Andrew takes centre-stage with an outstanding centre forward!

Andrew Vine, seen here on the right, is presented with a Huddersfield Town shirt in recognition of his support to the local team over many years.

Andy Booth an outstanding player with HT presents Andrew with his shirt ~ No 60!!!

Andrew was hosted by the club with his son Anthony, before returning to Limoges where he now lives.

I understand Andrew will be 60 in June 2007.

Beckham to return........

Premiership - Yallop: No Beckham loan
Eurosport - Sun, 27 May 13:41:00 2007
Premiership - Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop has insisted David Beckham will not return to a European club on loan later this year.

In the wake of Beckham's recall to the England squad by Steve McClaren, reports have suggested the midfielder could return to the Premiership in November following the conclusion of the MLS season.
Everton, Tottenham and Blackburn have been linked with a move, while Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has already expressed an interest.
Yallop told Sky Sports News: "He won't be going on loan anywhere. He'll be taking a break at that point and getting ready for our pre-season.
"He's shown he's a world-class player, he doesn't need to go back and go on loan anywhere."
Yallop believes Beckham's performances will make it difficult for McClaren to drop him again.
"I think David is going to have such an impact when he joins the squad again it will be difficult to leave him out to be honest," he said.
"We realise David wants to get to the 100-cap plateau and we will never stop him doing that."
Madrid coach Fabio Capello again praised Beckham's recent form after he helped keep the Spanish giants on course for their 30th Primera Liga title.
Beckham played a pivotal role as Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
Capello said: "I said that David Beckham was playing better than he has over the last two years.
"He is in extraordinary physical condition. When he puts the ball into the centre he does it with much precision, speed and quality. He is in great shape."

Time For a Joke from Frank Beevers

The Fisherman >

One Saturday morning he gets up early, dresses quietly, gets his lunch made, puts on his long johns, grabs the dog and goes to the garage to hook up his boat to the truck and head down the road. Coming out of his garage rain is pouring down; it is like a torrential downpour. There is snow mixed in with the rain, and the wind is blowing 50 mph.

Minutes later, he returns to the garage. He comes back into the house and turns the TV to the weather channel. He finds it's going to be bad weather all day long, so he puts his boat back in the garage, quietly undresses and slips back into bed.

There he cuddles up to his wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispers, "The weather out there is terrible."

To which she sleepily replies, "Yeah, Can you believe my stupid husband is out there fishing in that?"

Its that man again......HHHHHHHamilton!

Hamilton takes lead in title race Circuit de Catalunya, Montmelo, 13 May, 2007
By Andrew Benson


