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A la Colthard: Hotel Costes, Paris and Bonnard

The latest National Rust expedition was to Paris, ostensibly to see the Pierre Bonnard at the Musee D’Orsay but also  to enjoy lunch at the uber cool Hotel Costes. My cousin in New York who works for a French bank is the man in the know on what the French call “branche”, [...]

June 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Blatter’s demise: is the FA too triumphal?

Let me say right away I am no apologist for Sepp Blatter. Whilst recognising his achievement in transforming football into the biggest global sport, this was no legacy because the cost of corruption in achieving this was too high and unacceptable. Stanley Rous, a former English referee and football [...]

June 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

In the Night of Time /Antonio Molina

One review which you will rarely read (but you will now) is the one where the reviewer gives up on the book. Some book clubs have a protocol whereby a member can give up on the set book provided he/she provides a reason. It’s actually a difficult but common problem of reading. Do you carry on [...]

June 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Quad hike

It’s not often you see one of the best golfers in the world card a 8 (known as a quad) let alone 2 but Ricky Fowler and Dustin Johnson managed this over the weekend. Fowler was playing in the Irish Open where one of its sponsors  Rory Mcilroy bagged a 80.  Dane Soren Kjeldsen came out on [...]

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Professionals

A month or so ago I was watching some programme on ITV4 on Saturday evening. The following morning I woke up early as is my wont and switched on the telly.  ITV 4 was showing The Professionals and I rapidly became absorbed. Where possible I now watch it from  6.30/7.30 every Sunday morning. It [...]

June 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Cup Final

The 2015 Cup Final between Arsenal and Aston Villa was too one-sided  a contest to be memorable so it’s worth considering the current status and presentation of this show piece of the sporting calendar … or is it?  In my lifetime it has reduced significantly in status. This is because [...]

May 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

Shark attack

It was chucking it down all afternoon, by six a sun so fierce emerged that spectator and player had difficulty seeing the ball and once the sun dipped below the Spen Cama pavilion we felt the cold.  Middlesex posted a total of 221 runs, their highest ever score, with Dawid Malan contributing 115. [...]

May 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

FIFA

Our readers might be surprised that we at the National Rust have been slow to enter the affray after the arrest of 8 senior FIFA officials. Generally speaking we feel unless we can add value by contributing something not considered or a contrarian view that our readers’ appetite is satisfied [...]

May 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

Looking back and forward

BRIGHTON With play off places achieved in the previous two seasons, the highest gates in the division and a stadium fit for the premier, we did not expect to struggle at the other end. True our best players over the last two years -Bridcutt, Bridge, Barnes, Buckley, Ulloa and Upson – all went [...]

May 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sussex triumph in thriller

I know that some prefer the shorter form of cricket to the county game of 4 days but Sussex’s victory over Warwickshire proves that the latter can set up a sporting treat. One of the features of Sussex games at Hove this season is the poor quality of the pitch, so much so that we may well be [...]

May 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

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