88]

Two words. Chip + shoulder.

[Me-ate-Live, innit??]

Is a husband defined by the wife  or the wife the husband
Sol's wife the grand -daughter of the founder of Barratt Homes
http://www.theresident.co.uk/property/interiors/meet_fiona_barratt_campbell_the_rising_star_of_the_interiors_world_1_3064386

Meet Fiona Barratt-Campbell, the rising star of the interiors world
Monday, December 2, 2013
2:58 PM
 
It's no secret that Fiona Barratt-Campbell hails from a family of high achievers, but now she's making her own mark with a new furniture line and flagship store in Fulham

Quite possibly, 2013 could prove the busiest year yet for interior designer Fiona Barratt-Campbell. As well as overseeing her thriving interior design business, and being a mother to two-year-old Isabella and nine-week-old Ethan, this summer sees the launch of her own-label furniture collection, FBC. In the autumn, she also opens her eponymous Pimlico Road retail space. 'I've got my work cut out for me,' she says.

When we speak, Fiona is particularly excited because the first six pieces of her capsule furniture collection have just arrived at her home. 'It's amazing to see them in a real setting, rather than in a workshop or photographer's studio,' she says. She and her husband, now retired footballer Sol Campbell, have recently moved into a new 2400 square foot apartment in Cheyne Walk. They already own a 6-storey house here, but with a young family 'lateral living is where I'm at right now', Fiona says. High days and holidays are spent at their Northumberland house.

Fiona's former Chelsea home
Fiona's former Chelsea home
Fiona was raised in the North East but came to London 14 years ago. She trained at Chelsea College of Art and the Parsons School of Design in New York, then worked at Kelly Hoppen. She launched her practice in 2006 and now has a five-strong team of designers at her Chelsea studio. Recent commissions have included a new-build villa in Majorca, a 24,000 square foot Grade II listed hall in Harrogate with modern additions and a triplex in Knightsbridge. 'I oversee everything,' she says. "But I also want my designers to grow creatively and to bring new ideas to the table."

Now she is set to expand with a 1200 square foot showroom. But why here and why now? 'Pimlico Road has developed into a mecca for antiques and design – this is really where it is at,' she says. It was Sol, who is passionate about architecture and design, who found the shop after a 14-month search. Fiona is delighted to be joining the Pimlico Road community and she loves working close to home. 'I couldn't go anywhere else," she says. "Living in Chelsea is like living in a village.'

The shop will be divided into room sets showing drawing room and dining rooms, bedrooms and a study. The look, says Fiona, will be 'sumptuous and luxurious', including one wall featuring a specialist metal finish and artworks by Fenella Elms in conjunction with Flowers Gallery in W1. 'Clients can see the furniture in a home setting and feel the quality,' she adds. There will be lighting by Lindsey Adelman from New York, and by Christopher Boots from Australia.

Star of the showroom will be the furniture collection, FBC London. Fiona has been developing it for over three years and first had the idea when she realized she was increasingly designing bespoke pieces for clients 'because I couldn't find things I liked.' The prices are high - from £2000 to £38,ooo - but these are timeless pieces conceived to mix happily with antiques. 'I have always experimented with different materials and textures,' she says. 'I wanted to push my potential with this collection.'

The 32 pieces take their inspiration from the history, geology and topography in Northumberland. It is all hand made in the county, using a mix of cutting edge and traditional methods. 'I have spent years developing contacts up here so that I could use the very best craftsmen,' Fiona says. 'Each design is unique but they fit together as a family, too.'

The silhouettes are bold and geometric the finishes are intricate, with materials from solid cast bronze and sandblasted wood to Brazilian fish skin. The City chest of drawers, one of Fiona's favourites, has a patinated bronze base, but the finish is walnut stained dove grey, with hand applied white oak detailing. By contrast, the Corbridge armchair is in textural silk velvet with a patinated bronze base. Taking the designs from her own 3D sketches to finished product has, says Fiona, been 'quite a journey'. There are three pieces made of cast metal, so she has employed specialist pattern cutters more used to creating steel ships than furniture, before each piece was cast at the foundry.

Fiona's signature style blends sophisticated neutrals interlaced with bursts of accent colour, but although this theme remains core to her interiors, she says recently she has been experimenting with antiques, particularly 20th century pieces. 'For our new apartment I've just bought a bronze 1960s cabinet by the American designer Paul Evans,' she says. Oh yes, and there is a pair of 1960s Italian mirrors for the bathroom.

As to whether combining motherhood and interior design has taken her in a new direction, Fiona just smiles. 'I used to be pedantic about certain details,' she says. 'Now I don't sweat the small stuff, I focus on the essential big picture.'

FBC London, fbc-london.com

Fiona Barratt Interiors, fionabarrattinteriors.com

[epsomraver]

She should go to spec savers, he is one ugly git and I have seen him close up !

[Me-ate-Live, innit??]

Perhaps he never got over this


Sol Campbell's Return to Tottenham

[H4usuallysitting]

I wonder who wrote the book for him - Wayne Rooney perhaps

[Pluto]

The guys an idiot. Could barely string a sentence together. Why would any manager have appointed him captain over a dignified ambassadorial footballing man like Beckham who always had time to speak to anyone with a genuine love of the game.

[Nick Bateman]

He was not even of captain material as his Arsenal teammate Tony Adams was, let alone England's skipper at the time Alan Shearer.  There were others such as Stuart Pearce, Gascoigne, Sheringham and Beckham. And I recall how he LIED to the Tottenham supporters stating clearly he would not leave to Arsenal in several press conferences.

[Me-ate-Live, innit??]

Sol Campbell for Tottenham

[MJG]

Delusions of grandeur

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[Fulham Tup North]

Unfortunately he is basically saying that he was a better player,  and would have made a better Captain than any of those who he played with.
Nothing like showing your ex colleagues exactly what you thought of them.
He was also accusing ALL ex England Managers of being racists.  I bet that makes Paul Ince feel good. He was a fairly good player who now has nothing to do and so gets someone to write a book in his name and realises that no one will be bothered to read it, as it is rubbish and so needs a 'hook' to try to sell it.  Oh I know, lets shout Rasist!! That will get The Guardian readers up in arms.
What a shame.  Any good he ever did for football is now forgotten. Even Arsenal fans are ashamed of his attitude.  :(

[David Allen Crankshaw]

Heard him say that he played great for England. What a fool.

[Jack Fulham]

Desperate to stay relevant is Sol. Go away....

[Ron Sheepskin]

Aside from the main talking point which hes brought up, he just comes across as a very arrogant, unlikeable man who is just angry and bitter.

I once met Sol Campbell at a charity based event with absolutely no media present. I can tell you that he came across as a very arrogant, unlikeable man.

[SadOldGit]

Everything that's written here is correct.  I met him and his wife once.  He was sullen and arrogant and obviously believed he was something rather grand.  Mind you, she thought she was the cat's whiskers too!  They deserve each other.