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What a gathering of Legends is called ? A legacy of Legends ? A folklore of Legends ? A mythology of Legends…..? Another Legend gathered. Kevin Keegan. One of the greatest goalscorers of [...]

For another four years. What might and perhaps could and should have been… The wait goes on. 60 years… Dust settles and opinions evolve and change, but a “Bronze” medal [...]

“It’s gone way down to Swansea….” The sixth six. Six sixes in an over. Sir Garfield…. Gary Sobers left us yesterday morning to head to the celestial Long Room. Where [...]

A magnificent performance. Lead, as is so often the case, by the team’s talisman. Gritty and glorious. Root 99 as opposed to Route 66… England’s cricketers setting up a Sunday [...]

By the third place play off match against France… Or about as excited as the players will be….?! Opportunity. It knocked. Hard. And then our Manager decided to park the London bus. [...]

Of Peter Savill being elected Pope… Than taking on the pivotal position of Chairman of the BHA. Am I allowed to write “Chair” or do I have to go with [...]

Time will tell…. The BHA, in their wisdom, have decided that Peter Savill is not a suitable candidate for the position of Chairman. Peter Savill – who has an intimate knowledge of our [...]

England’s hopes. For much of Saturday evening. Stuck in a cloying treacle, going nowhere… Sir Starmer has announced that there will be a Bank Holiday if England win The World Cup. [...]

High Summer on the July Course. Thunder bugs and midges. Shade in the pre paddock. Mercury rising… Sprinters. Don’t set your clocks by them. Whose turn is it this time ? 66/1 winner [...]

Sussex. Newmarket. Kempton. Sussex… M25 behaving. Mainly… Same today. Without the Kempton bit… M25 good just now. Because very few others were bonkers enough to contemplate it [...]