Posted in comment on Jul 11th, 2011 206 Drinks »
The best laid plans of mice and men, and all that. The first day there is a new signing to discuss, I get in from work, and a rare visitor arrives to wipe out writing time. Do I eat this late, or do I write? Pass me the rum, love. That will do for dinner… […]
Posted in comment on Jul 9th, 2011 278 Drinks »
The release of the travelling party that will board the plane to Malaysia confirms the strange state of preparation we find ourselves in. For various reasons the squad is stripped of the services of Lukasz Fabianski, Manuel Almunia, Emmanuel Eboue, Cesc Fabregas, Abou Diaby, and Nicklas Bendtner. Conspiracy theorists already have an opportunity to speculate […]
Posted in tongue in cheek on Jul 6th, 2011 435 Drinks »
I had a dream. Not that original an opening I know, but bear with me. Why not loan the skipper to Barca for a year? That was essentially the nature of my nocturnal meandering. Now in the cold hard light of day that may look plainly absurd, but I assure you as it danced through […]
Posted in comment on Jul 5th, 2011 123 Drinks »
I have indeed trod through great tribulation in the last twenty-four hours as the first of the captives was set free. Gael Clichy opened his eyes and looked within, and decided he was distinctly dissatisfied with the life he was living. Goodbye to the last tenuous link to the Invincibles. His desire to move on […]
Posted in comment on Jul 3rd, 2011 326 Drinks »
Hangovers don’t get any better the older one gets, let me assure you. How on earth did I used to get myself onto a cricket pitch in summers past? Summers past. No internet. We would buy players in June (1983 Charlie Nicholas) and July (1984 Viv Anderson), and read about them in the News of […]
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