5-4-Friday… 5 office gripes

5-4-Friday… 5 office gripes

It’s amazing the little things that can cause a row at home. There are things that you do that you think is perfectly acceptable behaviour that really winds up your partner and can cause the most horrific, pointless rows. And vice versa, of course; there are little,...
11-4-Friday… Footballing legends

11-4-Friday… Footballing legends

As a soccer-mad dad, it has been mildly disappointing that my son has, so far, shown little interest in football. He is ten years old and, thus far, his live football-watching career is limited to two (turgid) pre-season friendlies. At the time of writing, however, he...

5-4-Friday… 5 English Fails

Most countries have something which they probably feel defines them as a nation or a people. Something that the rest of the world recognises as being home to that particular country. Many nationalities can lay claim to something that they are particularly renowned...
5-4-Friday… 5 New Martians

5-4-Friday… 5 New Martians

Renowned writers like Jules Verne and HG Wells told classic tales of intrepid time travel and adventure that have stood the test of time. I am quite sure that, despite their vivid and creative imaginations, they never expected their fictional yearns to actually come...
5-4-Friday… 5 false dawns

5-4-Friday… 5 false dawns

I wrote last week that the football transfer window is usually an opportunity for Wigan Athletic to rectify mistakes made in previous transfer windows.  This year was definitely no exception as the Latics laid on a shuttle bus from Manchester Airport to the DW Stadium...