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A day at Hove Cricket Ground
Going along the seafront on my way to Hove, I saw the Labour delegates and supporters walking to the Conference Centre with a purposeful air and gait as if they represent now the party of power. I expected loonies and activists but many were in suits and being responsible in and for government [...]
The US pipeline
The conveyor belt of American golfing talent is – to use one of their buzz words – awesome. Last Sunday rookie Xander Schauffle won the Tou championship and Justin Thomas woke up yesterday $10m the richer by topping the Fedex. Both of these and Daniel Berger will be vying for a Ryder [...]
Brighton 1 Newcastle 0
After grinding out this win, Brighton have 7 points and need another 31 to survive. Home form should do it as we are capable of beating Huddersfield, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Swansea, Watford, Stoke, West Ham, Leicester, Burnley, at home and picking up the odd point on our travels. All the [...]
The Mixer/Michael Cox
This book is fully titled The Mixer: The Story of Premier League tactics from Route One to False Nines which in one sense sums it up but in another does not give justice to the engagingly anecdotal style with which the writer approaches the topic as this far from being a dry flipboard account of [...]
Another avventura
We Rusters can be accused of many things but of not shying away from the challenge of a new experience. Not for me a few cosy non-executive directorships, thank you, but rather a motivation in what must be the final stage of life to enjoy travel and the bucket list of pleasures and pastimes denied [...]
Evaluating the day
I do not know how it is for you 39 readers but I like to take account of the day before turning in, evaluating the high and low spots. Yesterday was very much a full on day of 3 meetings, 2 at banks and one at Sussex CCC as a committee member of a fund-raising arm of the cricket club. However [...]
Pargie’s rotten sporting weekend
I hate Kiradech Aphibarnrat, the pudgy Thai golfer. Mind, he speaks well of me and my intense dislike began at the the 15th hole of the Dutch yesterday. I had backed him each way at 40-1 and after 68 holes he was tourney leader. He double bogeyed the 15th. The 16th he hit a lovely pitch to the [...]
Fiorentina file/ Fiorentina 2 Bologna 1 and like father like son
When I was approached to write for the Rust I did enquire how much interest Fiorentina would be to the British fan and should I try to find an angle that such a fan would find of interest. The sports editor replied that as with other contributors I can write what I like as interest to readers, [...]
A la Colthard/ The Caxton Grill
With two caveats the dining experience at the Caxton Grill was first class. Normally I am not one for offers through internet intermediaries but meeting an old friend – not that sort!!!! – in Victoria I came across the Caxton Grill off Victoria Street and an offer of 3 courses plus [...]