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The Quilter series

Of the Northern Hemisphere sides, England were the winners of this series though – as “THE RUST” had predicted – Argentina gave them a close call and, when the excellent Santi Carreras burst through in injury time, they might actually have won. England will surely be [...]

November 24, 2025 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the 1st Test

One issue neglected by the wise-acres in the media is what do you want: a successful team or an entertaining one? “Bazball” may be too expansive but would you prefer a ‘nurdler’ doing it in singles , working the gaps, or someone taking risks by hitting the deep boundaries of the new [...]

November 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

Nuremberg (1925)

Some 32 years ago I attended an international convention in Chicago. There was a reception out of town and a colleague and I waited for a taxi to take us back to our hotel. At the pick-up point were two elderly lawyers who already knew one another as they were part of the Prosecution team at the [...]

November 19, 2025 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina sack Pioli

With Fiorentina bottom of Serie a, it came as no surprise that head coach Stefano Pioli was sacked yesterday. Results have been terrible and last Saturday we lost 0-1 at home to Lecce. It’s so sad to see La Viola in such a demise when you think this is the club where di Sisti, Giancarlo [...]

November 5, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Premiership

Who would have thought that Sunderland promoted in the play-offs would stand just one point behind Liverpool with a game in hand? It’s surely Arsenal’s to lose with their magnificent defence and 7 point lead. I still think Manchester City – 9 points behind the Gunners – constitute [...]

November 2, 2025 // 0 Comments

The weekend rugby

The absence of any Premiership and Championship football gave Premiership Rugby a platform which it maximised with derby matches. The first between Sale Sharks and the re-branded Newcastle Red Bulls was too one-sided to be enjoyable. Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers were better matched but [...]

October 13, 2025 // 0 Comments

And God Created Woman (movie 1956)

It’s well known that this film made the careers of Brigitte Bardot, and its director Roger Vadim – as well as put Saint Tropez on the map. Less well known is that it was an early film of Jean Louis Trintignant, arguably France’s finest post war screen actor with whom Bardot had an affaire [...]

October 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Alamo (1960 movie)

There are those who dislike “THE ALAMO” – starring and directed by John Wayne – for its gung-ho patriotism but (for me) it’s a big action war movie of the ilk that is made so often these days. I watched it for the third time yesterday The story is of a make-shift fortress, [...]

October 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

New Zealand 17 South Africa 14 ( Rugby Championship)

If I had to describe this match between the two titans of Southern Hemisphere rugby in a single word it would be “intense“. Yes, the Boks were uncharacteristically sloppy, with poor handling by scrum half Grant Williams and skipper Siya Kolesi unimpressive but their renowned scrum has [...]

September 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

À la Colthard/The Reading Room Brighton Beach.

One of my mantras is that – not only do you not have to spend a fortune in à restaurant to have a good time – you should not have to. I was recommended “THE READING ROOM” cafe/restaurant by Polly, Bob Tickler’s p/a,  so recently I tried it out. It was a 20 minute walk [...]

August 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

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