THE DEFAULT SETTING OF DEFEAT

THE DEFAULT SETTING OF DEFEAT

‘Fawlty Towers’ was a hugely successful sitcom programme in the UK in the 1970s centred on an  hotel owner who was aggressive, argumentative, snobbish, incompetent, highly-strung, rude, played  by the tall, gangly John Cleese. The basic format of each...
WHEN DEFEAT MEANS VICTORY  

WHEN DEFEAT MEANS VICTORY  

There have been many occasions when individuals and teams have snatched victory from the jaws of  defeat – Manchester United’s victory over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League Final may  rank as a perfect example though their neighbours across the...
SILENCE PLEASE 

SILENCE PLEASE 

We might all remember that dreaded moment! There we all were, sitting in the examination hall,  nervously wondering what fate was awaiting us, when the invigilator announced, “Silence, please.  Your examination starts now.” The silence that follows for a...
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE  

SMILE, SMILE, SMILE  

‘Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and Smile, Smile, Smile’, written by George and Felix  Powell in 1915, became a popular World War 1 marching song, not least as it served, with its jaunty  lyrical tune, to boost the morale of the troops in the face...
THE TWO GREATEST COACHES  

THE TWO GREATEST COACHES  

It is an interesting and encouraging fact that on a number of reputable websites which seek to  determine which have been the greatest cricket coaches of all time, two of them have been  Zimbabweans – those are Duncan Fletcher and Andy Flower, both of whom...