I’ve just started to watch the American TV show Mad Men on Sky’s On Demand service. I’ve seen up to episode four of the first series, so far. I’m sure that doesn’t interest you one tiny bit. It doesn’t particularly … Continue reading
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Regular readers of my drivel may already be well aware that, musically, I am more or less stuck in the eighties. In fact I’m not even stuck in all of the eighties; it’s generally just those bits that involved Paul … Continue reading
I start a new job soon. I am quite looking forward to it but, no matter whom you are, whether you are becoming a little long in the tooth or are still a bit wet behind the ears, it’s always a … Continue reading
Sat in the pub the other week, a mate suggested a 5 all-time favourite footballers theme for 54F. After a bit of a heated debate, we agreed that this was probably too wide a category, as there are oodles of … Continue reading
Maybe it’s the hot weather, but I haven’t half been a ratty bastard this week. You’d think that kicking my heels at home for a few days would chill me out but it seems to have had quite the opposite … Continue reading
The only thing worse than Wigan being relegated is that it means it must be the end of the football season with no more matches until August. That can only mean one thing – cricket! I’m not the world’s biggest … Continue reading
Yesterday, a good friend of mine experienced the deep joy of becoming a father for the first time. In amongst the glee of knowing that he will now, finally, suffer all the inconvenience and both sleep and life deprivation that … Continue reading
What a roller-coaster of a week this has been? First of all Wigan Athletic only go and win the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium against the mega-rich Manchester City and then, while we are still all as high as kites … Continue reading
I can probably rattle off every FA cup final result from 1970 through to 1990 without even pausing for breath. At a push, I could probably give you ninety per cent of the scorers too. From 1990 onwards the sequence … Continue reading