It must be difficult trying to put together a speech that relates the British Constructional Steelwork Association to popular culture. But even so, the effort from Martin Neillson, chairman of the Association of Consulting Engineers, at the BSCA annual lunch last week was more than a little bewildering. "I can tell you the real reason for Zinedine Zidane's annoyance the other day," Neillson began promisingly, before swiftly bringing an end to the murmur of excitement that was spreading throughout his audience: "It was because he didn't get an invite to today's lunch." Nobody told us Marco Materazzi was in charge of the invites: nice to see world-class footballers are doing their bit for the industry.
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