Lewis Hamilton has taken the outright championship lead just four races into his Formula One career by finishing second in the Spanish Grand Prix.
But the McLaren driver could do nothing about Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who dominated at the Circuit de Catalunya to take his second win in succession.
Hamilton kept team-mate Fernando Alonso behind him to go two points clear of the world champion in the title chase.
The Spaniard survived an off-track moment on lap one to take third place.
Report: Massa wins Spanish GP
Alonso's hopes of winning his home race were over almost before it began when he made an ambitous attempt to overtake Massa around the outside of the first corner.
After a good start from second place on the grid, the McLaren was marginally in front as they went into the turn but not far enough to claim the lead and the two cars touched, pitching Alonso sideways into the gravel trap.
To come out of my fourth Grand Prix leading the world championship is incredible Lewis Hamilton
"I thought I was very much in front of him in the first corner - and he didn't think so - and we touched each other," Alonso said.
"It was dangerous. We were very lucky because 99% of the time in incidents like that you would finish the race in the first corner."
Massa countered: "I was inside, so I don't understand his point.
"As long as I am inside, I will stay there. I won't move. If anybody was aggressive, it was Fernando, not me.
"If I am wrong, then I am the first to say I have made a mistake.
"But this time don't tell me I've made a mistake. Come on, this is racing, Formula One, the first corner.
"The first corner is important. You don't want to lose like I did in Malaysia. I wanted to stay there.
"There was contact. He tried to push me inside - it was only small contact - but fortunately nothing happened with the car."
Alonso lost only two places as he rejoined the track, slotting into fourth place behind Hamilton and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who was passed by the Englishman on the run down to the third corner.
But one of the aerodynamic deflectors on the world champion's car had been damaged, which will have affected his pace for the rest of the race.
Alonso moved up to third when Raikkonen retired with a rare Ferrari failure on lap 10, but he could not close on Hamilton, who was equally helpless in the face of the charging Massa.
The Brazilian edged steadily ahead in the lead and was nearly 10 seconds clear by the time he made his first pit stop on lap 19, the same time as Alonso.
Hamilton stayed out for another three laps but was no closer to the Ferrari when he rejoined the track after his own stop.
The first stops were the end of Alonso's already slim hopes of winning his home race for the second year in a row.
McLaren fitted the harder of the two tyre options to his car for his middle stint, while everyone else stayed on the softer tyres and saved the harder ones until the final push.
The plan was presumably for Alonso to limit the damage in the middle of the race and make a charge in the closing laps.
But he slipped back to more than 10 seconds behind Hamilton in the first few laps after the stops as the tyres took their time to come up to speed.
Alonso continued to lose ground to his team-mate throughout the second stint and was more than 16 seconds adrift by the time Hamilton made his second stop on lap 47.
Alonso followed him in a lap later and began to close on Hamilton after they rejoined, but in the final 10 laps the gap stabilised.
The eight points for second place put Hamilton two points clear of Alonso at the head of the drivers' championship, with Massa a further point behind.
"I keep saying I'm living my dream, and it's really true," Hamilton said.
"I've been working so hard for this and to come out of my fourth Grand Prix leading the world championship when I'm driving against two of the best drivers in the world is incredible."
BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica was fourth after a strong, steady race, with David Coulthard fifth following an impressive race in the much-improved Red Bull-Renault.
The Scot lost a gear in the closing stages and had to fight hard to hold off Nico Rosberg's Williams-Toyota.
Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who was hampered by having to make an extra pit stop because of a faulty fuel rig, finished seventh.
Kovalainen's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, similarly hampered, lost the final points place to Super Aguri's Takuma Sato when he had to make a final splash-and-dash pit stop with seven laps to go.
Spanish Grand Prix result:
1. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 36.230 seconds 2. Lewis Hamilton (GB) (McLaren-Mercedes) at 6.790sec 3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes at 17.456 4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 31.615 5. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault 58.331 6. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 59.538 7. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Renault 1:02.128 8. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda) one lap behind 9. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1 lap 10. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1 lap 11. Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda 1 lap 12. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1 lap 13. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Spyker-Ferrari 2 laps 14. Christijan Albers (Ned) Spyker-Ferrari) 2 laps R Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 50 laps completed R Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 48 laps R Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 laps R Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 laps R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 10 laps R Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 9 laps R Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 8 laps R Alexander Wurz (Aut) Williams-Toyota 0 laps
Fastest lap: Massa, one minute 22.680 seconds, lap 14.
Key: R = retired

Higgins hits No 1 again.

Higgins regains number one spot

John Higgins admits he expected to win a second world title far sooner having also returned to the top of the rankings with victory over Mark Selby.
Higgins, who first won the title in 1998, replaces fellow Scot Stephen Hendry as the world number one.
"I won it nine years ago and was blasé about it," he said. "I thought I would have won another two or three by now.
"It's taken longer than expected. I've won a lot of events but a lot of people only watch the World Championship."
Interview: World champion John Higgins Extended highlights: Higgins wins epic final
After that initial triumph in 1998, Higgins was expected to become the dominant force in the game, and was world number one for two years.
But his form tailed off and he failed to win a major tournament between 2001 and 2004.
"I was breaking through and, if I had stuck in there and practised the way other guys did, I could have won this again before now," he reflected.
I am definitely going to try and build on this John Higgins

Pearce Goes

Pearce sacked as Man City manager Manchester City have sacked boss Stuart Pearce after two years in charge.

The 45-year-old, who is also England Under 21 coach, has had his contract terminated with immediate effect a day after the end of the season.

