Sport- the great leveller

Yesterday I had two morning visitors both by coincidence called Phil.

The first Phil owns a glass company and – like me – is a member of the Sussex CCC players club whose does very nicely thank you when a lusty-hitting batter smashes a glass window or door as happens not infrequently.

The second Phil is my window cleaner.

Phil The Window  is a keen Manchester United fan and sports lover.  Phil the Glass arrived at 11.00 at the same time as Phil The Window.

In introducing them by way of both being sports fans, a discussion took place on the fortunes of Manchester United.

Phil the Glass  knew that another Phil – Phil Jones the experienced United defender – had bought a new Bentley.

Phil the Window observed that the modern football player was impossible to manage with huge wealth.

It proved a fascinating three-way discussion and, after Phil the Glass  left, I observed how great a leveller sport is.

We did not talk of Ukraine or Covid, but simply sports, notably the demise of Manchester United.