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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

Thoughts on England 4 Ukraine 0

Let’s not get totally carried away. England played well against a poor side. Three of the four goals came from headers when the scorer was unmarked. Denmark – let alone Spain and especially Italy – are unlikely to concede such  goals. Once again at a crucial stage in the first half [...]

July 4, 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

Napoleon’s Plunder and the Theft of Veronese’s Feast/Cynthia Salzman

This is an account by Cynthia Salzman of the appropriation of Paolo Veronese’s Wedding Feat of Cana in 1796 by Napoleon. The painting hung on the refectory wall of the Santa Maggiore church in Venice commissioned by the Benedictine Order. Napoleon , just 26, had conquered most of the Italian [...]

July 2, 2021 // 0 Comments

Hemingway/BBC 4

A new Ken Burns documentary is worth waiting for though not worth missing England v Germany as it clashed. You know that the production values will be high and he will lay out the facts in a non-judgemental way. By contrast the Channel 4 type of documentary, normally on the royals, will be more of [...]

July 1, 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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