Chief executive Alistair Mackintosh told the club's website: "The board of directors would like to thank Stuart for his hard work and service."

Pearce took over from Kevin Keegan as City manager but his side struggled to 14th in the Premiership this season.

Interview: Man City defender Danny Mills

The former England captain took the helm at City after a successful spell as caretaker boss during which he guided the club to within a goal of qualifying for the Uefa Cup.
And after a good start to his first full season in charge he was touted as a potential replacement for then England head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
But things soon went downhill and after a season in which City had climbed as high as fourth during the opening weeks of the campaign, they tumbled down the table to finish 15th in 2005/06.
And there was little improvement this term as City struggled in the bottom-half of the Premiership and scored just 10 goals at home all season, the worst record in the history of top-flight football.
606: DEBATE
BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
There have been question marks over discipline within the squad after Ben Thatcher's reckless challenge on Pedro Mendes in August earned an eight-match ban.
And more recently fellow full-back Michael Ball was suspended for three games for a stamp on Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
In addition, midfielder Joey Barton, who had been critical of Pearce's signings, was suspended by the club after a training ground bust-up with Ousmane Dabo which left the French midfielder unconscious.
And after City's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on the final day of the season, the club's sixth match without a win, Pearce admitted his future at the club was shrouded in doubt with speculation growing over a potential Thai-based takeover.
Asked whether a takeover could cost him his job, Pearce said: "Whether it is me or not is out of my hands.
"I hope it's me, I've done a reasonable job but I know our shortcomings and plan to address them this summer.
"If it isn't me, I'll move on and manage elsewhere and prove myself elsewhere."
Pearce took charge of 97 games at City, with 34 wins, 43 losses and 20 draws.
He took over as manager of England's Under-21 team in February and will be in charge for the Under-21 European Championship from 10 June.


Story from BBC SPORT:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6655007.stmPublished: 2007/05/14 14:40:28 GMT© BBC MMVII

8th May 1945........Celebrated today with a holiday in France

INSTRUMENT of SURRENDER of all German Forces to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and to the Supreme High Command of the Red Army

Berlin. May 8, 1945. [3]

1. We the undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Supreme [3] Department of State Bulletin, July 22, 1945.
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High Command of the Red Army all forces on land, at sea, and in the air who are at this date under German control.
2. The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 2301 hours Central European time on 8th May 1945, to remain in the positions occupied at that time and to disarm completely, handing over their weapons and equipment to the local allied commanders or officers designated by Representatives of the Allied Supreme Commands. No ship, vessel, or aircraft is to be scuttled, or any damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment, and also to machines of all kinds, armament, apparatus, and all the technical means of prosecution of war in general.
3. The German High Command will at once issue to the appropriate commanders, and ensure the carrying out of any further orders issued by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and by the Supreme High Command of the Red Army.
4. This act of military surrender is without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by, or on behalf of the United Nations and applicable to GERMANY and the German armed forces as a whole.
5. In the event of the German High Command or any of the forces under their control failing to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender, the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and the Supreme High Command of the Red Army will take such punitive or other action as they deem appropriate.
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6. This Act is drawn up in the English, Russian and German languages. The English and Russian are the only authentic texts. Signed at Berlin on the 8th day of May, 1945
FRIEDEBURG KEITEL STUMPF
On behalf of the German High Command
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
On behalf of the Supreme Commander On behalf of the Supreme High Command
Allied Expeditionary Force of the Red Army
A W TEDDER G ZHUKOV
At the signing also were present as witnesses:
F. de LATTRE-TASSIGNY CARL SPAATZ
General Commanding in Chief First General, Commanding United States
French Army Strategic Air Forces

"This unconditional surrender has been achieved by team-work, team-work not only among all the Allies participating but among all the services, land, sea and air."

Proclamation by GENERAL EISENHOWER on the unconditional surrender of Germany.

