How much is it to buy a copy of the Guardian again? Enough for it to fit into the ‘luxury I am not going to pay for’ category, I’d have thought

Birmingham v Norwich game finished at 14h30. TV at Hough Towers went off.

At around 14h45 seven (comprehensive school) kids in our street started playing cricket.

It's now 18h40. They are still going. Shouting, cheering, driving, reverse-scooping.

It's absolutely brilliant.

There's also a big mismatch between how people would describe the UK a Broken, Struggling, divided, mess, compared to how they describe their Nice, Quiet local area...

Lawrenson was truly awful. He made it sound like he was forced to go to World Cups and commentate against his will whilst providing zero insight. But like Le Tissier, he’d rather blame ‘woke’ than admit that maybe he could’ve kept his job by being better at it.

The truth hurts. Out they must indeed go.

The Ascot United FC Supervets (that's over 50s to those not in the know) welcomed Old Lyonians FC to the Racecourse on Friday night.
Excellent doo. The hosts won on the field, the visitors (again) magnificent in the bar. Match report here.
ascotunited.net/fixture/ascot-…

For one last time this season, breathe on ‘em Salop!

These 12h30 starts are a bit rubbish. Not that these two seem particularly bothered.

Breathe on ‘em Salop!

So, agenda as follows.

- 19h45 Friday. Ascot United FC Supervets v Old Lyonians FC Supervets
- 15h30 Saturday, STFC Supporters FC v STFC ASFC Vets
- 19h00 Sunday, Ascot United Coaches v Ascot United Golf Club XI

3 games in 3 days.

If I don’t emerge on Monday, you’ll know why

As the universities-as-Marxist-training-camps trope is doing the rounds again, worth remembering that the most recent evidence is that, insofar as it has an effect, going to university tends to make people more right-wing economically...
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

This is a fascinating listen. The drivers of economic inactivity; it’s complicated….

Also very much enjoyed the official coming out of Torsten Bell as an old fogey. Join the club!

You know that time when one of your eight year olds discovers ACDC and asks Alexa to play it (Hell's Bells, for the record) at the crack of dawn.

Yep, we're there......

Seriously, are you guys off your respective rockers?

It has cost a fortune, it goes against a whole host of moral principles and it is never going to actually do the job that it’s set out to do. faz.net/1.9677338

‘Outstanding achievements’

There are good leaves. And bad leaves.

In other news, fine leg is recovering well in hospital. The stump thankfully only grazed his left ear as it went hurtling by…..

Ridiculously marginal. That would have been one of the most iconic goals in FA Cup history - consigned to the bin by a dodgy computer-driven line. Modern football is rubbish.

Dan Hough I look forward to seeing some of these games cancelled or moved because its inhumane to play Saturday then Tuesday with all the travelling

With all the talk about FA Cup replays being scrapped Halifax Town have just played 4 league games this week all away from home because their pitch has been unfit to play on in a 46 game season. The Premier league think they've got it tough🤔