Chinkgate, the sorry race-related episode that has blighted Wigan Athletic and its owner Dave Whelan over the last couple of weeks, has shown us that we have to be vey careful what we say for fear of breaking largely unwritten … Continue reading
My lad is one of a small handful of kids chosen from his class to potentially sit Level 6 SATs at the end of year 6 in June – or at the end of junior school, as it was in … Continue reading
A number of our team members are currently spending the working week away from our base in Oldham. Some would say that not having to spend all day in Oldham is a good thing. However, I don’t think many of … Continue reading
There aren’t too many of us who don’t at least dabble with a bit of social media these days. You might use Instagram to upload your million and one holiday photos for everyone to ‘enjoy’, you may use Twitter to … Continue reading
There was an interesting piece doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter this week which picked out some common traits to be found in a typical 5-a-side line up. The author identified 19 different types of personality to be found … Continue reading
I love a good sports autobiography, especially if there is a bit of salacious gossip in it that gives a bit more of an insight into what happens behind the closed doors of a top club or team. The nine … Continue reading
This 5-4-Friday is very brief, due to numerous commitments this week, but has been inspired by the media-naïve antics of Iain Moody and Malkay Mackay, both ex of Cardiff City football club. Their media woes sparked a bit of a … Continue reading
Here’s a 5-4-Friday with a bit of a difference this week. As many of you will know, I recently ran a Prediction competition for the World Cup in Brazil. It is starting to become but a distant memory, but we … Continue reading
Admittedly, I don’t spend that much time in our kitchen. After about ten o’clock at night it’s virtually out of bounds as both access doors are slammed firmly shut so that the cats can be kept from roaming about the … Continue reading