Paris. May 8, 1945. [4]

Hols in France

FRENCH HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS


The French enjoy 11 national jours feriés (holidays) annually. The civic calendar was first instituted in 1582; Bastille Day was incorporated in 1789, Armistice Day in 1918, Labor Day in 1935, and Victory Day in 1945. During the month of May, there is a holiday nearly every week, so be prepared for stores, banks and museums to shut their doors for days at a time. It is a good idea to call museums, restaurants and hotels in advance to make sure they will be open.



Trains and roads near major cities tend to get busy around the national holidays. Not coincidentally, this also happens to be the time when service unions (such as transporters, railroad workers, etc.) like to go on strike — something of a tradition, in fact. Travelers would do well to check ahead, particularly when planning a trip for the last week of June or first week of July!

There are also many regional festivals throughout France which are not included in our calendar. ViaFrance hosts an excellent site which lists fairs and festivals, traditional ceremonies, as well as sporting events, concerts, and trade shows for all regions throughout France. Under the law, every French citizen is entitled to 5 weeks of vacation.

Most of the natives take their summer vacations in July or August, and many major businesses are then closed. All of France takes to the roads, railroads, boats, and airways. Consequently, traveling in France during August is generally not recommended for foreigners.

Public Holidays
1 January
New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)
1 May
Labor Day (Fête du premier mai)
8 May
WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945; Fête du huitième mai)
14 July
Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
15 August
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption)
1 November
All Saints Day (La Toussaint)
11 November
Armistice Day (Jour d'armistice)
25 December
Christmas Day (Noël)
26 December
2nd Day of Christmas (in Alsace and Lorraine only)

Soccer-Ronaldo penalty takes United to within whisker of title

Sat May 5, 2007 2:45PM BST

By Mike Collett

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters)

Manchester United took a giant step towards the Premier League title when they beat Manchester City 1-0 in a one-sided local derby on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead over defending champions Chelsea.
United have 88 points with two matches to play which means Chelsea, on 80 points with three matches to go, must win at Arsenal on Sunday to keep alive their now slim hopes of a third successive championship.
Although United dominated the match at the City of Manchester Stadium, the game came down to a tale of two penalties -- one scored by United and one missed by City.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for United after 34 minutes while Darius Vassell saw Edwin van der Sar save his 81st minute penalty with his out-stretched legs.
It was the second successive home match in which City had missed a penalty. They ended their last home game of the season without a goal in eight successive home matches since New Year's Day.
Their Tally of 10 home league goals is the all-time worst record in the English top tier since league football began in 1888.

Ti Hi Ti Hi..

Man were definitely not united!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AC Milan 3-0 Man Utd (Agg: 5-3)
By Caroline Cheese


AC Milan will face Liverpool in the Champions League final after crushing Manchester United at the San Siro.

Milan started the semi-final 3-2 down but were ahead on away goals after just 11 minutes when Clarence Seedorf headed down for Kaka to drill into the corner.

Seedorf capitalised on confusion in the United defence to fire in a second after half an hour.
And substitute Alberto Gilardino broke away to wrap up an easy win as United limped out in disappointing fashion.

News conference: Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson


The result ended United's dreams of repeating their 1999 Treble, but they can have no complaints after being totally outclassed by their Italian opponents.
Sir Alex Ferguson named Nemanja Vidic in his starting line-up after the defender's recovery from a broken collarbone but the Serb, like his colleagues, was overwhelmed by Milan's superior passing and movement in wet conditions.

