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Bamber Gascoigne

I met Bamber Gascoigne twice in my life: the first was when I was first reserve of our Magdalene College University Challenge team. Gascoigne had attended  the same college and spoke to us after an ignominious defeat by Hertford Oxford. He was a courteous  man and a clever one too as he composed [...]

February 22, 2022 // 0 Comments

Whatever happened to “customer service”?

One of the banes of modern life has been the deterioration in customer service that that has bedevilled the United Kingdom over the last three decades. I don’t know who or what deserves to field most of the blame for this – sub-contracted call centres situated in all four corners of the Earth, [...]

February 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Huddersfield 2

Is there cause for concern after Fulham’s third defeat at home? I read a post in one of the more incisive Fulham websites [www.hammy.com] that in 1982-83 season we had a 6 point lead over Leicester at this stage of the season but it was the Foxes who gained promotion. Huddersfield came to the [...]

February 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

Storm Eunice passes through

Living – as I now do – some distance away from any metropolis that matters one has to get used to the complicating factors that come with the territory – both literal and metaphorical. There exists a degree of “community feel” in the locality. Somebody began a WhatsApp group at the [...]

February 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the Champions League

The most significant aspect of the round of 16 of the Champions League partially played out this week was the dominance of the English teams – Manchester City winning 5-0 at Sporting Lisbon and Liverpool 2-0 at Inter. Barcelona, after 17 consecutive seasons in the Champions League, played [...]

February 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

Manchester United 2 Brighton 0

Curiously this match postponed from December because of covid was not televised. BT Sport was committed to the Champions League whilst Sky was showing the Championship match between Cardiff and Coventry. Manchester Utd/ Brighton was on Radio 5 Extra, commentated by Connor MacNamara with Mark [...]

February 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/the Boutique Hotel

If  there has been one development in the hotel industry that has irritated me it’s been the rise of the boutique hotel. As often as not these are designed in a small space but disguise the size with a modern makeover and a few gimmicks. Last weekend I had to attend a 65th birthday celebration [...]

February 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

Saracens 19 Harlequins 10

In appalling conditions of high wind, sleeting rain and cold Harlequins slipped to their third consecutive defeat. It would be wrong to blame this on their England absentees for two reasons. Quins were let down by their established  players like Andre Esterhuizen who has lost his dynamism and [...]

February 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Hull 0 Fulham 1

This was another grounded-out win which kept Fulham on top of the Championship and 11 points clear of third place Blackburn. The only goal separating the sides was scored by Alex Mitrovic, a glancing header from a cross from right back Neco Williams – a loan signing from Liverpool – who [...]

February 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Winter Olympics (non-watch) continued:-

Here follows a short digest of the latest “stories of potential interest” from the pathetic apology for a Winter Olympic Games taking place in Beijing:- TEAM USA SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND RACISM ALLEGATIONS According to multiple media reports I have seen overnight a lady named Callan [...]

February 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

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