Old enough to have seen Jimmy play for Chelsea. Also saw his debut for Spurs when he scored a hat trick against Pool. Lucky enough to have been at Wembley when England won the World Cup when to allow for the crowd to disperse we sat in a almost empty stadium. Jimmy came out on to the field...
As a very naive 15 year old on probably my first visit unsupervised to London, Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool got of the tube at Tottenham Court Road and asked for directions. Bought a copy of the News Chronicle Football Annual that gave directions to all the grounds after that.
We know the Premiership and Championship with sponsorship could complete 20/21 season l am not sure Div 1 and 2 without sufficient crowds could do so. Some clubs were struggling as it was and there must be serious questions as to whether they can continue. Limited crowds of cricket members or...
It is not only Amazon that use the UK tax rules to their advantage. Most businesses and highly payed individuals will employ accountants to do just that. Offshore accounts or putting the business in the wife’s name as she spends most of her time on her luxury yacht. If the government cracked...
Having not been in a shop since lockdown Amazon have been my saviour. Having long taken advantage of their business I have come to rely on their food division Amazon Prime Now. I can order in the morning and get a delivery in the afternoon with no delivery charge . With regard to the state of...
There will be no FA Cup next season. Extra Preliminary round should start in August and lower league football will not be played next season let alone next August.
Sadly I fear my local will not re open. Landlady in her mid seventies and has been struggling health wise. My small town had thirteen drinking establishments when I first became a regular patron fifty years ago now we have six, none have a flourishing food trade. I fear most will struggle to re...
Once this catastrophe that the world is facing at the moment is under some form of control the financial recovery will be severe. My guess is everyone will see there finances take a hit. Professional sport will not be immune as Sky and other sports subscription channels are sure to have a...
As someone who used to be a big reader I suffered some mental health issues that affected my ability to concentrate and would suddenly realise that I was not registering what I was reading. However I have quite a collection of reference books which I have no problem with so dipping into them at...
I’m sure there will be a lot of hot air , criticism and condemnation of China in the coming months from the West but will be put to one side if history tells you anything. Countries economies are taking a battering at the moment and the struggle to recover will not be helped by ostracising China.