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A ball of considerable confusion

It’s difficult to avoid the impression that – in what (nobody needs reminding) has been something of a strange a disconcerting world these past eighteen months – the “crazy” factor has recently gone up several notches in the UK as both world sport – not least football, [...]

July 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

A Good Read

An interesting issue was raised in this week’s Good Read on Radio 4 presented by Harriet Gilbert – namely, you can enjoy a book at one period of your life but not in another. She gave as her example The Franchise Affaire by Josephine Tey. I read a lot of Christopher Isherwood as a kid [...]

July 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

A day at Wimbledon

Uncle Bob (Robert Tickler) informed me that negotiations have broken down for the sale of his debenture ticket and would I like to go? Of course I would – though I have never accepted that Wimbledon is primus inter pares of the 4 Major tournaments. The staff were even more officious than [...]

July 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

Approaching our release from ‘prison’ …

As we approach the much-heralded “UK Freedom Day” from the grip of the Covid pandemic [Monday 19th July], my most recent review of the Government’s plans and preparedness for our ‘return to normal’ leads me to a significant degree of confusion and a whiff of suspicion that the forces of [...]

July 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

Funny how things can change, isn’t it?

Not being a football fanatic – and having declared myself a Euros 2020/2021-free zone for the duration – I had a hard time of it this morning upon rising at my usual unearthly hour and perusing the UK national newspaper websites in order to catch up with what has been happening in the world. [...]

July 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

Covid- living with it, or dying of it ?

Two recent incidents defined to me, and and increasingly I should suspect the public’s, attitude to Covid. Staying with some friends in the country, which I presently am, I arranged a cat/house-sitter for my beloved pussy cat who requires 2 insulin injections daily. The said cat/house-sitter [...]

July 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

Stonehenge – potential new ‘discovery’

Trawling the newspaper websites overnight I came across this piece by David Leafe on the website of the Daily Mail and thought it worthy of possible interest to Rusters. It is all about the latest theory as to both the design and purpose of Stonehenge – see here – DAILY [...]

July 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

We’ve all been there ….

It’s no secret that “frustrations with modern life” – often coupled with comparisons of how things were (or seemed) so much easier and better in days gone by – is a staple of followers of this esteemed organ. Today I’m drawing Rusters’ attention to a [...]

June 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on England’s victory

I will leave the triumphalism to the Chief Football Writers – most of when had written off England and Gareth Southgate as dull. For me England’s best player so far is Jordan Pickford and the crucial moment was when he came out to narrow the angle for the normally lethal Thomas Muller. I [...]

June 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Farewell Scott Parker

Opinion was divided amongst Fulham fans over Scott Parker’s three year tenure as Head Coach. Some say it marked 3 relegations in two seasons, others that he achieved promotion from the Championship in his first full season. The pandemic made management more difficult in many ways – fans do [...]

June 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

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