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Championship Review

In many ways the Championship is more interesting than the Premier and one of those ways is the manager. There are only five British managers in the Premier – Tony Pulis, Mark Hughes, Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and Chris Hughton – and their expectation aspiration and ambition are for their [...]

August 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Fowey and Helford Estuary

Though Cornwall is not the Riviera, for its range of locations and talented characters drawn there, there is still much to do of interest. On Sunday we went to Fowey on the river Fowey and opposite lies Bodinnick where Gerald du Maurier had a chalet style home and introduced Daphne to the locale. [...]

August 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Would you believe it?

My 26-1 shot Alexander Levy had only to sink a three foot tiddler to win the Porsche European Open and missed it. The latest kid on the English block Jordan Smith won his first trophy. It was breathtaking stuff. Levy carded a 69 to Smith’s 71 and it was sufficient to force a play off. On the [...]

July 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

A Trip to Cornwall

Our readers might find this difficult to believe but we do not confer before our postings so it’s entirely possible to write on the same theme. Today I am touching on a subject aired yesterday, namely road travel. It’s that time of year again when the Rusters make their annual [...]

July 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Another Wash Out at Hove

It’s now the fourth rain-affected T20 game endured by Sussex Sharks, meaning that we have only 5 points from them, one being a tie. Clubs invest heavily in that select group of players that tour the World playing T20. Ross Taylor In our case we have the Kiwi Ross Taylor. I was some 20 minutes [...]

July 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Wine tasting and Decanter awards

Yesterday evening I attended my third event of the Sussex Wine School. At this the instructor Johnny brought six of his own wines to be tasted blind and another attendee contributed two. Once again two young ladies to my left and opposite, sat down at the long table and began texting. A wine [...]

July 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

The French Riviera: a literary guide for travellers/Ted Jones

Travel writing is not one of my preferred reading genres though I recognize the merit of Eric Newby, Patrick Leigh Fermor, and the humour of Bill Bryson. Travel for me is visual and personal not objective and written. However I do enjoy a book on the characters that lived in a region I know well [...]

July 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Rain spoils play

The Sussex Sharks have now had three t20 games spoiled by rain. Yesterday there was play but we were reduced to 8 overs. I do feel that the ECB have not paid sufficient consideration to the vagaries of British weather in the new metro franchise. Yesterday I went to Hove to see the Sussex Sharks [...]

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

A great sporting weekend

This is one of my favourite sporing weekends showcasing the final 2 days of the Open and the culmination of the Tour. I remember in 1989 staying this weekend with a sporting family in Suffolk. Greg Norman contrived to lose the Open in a play off to Mark Calcavecchia, the Great White Shark was [...]

July 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ The Jetty, Chichester Harbour

For many years Murrays at the Ship Hotel was the destination of choice for a meal at Chichester. It has now been taken over by the Harbour chain that operate boutique hotels along the south coast. It’s had a total makeover with the familiar mustard banquettes of the Brighton Harbour. It keeps [...]

July 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

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