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Wark has married twice β first to Toula , on 1 July 1981 , with whom he has a son , Andrew , born in June 1983 . He married Karen at Gretna Green in April 2009 . They live in Onehouse near Stowmarket in Suffolk .
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In 1981 , Wark was one of several Ipswich players who appeared alongside stars including Bobby Moore and PelΓ© in the Second World War football film Escape to Victory , which starred Sylvester Stallone , Michael Caine and Max von Sydow . Wark played a character called Arthur Hayes , but his only line was dubbed due to ... |
= = = Since retirement as a player = = =
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Following his retirement from playing football professionally , Wark continued to live in Suffolk , like many other ex @-@ Ipswich players , including Allan Hunter , Mick Mills , Roger Osborne and Mick Lambert . Despite his retirement from the professional ranks , Wark continued playing football as an amateur , and si... |
In 2005 , Wark was voted as the BBC television programme Football Focus " all @-@ time cult hero " by Ipswich Town fans . In 2008 Radio Suffolk announced that he would join their commentary team as a summariser , alongside former team @-@ mates Kevin Beattie and Bryan Hamilton . As of April 2009 , he works in the corp... |
= = = Autobiography = = =
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Wark 's autobiography Wark On was published on 9 April 2009 . The book contained material that gained media interest . Wark stated that he made " a small fortune by flogging tickets for the FA Cup Final to a shady underworld ticket tout " . " Wark used his share of the cash to help pay for his wedding while a team @-@... |
= = Playing style and personality = =
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Wark played as a central defender , midfielder and , occasionally , as a striker . Wark was an unusual player ; he was able to play as a defensive midfielder yet break forward to score . According to former team @-@ mate Terry Butcher , this was because his colleagues would drop back to cover for him : " I played with... |
Wark was not a " supremely talented " player , but , according to football journalist Jim White , one who espoused team @-@ work and team spirit : " There is no question that the ' one @-@ for @-@ all , all @-@ for @-@ one ' mentality generated in the Anfield dressing room was the engine that drove the great team . Wi... |
Over the years , Wark has become closely associated with his moustache . Owen Slot described the player as " Ipswich 's immortal moustache " , while Wark himself notes " ... it is something of a trademark , even if people are always calling me Bruce ... "
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= = Honours = =
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In 2006 Wark gained the final place in the poll 100 Players Who Shook the Kop , conducted by the liverpoolfc.tv website . The list was compiled as a result of a fan survey : " Over 110 @,@ 000 supporters all nominated their own personal Top 10 players in order of impact made " . In 2007 , the Professional Footballers ... |
= = = Ipswich Town = = =
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Winner
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1977 β 78 FA Cup
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1980 β 81 UEFA Cup
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1981 PFA Players ' Player of the Year
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1981 Young European Player of the Year
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1991 β 92 Football League Second Division ( Level 2 )
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Runner up
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1978 β 79 Charity Shield
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1980 β 81 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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1981 β 82 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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= = = Liverpool = = =
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Winner
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1983 β 84 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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1985 β 86 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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Runner up
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1984 β 85 Charity Shield
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1984 β 85 Intercontinental Cup
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1984 β 85 European Super Cup
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1984 β 85 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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1984 β 85 European Cup
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1986 β 87 Football League Cup
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1986 β 87 Football League First Division ( Level 1 )
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= = = Scotland national team = = =
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1979 β 84 29 caps , 7 goals
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All honours referenced by :
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= = Career statistics = =
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= Bomis =
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Bomis ( / ΛbΙmα΅»s / to rhyme with " promise " ) was a dot @-@ com company best known for supporting the creations of free @-@ content online @-@ encyclopedia projects Nupedia and Wikipedia . It was founded in 1996 by Jimmy Wales , Tim Shell and Michael Davis . Davis became acquainted with Wales after hiring him at Chic... |
The company initially tried a number of ideas for content , including being a directory of information about Chicago . The site subsequently focused on content geared to a male audience , including information on sporting activities , automobiles and women . Bomis became successful after focusing on X @-@ rated media ... |
Bomis created Nupedia as a free online encyclopedia ( with content submitted by experts ) but it had a tedious , slow review process . Wikipedia was initially launched by Bomis to provide content for Nupedia , and was a for @-@ profit venture ( a Bomis subsidiary ) through the end of 2002 . As the costs of Wikipedia r... |
