I love watching the golf on the tele. It’s not just the climax to a major tournament like the Masters or the Open that you can’t take your eyes off, even a mundane, run-of-the-mill European Tour tournament provides perfect background sound and vision. Then there’s the...
Maybe it’s the hot weather getting to me a bit but, here are 5 things that have been pissing me off this week… Caps attached to bottles… the latest nanny-statism, designed to make sure we don’t throw away the lid off a bottle of orange juice as they can be dangerous...
For those of you who don’t know, I happen to live in the Makerfield constituency, where last night’s by-election took place. The last few weeks, and especially the last dew days, have been a bit bizarre. Here’s a special extended 8-4-Friday to mark the experience. •...
I once went to watch a Wigan Amateur League cup semi-final match in Platt Bridge, Wigan. It was a filthy day deep in December and the game should never really have been played. The field was a complete mud-bath. I was only there with a few of my team-mates because the...
Well, that’s Christmas all done and dusted for another year. Thank the lord for that. Not that I hate Christmas, I really don’t. I actually quite like it. But, why do people go totally mental for the two weeks around Christmas and New Year, that’s the bit that winds...
