Category Archives: Sports

So, just what made Muhammad Ali ‘The Greatest’?

People die every day; if you’re jammy you get old before this happens. That makes Muhammad Ali one of the fortunate. There’s been enough gushing opinion on the internet about him, so I won’t add to it, nor personalise it … Continue reading

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Here’s to another summer of schadenfreude.

The Great British summer. Bluebottles swarm around massive dog shits festering on roasting concrete. Warmer air elevates the potency of body odours, petrol fumes, dog piss and the remnants of discarded beverages. Glass shards from bottles line the gutters. Dogs … Continue reading

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The Premier League Quarterly Report 2015/16 – The Half-Way Point

Like Groundhog Day, I’m repeating myself in these Premier League columns, regurgitating the same thought, but, alas, it’s true – the Premier League continues to decline at an alarming rate. Superficially obfuscating this is its immense wealth and a delusional … Continue reading

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The Premier League Quarterly Report 2015/16 – The Quarter Way Point

And just like that we’re already at the quarter way point of the premier league. The speed with which time passes becomes truly frightening if you dwell on it, so let’s not. Usually by now we’ve passed the Panagea phase, … Continue reading

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