Not Private Eye stock it. During this time Peter Cook led a "raid" on the "Mirror" offices which, according to Ian Hislop, he began by sending a crate of whisky to the people working on "Not Private Eye", guessing that they would prefer not to be doing it. The group then successfully entered the Mirror offices, removed the proof copy of "Not Private Eye", drank champagne in Maxwell's office and were eventually removed by security after they phoned up Maxwell in New York City. The spoof edition largely copied the style of "Private Eye" but attacked its editorial team, including a cover which
Ron Atkinson Conference North club following his disapproval over the sacking of manager Morell Maison. Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa Individual Ron Atkinson Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939), commonly known as Big Ron, is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was one of Britain's best-known football pundits. He spent his playing career at Oxford United, where he still holds the club record for appearances. As a manager, he won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 and 1985 and the Football League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 and Aston