LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

“If you had seen my school reports, you would see why I wanted to be a footballer!” Those are the words of not just any old soccer player, though they could so easily be so, but of one special player and manager who asks people just to “call me Ken”; those are the...
THE GREAT DIVIDE

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Bobby Charlton, Wayne Rooney – we have probably all heard of them all and can find some common denominators in them. They are all English international soccer players – yes! They are all Champions League and EPL winners –...
THE SMILING ASSASSIN

THE SMILING ASSASSIN

John Arlott has been mentioned in a previous article and, as well as having a gifted imagination and descriptive mind, showed his perceptiveness further when he declared once that “We take life too lightly and sport too seriously.” There is a serious warning there. Do...
THE BETTER WAY FOR THE BATTER

THE BETTER WAY FOR THE BATTER

What do the following people have in common: John Arlott (the famous cricket commentator with a poetic touch in his voice), Thomas Hardy, (the celebrated author and poet of the late 19th and early 20th century) and Graeme Souness (the Scottish midfield soccer player...
AIM HIGHER! 

AIM HIGHER! 

A man lived on the 25th floor of his apartment block and every day he took the lift all the way down but when he came home at night he took the lift to the 11th floor then walked up the stairs to the 25th floor. Does that seem strange? Do we know why? Read on to find...