Sport & Leisure
To Cyprus and Back
I am not sure if I am alone in this but as the years pass, I find the aggro of going on holiday increases. I have to remind myself that once I arrive, it’s nearly always worth it. However, I hate Gatwick Airport so much, I have in recent years demanded that I will only travel via smaller airports. This year we went from Bristol airport which, don’t get me wrong, is no utopian paradise. However, it is at least more tolerable than than the ...
Are England the Real Deal?
Some time ago, probably around 2010, I gave up watching England playing football. It was like watching Groundhog Day. Same old shit about passion, desire, love of the badge and so on. It never worked and nearly always ended in bitter tears, sending off’s and a gammon onslaught about not caring enough. White Noise and Caring Too Much! Much of England’s problems always appeared to revolve around caring too much. Wound up by tabloid ...
Who Enjoyed the Women’s World Cup?
I quite enjoyed the women’s World Cup. There were some good games and of course England did very well. Ultimately, they got stuffed in the final (if you can be stuffed 1-0) but they showed great team spirit to get as far as they did. They got the rub of the green against Nigeria in the last 16 but not in the final. But did it grip the nation in the way the media tried to make us believe? I think it spiked an interest but personally, I was ...
Cricket – It’s Pretty Shit Really
In a way, it was fittingly English that the most exciting Test Match in years should end up ruined. There were England, on the cusp of something special, then it rained. Not just for a few hours but nearly two days. Rain Wrecks Once in Century Opportunity England were, without doubt, in the ascendancy. Having reduced the deficit to 1-2 in the series, they were dominant over a tired and listless looking Australia. The stage was set for a ...
The Spirit of Cricket and all That Nonsense!
Ah, the gentile gentleman’s game of cricket. You get none of this bad sportsmanship stuff you see them nasty footballers get up to. It is a game played in ‘The Spirit of Cricket’. Well, sometimes, anyway. Actually, it’s just like any other sport, some people play in the spirit of the game, others don’t. Most of us fluctuate between both, often regretting doing the right or wrong thing. First Hand Experience With regards to the ...