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Fully updated new edition. Simon & Schuster. Co-author. 1994: Fuzzy Monsters: fear and loathing at the BBC, Heinemann; 1992: Sick as a Parrot: the inside story of Tottenham Hotspur PLC take-over. 1990: Stick it up your Punter: the rise and fall of The Sun (newspaper), Heinemann.
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McGowan found work as a comedian, and performed some of the voices for the ITV television series Spitting Image. His sporting impressions were showcased on the BBC 2 football magazine programme Sick as a Parrot. He also appeared as the recycling man in the BBC show Think about Science. Later he took over from Stephen Tompkinson playing Spock in the Tim Firth comedy drama, Preston Front.
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Sayings about parrots colour the modern English language. The verb "parrot" in the dictionary means "to repeat by rote". Also clichés such as the British expression "sick as a parrot" are given; although this refers to extreme disappointment rather than illness, it may originate from the disease of psittacosis, which can be passed to humans. The first occurrence of a related expression is in Aphra Behn's 1681 play The False Count.
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Football Manager was a commercial hit, selling 500,000 copies in its first six years available. The game was well received by the gaming press although Sinclair User did comment on the lack of realism of the teams and individual player ratings."Getting as Sick as a Parrot", Sinclair User, February 1983 The excitement of watching the game in progress was often seen as the highlight of the game. Electron User claimed the game was "one of the best strategy games available for home computers" with reviewer Dave Carlos stating "I doubt that this game will ever be bettered".
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