Traditionally, the beginning of July marks two things; the start and end of the British summer and an unending series of mind-numbingly dull end of term events at your kid’s school. Many parents don’t bother to attend these events but … Continue reading
Three weeks into the World Cup and, despite some entertaining games, it is still events around the edge of the actual football that are grabbing my attention. Also, if you ever have a bright idea about running a Prediction League … Continue reading
Running a Prediction League competition for the World Cup, in addition to trying to hold down a proper job, has left me with very little time to do actually watch many of the matches. In fact, it has left me … Continue reading
I do try to be topical with my 5-4-Friday subjects and I therefore make no apology that the World Cup in Brazil will feature heavily over the coming weeks. After all, like most people, there really isn’t time for too … Continue reading
Last week, I wrote about the stand-out moments from the first five World Cup finals that I remember, namely those from 1974 through to 1990. Despite the latest of those being twenty-four years ago, I can still recall many of … Continue reading
We are just shy of a week away from the start of the latest instalment of the greatest sporting show on earth…. The FIFA World Cup. Like it or not, association football is the most popular sport in the world … Continue reading
Those of you that work in an office environment for a medium to large-sized company will probably attend far more meetings than you believe to be useful, effective or desirable. We know that they are a necessary evil in some … Continue reading
Conversations in the pub after Thursday Night Football normally revolve around somebody’s poor performance. Usually, that performance assassination is a football-related one but, if we are in a particularly cruel mood, it can sometimes involve pulling apart some poor unfortunate’s … Continue reading
“If you’re ever stuck for ideas for a 5-4-Friday, why don’t you write one about pies?” So asked Martin ‘Jimmy’ Tarbuck, a fellow Wigan Athletic fan, who just happens to have written the odd tome on the subject of our … Continue reading