I spend far more time than I probably should on Facebook. But, as I have said before in this blog, I like it and that’s why I do it. Some people knit, some people watch mindless TV shows, some people drink and smoke themselves stupid; in the grand scheme of things, I...
Ironically, given that I have had a day off today, I have only just got around to doing this week’s 5-4-Friday. Days off are supposed to be relaxing, unless you’ve taken the day to do something specific. I haven’t taken today off for any particular reason at all. It...
Last September, I had what was to be the first of several stays in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford, Dublin. It sells itself as a ‘boutique’ hotel and, although it’s a little bit Bohemian, it’s a great hotel. All the rooms are kitted out identically, with one of the main...
One of the Wigan Athletic Facebook fan sites has been running a series of polls to establish the supporters’ all-time favourite Latics XI. This has led to a whole raft of arguments about the final selection, mainly because most of us Wiganers are too daft to...
By comparison to its normal dull, predictable English football standards, this has been a funny old season so far. Man United continue their surprising fall from grace, Chelsea are in the bottom half of the table and Leicester City are top of the Premier League. Even...
