FROM HERE TO AFFINITY  

FROM HERE TO AFFINITY  

Sir Ken Robinson was not by any stretch of the imagination a sportsman. While one of his brothers  did play soccer professionally in England, he himself contracted polio aged four and spent almost a  year in hospital as a result. However, he did become a...
MINING GOLD 

MINING GOLD 

It is claimed that over sixty-nine countries around the world now host their own version of the ‘Got  Talent’ format, whereby anyone can enter and perform any form of talent before an audience and a  panel of judges with the hope of making a name for...
COMMON NON-SENSE  

COMMON NON-SENSE  

Many readers will be familiar with the mock obituary that was published in The Times newspaper a  number of years ago, which began, “Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common  Sense, who has been with us for many years.” It was stated that...
BEING MEN  

BEING MEN  

Have you ever wondered what Snoop Dogg, Rabbie Burns and Rudyard Kipling have in common?  Furthermore, have we ever realised what significance they have with regard to sport? None of them  are known for their sporting prowess yet all have had a bigger...
YOU’RE INVOLVED IN THE F WORD  

YOU’RE INVOLVED IN THE F WORD  

Gordon Ramsay is perhaps the one celebrity most well-known for his use of the F word, though it is  probably a consequence of a quick temper and high expectations of others. He has, of course,  become hugely successful, not in his beloved soccer (where he...