I always used to eat breakfast as a kid, going through the various cereals marketed at kids. As an adult, I kind of got out of breakfast in that ‘eat-at-home-before-leaving-for-work’ way. I’d have a cup of tea, and then grab a choco[…]

Drowned by beer[…]

Kevin McCarra’s articles in The Guardian are normally good solid pieces of analysis, but he’s let himself down two paragraphs into this report where he says that Euro 2004 ‘is a tournament offering surprise and drama to compensate […]

Much better news from the Football League. It now means that the proven incompetent and the still criminally challenged won’t be able to take over clubs in the Football League (look mom, no coke!). One might say it’s a good policy to fina[…]

There’s apparently a proposal to rebrand* what’s currently the Nationwide League into the Coca-Cola League. I always thought Nationwide’s sponsorship was perfect – a really good name for a league that was nationwide. They also[…]

Tom’s post below made me think that mayeb an issue here the vanity of the writer; after a time, being a top-class gag crafter just isn’t enough. They wish to be seen as dramatists, commentating on the human-condition through the eyes of n[…]

Biscuit Report – McVities Lemon and Ginger digestives
Ever thought ginger biscuits too hard? Like the refreshing tang of lemon? Maybe think digestives too…samey? Give these a whirl. Very nice indeed. Very moreish. I like plain digestives[…]

Yay! I mentioned some months back that I couldn’t find my favourite noodles anymore.
I made an error which might have hampered my search; they weren’t made Amoy – they were a Blue Dragon product. I’ve emailed them to find out […]

I was watching Man Utd vs Porto last week. Benni McCarthy got 2 goals for Porto, but what I’ll remember from that game is the number on his shirt – 77.
Permit me first a curmudgeonly statement of my true feelings – what in the name […]

3-0 is the standard walkover result – when Scotland ‘beat’ Estonia when Estonia didn’t turn up. If UEFA upheld Wales’ complaint, UEFA would scratch that game and the record would say it never got played, Russia didn&#821[…]