I see there has been a shit storm surrounding Chelsea FC over the last few days. Firstly, it was a tweet from former captain, John Terry. Then it was fans singing the name of their former owner, Roman Abramovich.
Whilst these events could be seen as lacking class, they do seem to be blown out of proportion. The last time I checked, John Terry was a largely forgotten footballer, not a politician. Nor as far as I am aware, did he fund ...
There is a reason for everything in life. Yesterday, someone
turned up at our house and handed Aden (Jennifer’s son) two pounds in exchange
for an inflatable Jesus Christ. There is a reason Jennifer found it amongst a
load of old kids’ stuff. There is a reason she put it on Facebay and there is a
reason someone drove several miles to pay two English pounds for it.
Huawei Sacking
If that sounds like something from a parallel universe, ...
Before I start, the title of this blog is based on a play on words from a book by Hunter S Thomson, I read years ago. Sorry if you didn’t get it. What you probably will get, is the feeling of not having any control or influence on the nightmare unfolding in Ukraine.
Trip to Salisbury
I had to go to pick something up in Salisbury yesterday and ended up in a wet and cold industrial estate. It was all quite desperate wandering around in ...
I have been in loads of great discussions about civilians
taking up arms in Ukraine. I am not a war strategist (obviously) and I don’t
like wars or guns. However, wars do spike my interest and it is always
interesting to track which direction they are heading and how resistance
emerges.
Last year, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, there was barely any resistance. Conversely, in Ukraine, there has been plenty. Some say this is ...
You have to laugh at everyone jumping on the bandwagon with regards to Roman Abramovich and Chelsea FC. Everyone knew he was a gangster 20 years ago and no one did anything about it. The British government welcomed him and his roubles in. He knew, like all self-respecting gangsters and human rights abusers, a Premier League football club is the place to be.
Why Football Clubs?
Why a football club? Well, we all know the saying with ...
