the position I cherished but never had the chance to play for the team at Junior School – my friend, David D, best five-stones player and fag-packet flicker of the playground, and always our superb right winger who I loved to watch – so much faster, trickier, neater – admiringly and Senior School the same […]

there was a time when our team scored a goal out of respect the other players shook the goal-scorer by the hand

new season, no wins and six games played bottom of the table promotion hopes already faded

it’s just not cricket fighting on the football field – be cool! play the game

You’ve not been picked for the school team again – needless to say you were desperate to play so you’ll not go and support them today, instead you’ll go home and play your own game, dribble your ball around the greengage tree, swerve down the lawn while performing your tricks, position yourself for a well-judged […]