• Football and Brexit
    What does the game of football teach? Smile when you win, and accept defeat. You should not grumble, bleat, whinge or complain, Cry “It’s not fair, let the match be replayed!” Farage, Gove, Johnson and Stuart exult. Cameron steps down, takes in the result. Online petition demands a re-run. Someone should point out that what’s […]
  • Leicester City Champions
    Who topped the League last autumn? Who tops the tree today? Which team sits proud atop the perch This merry month of May? Not Chelsea, Spurs or Arsenal, Not Liverpool, Man U, But some upstart Midland outfit, Whose shirts are coloured blue. Their nickname is the Foxes, And they’ve outfoxed the lot. The Season’s done, […]
  • Ticket Prices
    Economics A-Level, pretty basic stuff: When demand for goods is strong, prices soon go up. If supply exceeds demand, or demand tails off, Sure as night doth follow day, prices quickly drop. Certain things we simply must buy – Food, drink, clothes and shoes. But regarding all the rest, We are free to choose. If […]
  • The Cost of England’s Exit
    If you earn your living selling blow-up Spitfires, If you own a retail outlet or a pub, And were counting on a football feelgood factor To set your till a-ringing for a month, Then most likely you’ll be feeling somewhat cheesed off At England’s early exit from the Cup. If you coughed up thirty grand […]
  • England-Italia
    What air shall I breathe? No choice about that – air Genoese. But what shall I speak – Italian or English? Native or learned tongue? Confusing business. Reading material – Shakespeare or Dante? Fancy a tipple – bitter or Chianti? Then there’s the food – what shall I eat? Gnocchi al pesto or good old […]