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Euros: thoughts to date

One of the joys of writing for the Rust and reaching the age we have is that you can speak your mind free of fear of castigation on social media and the PC brigade. Frankly – to use a non-PC phrase – I do not give a monkey’s. First up, the Christian Eriksen incident. Guiseppe Wilson [...]

June 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

Watching my favourite team on the world stage

Despite my Scottish ancestry on both my parent’s sides – incidentally from an early age all my life I had also been told that I possessed a significant Italian family background, an allegation that was disproved last year when, as a birthday present, my daughter arranged me a DNA (ancestry) [...]

June 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

Djokovic on course

One play in the French Open final defined why Novak Djokovic might well win the GOAT (Greatest of all Time ) debate. He was two sets down to Stefanos Tsitsipas, 12 years his junior, and he has never come back in a Major final with that deficit. Tsitsipas played an exquisite drop shot at the net. [...]

June 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

Catching the end of it

As regular Rusters will be aware, I recently began my umpteenth fitness campaign in an eternal “start-stop” routine that I have been conducting for the best part of thirty years. Before I embark upon my “Topic Du Jour”, for the benefit of the trainspotter-type fraternity amongst our [...]

June 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

Crowd control

It’s an ironic issue that English football – having moaned the absence of crowds – is now presented with a tricky problem by their return. The problem is “taking the knee”. Gareth Southgate has consulted the England players who are in favour. Fans are not and even [...]

June 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

My art week

This week I continued to enjoy the reopening of museums with visits to the Barbican for the Dubuffet exhibition, to the Wallace Collection for the unification of the two famous Rubens landscapes and to the Pallant gallery for Degas to Picasso. The Barbican, with its architecture of bleak concrete [...]

June 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

Not everything is “black and white” (if I’m allowed to use that phrase)

My piece today is set in the context of reviewing the “state of the nation” at this stage in the pandemic, i.e. as we approach what appears to be the expected and much-trailed announcement on Monday that the Government will be postponing its previously-announced road map’s “21st [...]

June 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

Euros betting guide

Favourites rarely win international competitions and England never do, so I eliminate the 5-1 joint favourites. The other favourites – France – can field Mbappe and Benzema up front and must be seriously considered but I’m looking for more value with Portugal at 9-1 and Italy at [...]

June 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

Black cab v Uber

In the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver about urban alienation the Presidential candidate Charles Palantine rather condescendingly praises taxi driver Travis Bickle for his metropolitan knowledge. Personally I find most taxi drivers will offer their opinion whether you praise them or not. On the [...]

June 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Hotel du Vin/Wimbledon

I had last stayed at this hotel when it was the Cannizzaro, a Palladian house in the style of Kenwood with equally magnificent grounds. However the hotel – especially the service – disappointed. Now under the management of Hotel du Vin they have upped their game. On arrival I was stuck [...]

June 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

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ITV COVERAGE OF CHELTENHAM

March 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

I am in the camp of watching on tv rather than attending for the 3 Cs: cost , convenience and comfort. With the cost of travelling and attending Cheltenham and last [...]
Max Schmelling/ The Good German

March 4, 2026 // 0 Comments

In the unlikely event that I would be asked to nominate a Great Life on Matthew Parris ‘ show my choice would be the Black Uhlan Max Schmelling. In the 1930s thee [...]
The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 spurs 1

March 3, 2026 // 0 Comments

Prior to Fulham ‘s comfortable win over Spurs (2-1) I watched the big match Revisited featuring Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2 i guess in the early 70s It would be foolish to [...]
The Six Nations

February 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Six Nations continues to throw up surprises. England could not bounce back against Ireland , a resurgent Wales gave Scotland à close game with the Millennium Stadium [...]
Brentford 0 Brighton 2

February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to a long planned family engagement but had [...]