The non @-@ profit Wikimedia Foundation began in 2003 with a Board of Trustees composed of Bomis ' three founders ( Wales , Davis and Shell ) and was first headquartered in St. Petersburg , Florida , Bomis ' location . Wales used about US $ 100 @,@ 000 of revenue from Bomis to fund Wikipedia before the decision to shi... |
= = History = =
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= = = Background = = =
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Jimmy Wales left a study track at Indiana University as a PhD candidate to work in finance before completing his doctoral dissertation . In 1994 Wales was hired by Michael Davis , CEO of finance company Chicago Options Associates , as a trader focusing on futures contracts and options . Wales was adept at determining ... |
Wales wanted to participate in the online @-@ based entrepreneurial ventures which were increasingly popular and successful during the mid @-@ 1990s . His experience ( from gaming in his youth ) impressed on him the importance of networking . Wales was interested in computer science , experimenting with source code on... |
= = = Foundation = = =
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Wales co @-@ founded Bomis in 1996 , with business associates Tim Shell , and his then @-@ manager Michael Davis , as a for @-@ profit corporation with joint ownership . Wales was its chief manager . In 1998 he moved from Chicago to San Diego to work for Bomis , and then to St. Petersburg , Florida ( where the company... |
The staff at Bomis was originally about five employees . Its 2000 staff included programmer Toan Vo and system administrator Jason Richey ; Wales employed his high @-@ school friend and best man in his second wedding , Terry Foote , as advertising director . In June 2000 , Bomis was one of five network partners of Ask... |
Although Bomis is not an acronym , the name stemmed from " Bitter Old Men in Suits " ( as Wales and Shell called themselves in Chicago ) . The site began as a web portal , trying a number of ideas ( including serving as an access point for information about Chicago ) . It later focused on male @-@ oriented content , i... |
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Working from the Open Directory Project , Bomis created and maintained hundreds of webrings on topics related to lad culture . In 1999 the company introduced the Bomis Browser , which helped users block online pop @-@ up ads . Its webring on Star Wars was considered a useful resource for information on Star Wars : Epi... |
Bomis became successful after it focused on X @-@ rated and erotic media . Advertising generated revenue which enabled the company to fund other websites , and the site published suggestive pictures of professional models . In addition to Bomis the company maintained nekkid.com and nekkid.info , which featured picture... |
The website included a segment devoted to erotic images , " Bomis Babes " , and a feature enabled users to submit recommended links to other sites appealing to a male audience . Peer @-@ to @-@ peer services provided by the site helped users find other websites about female celebrities , including Anna Kournikova and ... |
Wales referred to the site 's softcore pornography as " glamour photography " , and Bomis became familiar to Internet users for its erotic images . During this period Wales was photographed steering a yacht with a peaked cap , posing as a sea captain with a female professional model on either side of him . In the phot... |
A subscription section , Bomis Premium , provided access to adult content and erotic material ; A three @-@ day trial was US $ 2 @.@ 95 . While Bomis Babes provided nude images of females to subscribers , Bomis Premium featured lesbian sexual practices and female anatomy . Bomis created the Babe Engine , which helped ... |
= = = Nupedia and Wikipedia = = =
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Bomis is best known for supporting the creation of free @-@ content online @-@ encyclopedia projects Nupedia and Wikipedia . Tim Shell and Michael David continued their partnership with Wales during the 2000 Nupedia venture . Larry Sanger met Jimmy Wales through an e @-@ mail communication group about philosophy and o... |
Sanger and Wales began Nupedia with resources from Bomis ; at the beginning of 2000 , the company agreed to provide early financing for Nupedia from its profits . Nupedia went live in March , when Wales was CEO of Bomis ; Sanger was Nupedia 's editor @-@ in @-@ chief . Nupedia 's reading comprehension was intended for... |
Although Bomis began a search for experts to vet Nupedia articles , this proved tedious . In August 2000 Nupedia had more than 60 academics contributing to the peer @-@ review process on the site , most with doctor of philosophy or doctor of medicine degrees . Scholars wishing to contribute to Nupedia were required to... |
Wikipedia began as a feature of Nupedia.com on January 15 , 2001 , later known as Wikipedia Day . It was originally intended only to generate draft articles for Nupedia , with finished articles moved to the latter . Wikipedia became a separate site days after the Nupedia advisory board opposed combining the two . In S... |
Nupedia was encumbered by its peer @-@ review system , a seven @-@ step process of review and copyediting , and Wikipedia grew at a faster rate . In November 2000 , Nupedia had 115 potential articles awaiting its peer @-@ review process . By September 2001 , after a total investment of US $ 250 @,@ 000 from Bomis , Nu... |
Bomis originally planned to make Wikipedia profitable , providing staffing and hardware for its initial structure ; Wikipedia would not have survived without this early support . Bomis provided web servers and bandwidth for the projects , owning key items such as domain names . Wales used checks from Bomis to maintain... |
As the cost of Wikipedia rose with its popularity , Bomis ' revenues declined as a result of the dot @-@ com crash . In late 2000 Bomis had a staff of about 11 employees , but by early 2002 layoffs reduced the staff to its original size of about five . Sanger was laid off in February 2002 ; from January 15 , 2001 thro... |
After Sanger 's departure , Wikipedia was managed by Wales and a burgeoning online community ; although he thought advertising a possibility , the Wikipedia community was opposed to business development and Internet marketing was difficult at the end of 2002 . Wikipedia remained a for @-@ profit venture ( under the au... |
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