Until McIlroy and Dubai Duty Free stepped forward, this was a tournament minus a sponsor and, essentially, direction.
The plunging temperatures saw Christmas Day night become the coldest night of the year so far, with minus 8.5C recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.In the days to come a brisk northwesterly wind could make it feel more like -11C to -14C across the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia, the Met Office said.
While all the talk this week has been of Bournemouth's rise to prominence from adversity, Rotherham have been on a similar journey, having also started the 2008-09 season in League Two with minus 17 points and under Steve Evans they have won back-to-back promotions and now secured their place in the second tier for another year.
When asked who performed best, Sturgeon topped the net rankings (best performer minus worst performer) in all three polls that asked that question.
Primaries are closer to modern-day democratic practice, a secret ballot in private, minus the neighbourhood participation.
Back in 2007, people thought that the UK, which scored minus 13 points in trust, was the Eurosceptic outlier.
The last thing I expect is that on the evidence of the film and amateur documentary – 30 years old – I will recognise Mike immediately as he walks into our King's Cross rendezvous but, even minus the beanie, I do.
For the government there are a couple of problematic referendums pending, the most important of which is a potential vote to endorse the latest EU treaty hammered out (minus David Cameron) at the end of last year.
Appearance: All woman with a thatch of white hair, glasses and rosy cheeks – a little like Margaret Mountford from The Apprentice minus the sexy eyes.
But it worked well enough for his rivals to want to copy the technique, minus the time-consuming prayers and hymns, and to use it repeatedly ever since.
It is only seven years since Bournemouth began a League Two campaign with minus 17 points, Howe inheriting a side apparently destined for non-league.
