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A great day I chose to miss

Yesterday another raucous full house at the Stoop witnessed one of its ‘special days’ as the Harlequins, against all pundits’ predictions including my own, spanked the in-form Leicester Tigers by a margin of 32-12 for a four-try bonus point win to lift them from 8th to 7th in the [...]

January 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Rugby still has medical work to do

Last night I began watching the Gloucester versus Saracens Premiership rugby match being relayed live from Kingsholm by BT Sport. After a while, not fully engaged by its entertainment and having other domestic distractions I went to bed …and  thereby missed by a few minutes the sight of Ben [...]

January 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Brighton draw Arsenal in dream tie

Try telling a Brighton fan that there is no magic in the FA Cup as the city is agog at the prospect with the visit of the mighty Gunners. Outside the Seagulls, Chelsea and Arsenal are the two most supported clubs here so some Gunners will not have far to travel. Every month or so I have lunch with [...]

January 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

A tricky subject

Today (Monday 5th January) the media has been full of the storm surrounding the potential signing by Oldham Athletic of footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans. I’ve been listening to Radio Five Live most of the day and it’s been featuring the issues arising – and the ongoing developments [...]

January 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

The time for all good men to pull their finger out

Happy New Year, everyone! It’s now back-to-work time and the business end of the rugby season. Sadly, the Harlequins have been resolutely stuck in second gear this term. After 12 rounds of matches, we’re languishing in 8th position in the Premiership, albeit at least we have it in our own hands [...]

January 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

The magic of the cup?

I could not agree more with Tom Hollingsworth’s sentiments that the F A Cup has declined significantly over the past few years.   Its easier to identify why than to find a solution.   There is now much more televised football, the continentals as David Coleman called them do not have the [...]

January 4, 2015 // 4 Comments

Time to mint it, Murray!

With the reviews of 2014, together with the previews of 2015, now posted, we can all strap ourselves in for what looks like an exciting year of sport. I wish to begin on a positive note by addressing the likely fortunes of Andy Murray, Britain’s most successful tennis player to date, over the [...]

January 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fulham 0 Brighton2

Alan and I shared a mini cab to Hove and thence Worthing where he has a bungalow. Alan was gracious enough to admit that the managerless Seagulls were worthy winners and if we survive relegation by three points happy at least they came from Fulham. We hope to do better than this. It’s [...]

December 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Shortly after Kit was appointed I had a conversation with one of the contenders whose windows I have cleaned for many years. He feared that there would be a bounce factor but we would then plateau into mid table. We always want Kit to succeed as he is Fulham through and through and passionate about [...]

December 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

Rail chaos

In my own minor way I can contribute to the debate on the breakdown of railway travel. I was travelling from Bournemouth to Brighton to spend a few days with Ivan Conway before we both went today to Fulham v Brighton. Like all windows cleaners I am used to getting up early as we often start work at [...]

December 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

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