The thunderous skies only added to the intimidating atmosphere at the San Siro, and when Milan began at a blistering pace, United were simply awestruck.
The hosts threatened in the very first minute when Kaka delivered a dangerous ball across goal, after three minutes when Seedorf forced Edwin van der Sar to tip over and again on seven minutes when Kaka shot straight at the United keeper.
The goal, then, was no more than Milan deserved, Seedorf nodding the ball down for Kaka to hammer home his 10th Champions League goal of the season.
United's much-vaunted attack was proving toothless.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who started on the left, was hardly in the game, Ryan Giggs was similarly anonymous, while Wayne Rooney's touch deserted him.
The England striker was guilty of giving the ball away on numerous occasions but at least his errors were nowhere near as catastrophic as Gabriel Heinze's moment of madness.
As United tried to play their way out of defence, the left-back inexplicably passed back to Vidic, who then compounded his team-mate's error by slipping as he scrambled to clear.
Milan regained possession and the ball eventually fell for Seedorf, who rode Vidic's challenge before finding the same corner as Kaka.
At half-time, optimistic United fans might have pointed to their side's recovery from two goals down in the 1999 semi-final against Juventus in Turin, but Milan were simply too good for such lacklustre opponents.
United had far more possession in the second half but rarely threatened a calm and composed Milan defence nor did they manage to test Milan's out-of-form keeper Dida.
Rooney finally found an accurate pass to set up Darren Fletcher, but he skewed wide and that was as good a chance as United fashioned.
And Milan booked a repeat of the 2005 final against Liverpool when Gilardino galloped through a gaping hole in the United defence and stroked the ball past a stranded Van der Sar.



AC Milan: Dida, Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski, Gattuso (Cafu 84), Pirlo, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Kaka (Favalli 86), Inzaghi (Gilardino 66). Subs Not Used: Kalac, Bonera, Serginho, Brocchi.
Booked: Ambrosini, Gattuso.
Goals: Kaka 11, Seedorf 30, Gilardino 78.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea (Saha 77), Brown, Vidic, Heinze, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney. Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Ferdinand, Smith, Solskjaer, Richardson, Eagles.
Booked: Ronaldo.
Att: 78,500
Ref: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium).
Story from BBC SPORT:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/6603095.stmPublished: 2007/05/02 20:35:46 GMT© BBC MMVII

It's just not cricket

Liverpool's penalty hero burgled Liverpool FC's heroic goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled on Tuesday night as he was helping send the club through to the Champions League final.

The 24-year-old Spaniard saved two out of three spot kicks in a penalty shoot-out against Chelsea at Anfield.

But he returned from celebrating the win in the early hours of Wednesday to find his home in Woolton, Liverpool, had been ransacked.

A number of high value items and the player's Porsche Cayenne were taken.
Paperwork taken
The grey-coloured car - which has Spanish number plates - was found burnt out in Fleetwood Walk at 0630 BST.


Merseyside Police said the burglary happened sometime between 1900 BST on Tuesday and 0045 BST on Wednesday.
Officers were called to the address at 0145 BST after Reina discovered the break-in.
The goalkeeper, who joined Liverpool in the summer of 2005, does not want to comment on the incident.
As well as the car, officers said paperwork, jewellery, and a Bang and Olufsen entertainment system were taken.
Footballers targeted
Reina is the latest in a line of footballers who play in the city to be targeted by burglars, often while they were taking part in matches.
The home of his fellow Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek was burgled in June 2006 while he was on holiday in Poland. His Porsche, jewellery and football memorabilia were taken by thieves.
Daniel Agger, who scored for Liverpool on Tuesday night, had his home in Wirral burgled in September 2006.
In the same month, Reds striker Peter Crouch's house in Alderley Edge was hit by thieves while he was on England duty.

Meanwhile, Dutchman Andy Van der Meyde - who plays for Everton - was burgled twice in 2006.


Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/6615493.stmPublished: 2007/05/02 12:44:04 GMT© BBC MMVII

Some jokes at the expense of the French

Political Jokes

French Jokes - Funny Quotations About France

"The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq." —Dennis Miller

"I would call the French scumbags, but that, of course, would be a disservice to bags filled with scum. I say we invade Iraq, then invade Chirac." —Dennis Miller

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He IS French, people." —Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" —Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof,' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." —David Letterman

Extract from L.A.Times ~ Boxing with her/him self

LA Times: Sex Ed in the Sports Section


Posted by Kristen Fyfe on April 26, 2007 - 17:22.


