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A dissenting voice

I happened to watch The One Show on BBC1 last night, on which the guest of the day was broadcaster Clare Balding who was there to plug the Women’s Boat Race, which she has deliberately departed Channel Four Racing to present, along with its male counterpart, today. Call me old-fashioned [how many [...]

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Masters coverage

For some absurd reason the Masters bigwigs have always limited the tv coverage. It was not until 8.00pm ( 2.00pm Georgia time) that you could watch the coverage live. Thus we the viewer missed two impressive rounds by Englishmen Justin Rose and Paul Casey and tomorrow there may be no coverage live [...]

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Thanks for everything, Richie …

This morning better scribes than me will be sitting at their computers preparing to compose their tributes to Richie Benaud – Australian cricket legend as all-rounder, national captain and of course revered radio/television commentator – upon his passing overnight at the age of 84. [...]

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

He is one of our own

This is a popular chant beloved by Spurs fans of Harry Kane, who reflects the supporters conviction that their team is all the better for the participation of one of their own. In Newcastle John Carver – whose track record as manger is inferior to that of the southerner Alan Pardew, 26 [...]

April 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Am I going loopy?

This potentially either demonstrates the state of my humdrum little life or, alternatively, the kind of obsession that invade the minds of those who begin taking exercise regularly – but I’ve now gone beyond getting irritated by those I’ve mentioned on this website previously, viz. the [...]

April 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Houston Open and Masters

Does the Houston Open won in a play off by JG Holmes provide an indicator for the Masters commencing this Thursday? I think so as Jordan Spieth has now won the Hero and finished second in the Valero this year so he goes to Augusta in top form. He will not be fearing Tiger Woods whose short game has [...]

April 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

Guilty pleasure (not)

Every fan of team sports is allowed to have two favourite teams – the one they actually love and follow and the one they love to hate. As a Harlequins supporter, the team in my latter category – the one whose every characteristic I despise; the one with the capacity to annoy me more than [...]

April 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Fulham1 Brentford 4

One of the most annoying aspects of the Fulham meltdown is the way it is represented in the programme and website. The earliest Fulham programmes were edited by Merula who did not hold back in his criticism. Under the stewardship of Dennis Turner, up at 7-30 to edit the programme for 30 years [...]

April 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Flags of convenience and stereotyping

There is quite a stir in Italian football after the selection of Eder whose only connection to Italy is a great grandparent. Otherwise he is Brazilian. Interestingly the same issue has arisen with Diego Costa the Chelsea  striker who played for Spain much to the chagrin of Brazil but not the [...]

April 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

A betting poo

In the USPGA previous to this – the Bay Hill Arnold Palmer Invitational – I followed Steve Palmer on Henrik Stenson. Leading comfortably I checked my account for the each way odds and I could find no record of the bet. This  is because with my normal incompetence I had the Swede as [...]

March 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

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