It’s very bad form to accuse athletes of cheating, I’m sure. In the comments box here your TMFD correspondents do just that. Turns out we were right. It does beg the question of how she ever thought she was going to get away with that kin[…]

Olympic watch
I saw my first proper bit of the Olympics last night. One thought amongst many is that I like the olive wreaths they give to medallists. We’re getting that ancient vibe (I hesitate to say ‘feel’ too with many atheletes[…]

We won the Rowing Gold Medals on the seas of Trafalgar
I was quite chuffed with the gold-medal for the coxless fours. I like the olympics because they show the basic spirit of sport is competitiveness, and despite our liking for some more than others[…]

“Sometimes it is beautiful for the competitiveness, the spirit and the organisation”
Jose Mourinho, quoted in David Lacey’s piece in yesterday’s Guardian which is a pretty good refutation of all things fannydangle.[…]