WINNERS ARE NOT WINNERS

WINNERS ARE NOT WINNERS

Brian Clough was an extraordinary soccer manager. He took over Derby County when they were in the Second Division in England, after which they were crowned champions two years later, won the First Division title two years later, then reached the semi-finals of the...
SPORTING ARTICLES

SPORTING ARTICLES

The holiday season just past perhaps offered opportunities for party games, dreaded by some, adored by others! Some of the games are surprising and intriguing, as in asking everyone “If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be?” The answers could be amusing,...
RIP. VIP

RIP. VIP

Outside one of our soccer stadiums there are very helpful and clear signs indicating where team buses should go and also for parking for VIPs; in fact, interestingly, there are also now signs for VVIPs. So, being a Very Important Person is not enough of a...
A LOAD FULL OF BULL

A LOAD FULL OF BULL

It is interesting (or perhaps just a coincidence) that in fairy tales and nursery rhymes there often appear to be three animals. We have three blind mice, not knowing what they are doing (heading in different directions); we have the three bears with Goldilocks, all...
NO COMMENT!

NO COMMENT!

It is one of professional sport’s most ridiculous requirements that managers and even players are put through post-match interviews and pre-match press conferences where the questions tend to be inane, provocative, wearisome, irrelevant, unnecessary and ignoble. They...