In the spotlight – and not a horse to be seen

Back in 1998, I wrote a piece about Gloucestershire’s image to the wider world as a sporting backwater. My argument Continue reading →

Optimism reigns…

Steven Finn’s explosive return to Test cricket at Edgbaston proved again how cyclical sport can be. Yes, it has taken Continue reading →

Cup price equation delicate for clubs

I was once told that the best money in football originally belonged to someone else. I knew what the gentleman Continue reading →

No easy pickings

I spent a wet Bank Holiday Monday in August watching the first ever meeting in a league match between Forest Continue reading →

New Green shoots…

Manager wanted to revitalise underperforming staff. Good salary structure so no budget issues. Attractive location with company car provided. Must Continue reading →

A sticky wicket…

October. The month of the year when cricketers head off for a well earned holiday before their closed season schedule Continue reading →

Project promotion convinces Dale

A footballing Forest. Nottingham ? Of course. Redbridge ? Possibly – they were a short lived incarnation of what is Continue reading →

Making ends meet…

The Chief Executive of Wrexham Football Club sparked a thought in my head after criticising one of his players, Danny Continue reading →