1. Rugby Administration Why does a professional game have amateur match officials with no system of reward or a level of transparency and accountability? We’ve […]
1. The beautiful game To call football ‘the beautiful game’ is possibly the greatest contradiction in modern culture; it is a game which obscenely rewards […]
1. Small changing rooms At the Butts Park Arena we are blessed with great changing facilities, but that’s pretty much the exception rather than the […]
1. Name or place droppers We’ve all met them and we’ve all experienced their condescending tone, telling us where they’ve been on their travels, who […]
1. Diving/play acting in football Don’t get me wrong I love watching football, although I’m more of an armchair fan than anything else. I’ve probably […]
1. Lazy trolley operators I really can’t stand people who can’t be bothered to put supermarket shopping trolleys away properly after they’ve unloaded all their […]
1. ‘Walter Mitty’ Rugby Club owners Playing for Santa Monica Dolphins in California, living on the beach, living the proverbial dream, I receive an email […]
1. Paid-for Condiments My particular beef (or should that be chicken?) is aimed at the popular restaurant chain Nando’s. The boys love going down to […]