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Brighton 2 Burnley 2

Walking in the Lanes of Brighton in the morning, I bumped into the manager of a restaurant I patronise. We discussed the game at which point a fellow, head down walking past, muttered ” it will be 2-2″ . I foolishly ignored his prediction as I had advised Pargie it would be a goalless [...]

April 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

France Football

Michel di Vacri I have enjoyed the company of Monsieur Robert and his entourage but I thought the readers might appreciate a break from the restaurants and the good life and allow me a few paragraphs to discuss the state of French national football. Les Bleus are the host of the forthcoming Euros [...]

March 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

An Easter Day expedition

Aviva Premiership Round 18: Franklins Gardens 27th March 2016; Northampton Saints 29 Harlequins 23. It was my lot – and pleasure – yesterday to drive in decidedly changeable weather (and wind) up to my former sister-in-law’s farm near Northampton for a quick ‘round the kitchen table’ [...]

March 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice 3 Ajaccio 0

Michel di Vacri I thought it would be amusing to go to watch our local team, OGC Nice play. The Eagles as they are known are third in Ligue One and therefore on target for a Champions League place. PSG have already won the title and by far the best team. Monaco are second and Olympique Lyon prior [...]

March 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Manchester United 1 Liverpool 1

Watching this game last night I was struck how far in terms of team building both sides are from being a trophy winning team. Liverpool were the better team over two legs and deservedly went through. However they do not look capable of beating Jurgen Klopp’s old team Borussia Dortmined nor [...]

March 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Cheltenham and Champions League

I was in no hurry nor enthusiasm to post on golf after the weekend as to do so would be to hear the bleating of that bore, the unlucky gambler. My two picks for a top 5 in Thailand – Joost Luiten and Benjamin Herbert – finished outside and Retief Goosen whom I fancied for a top 10 [...]

March 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

George Cohen

Fulham are putting up a statue for George Cohen who will have the same sculptor Douglas Jennings as Johnny Haynes. We are all delighted for George. We can claim unlike Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester City that we had a player in the only English team ever to have won anything. The World Cup [...]

March 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

British clubs Brexit?

It looks like when the Brexit campaign is in full swing there will be at best two British clubs left in Europe, Manchester City and one of Liverpool and Manchester United. It was a British club, Glasgow Celtic, that broke the hegemony of Southern Europe by winning the European Cup  in 1967 after [...]

March 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Atrocious weather does not always make for a dreadful game of football but it did here. In 94 minutes the Seagulls did not muster one direct effort on goal and the visitors only the odd speculative shot. Nor was there one piece of individual skill. I felt sorry for my neighbour Jack who produces a [...]

March 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

The evidence of our eyes

England rugby player James Haskell hit the media this week by giving an interview bemoaning the fact that that TMO video replays of incidents during a match are relayed to television viewers at home and to crowds in the stadium, apparently on the twin points that in his view this may unduly [...]

March 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

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