Sports fans checking the box scores this morning got a lesson in "transsexualism" when they opened the LA Times. Mike Penner, one of the paper's sports writers, announced in his column he is taking a few weeks off. When he returns he’ll be known as Christine Daniels.
The column detailed Penner's 40-year struggle with “transsexualism.” He said that “extensive therapy and testing” show that his brain was “wired female.” He defended the “medical condition” as “widely misunderstood” and a “natural occurrence.”
Penner describeed his coming out process and said he “gave it as good a fight as I possibly could. I went more than 40 hard rounds with it. Eventually, though, you realize you are only fighting yourself and your happiness and your mental health – a no win situation any way you look at it.
“When you reach the point when one gender causes heartache and unbearable discomfort, and the other brings more joy and fulfillment that you ever imagined possible, it shouldn’t’ take two tons of brinks to fall in order to know what to do.”
He detailed the painful and reluctant coming-out process he started a few months ago and said that his friends and colleagues “almost universally have been supportive and encouraging.” He added that he is now “happier, more focused and more energized” when he writes, no longer suffering from “wicked writer’s block.” He shared his therapist’s opinion that such freedom is what comes when transsexuals “integrate.”
While no one can deny that Penner has been through some intense personal struggles, his column read like a brochure from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). One wonders how many young sports fans opened up the paper to find out how their favorite team did and ended up with an unexpected sex-ed lesson.

Latest twist in Woolmer saga.

TWIST IN WOOLMER DEATH PROBE
By Vicky Shaw, PA


Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled, apparently rendering him unable to fight back, according to Panorama.


Preliminary tests revealed a drug in Woolmer's system that would have incapacitated him, according to the BBC programme.


Programme makers said it now seems certain that as 6ft 2in tall Woolmer was being strangled, he had already been rendered helpless, explaining how he could have been overpowered.
The final results of the toxicology tests are due to be handed back to Jamaican police next week, but are expected to confirm the preliminary findings, the investigative programme said.
The 58-year-old was found unconscious in the Pakistan team's hotel in March, a day after his side lost to Ireland in a humiliating defeat which knocked them out of the World Cup.
Details of the poison could hold a significant clue to finding his killer.
The BBC1 show said investigating officer Mark Shields felt it would be difficult to strangle a man of Woolmer's size.
He told the BBC: "It's difficult and it's rare. A lot of force would be needed to do that.
"Bob Woolmer was a large man and that's why one could argue that it was an extremely strong person, or maybe more than one person, but equally the lack of external injuries suggests that there might be some other factors and that's what we're looking into at the moment.''
Shields, the chief investigator in the murder, said last week that the "huge and complex'' inquiry needed more time before naming any suspects.
The officer took the programme's reporter Adam Parsons to the 12th floor of the hotel.
A suspected heart attack was the first suggested cause of death but initial post-mortem results were inconclusive and the rumour mill went into overdrive.
Theories surrounding the mystery of his death ranged from potential links to match-fixing allegations to a fan with a grudge.
Panorama examined whether religious beliefs could have a bearing on the case.
The team's former media manager, PJ Mir, said that Woolmer agreed with Mir's view that senior members of the squad, some members of the strict Muslim movement Tablighi Jamaat, were more focused on religion than cricket.
Mir told the programme: "I mean Bob had his reservations that the boys, rather than focusing on the religious aspect, they ought to be focusing more on cricket.
"He wasn't particularly pleased when players were going out to say their prayers in the middle of the game...and a substitute was coming in. This continued. He was totally against it.''
Mir told the programme that a Fatwah has been issued against him, forcing him to flee the country - and believes Woolmer might have faced a similar level of anger.
He added: "Let's put it this way - if Bob had said what I'd said I think there would have been a Fatwah on him as well -there's no question of that.''
After the team's World Cup defeat by rank outsiders Ireland, a rumour circulated that a huge row erupted on the bus back to the hotel.
But Panorama said bus driver Bertram Carr claimed there was no row - and indeed very little communication at all.
Woolmer's wife, Gill, told programme makers she wanted answers.
She said: "Well just that we find out who, what and when and why. That would put my mind at rest.''
Panorama also broadcast final images of Woolmer taken before he died - CCTV footage from the Pegasus hotel as he headed back to his room on the 12th floor.



His remains have reportedly been returned to his home in South Africa for a private funeral.