Hoist with their own petard

I love that phrase. Anyhoo, not yet on top of my game but feeling much much better today; almost torpid rather than comatose in fact.

( Saturday activities )

Good result yesterday for the lads and it could have been better. We defended like Trojans for all the match, got a brilliant goal in the 86th minute and then, wouldn't you know it, they equallised in the 94th minute. Oi! That's our trick. Anyway, Roy was pleased with the effort. The lad that scored, Grant Leadbitter a local lad, had just come on the pitch a minute before he scored and was so emotional about it he ran to the manager at the edge of the pitch, collapsed and cried. It was great. So was the goal: a shot from 25 yards that hit the underside of the crossbar and went into the roof of the net with Almunia well beaten on the line.

e.t.a. Grant's dad died in the summer and Keano gave him time off to deal. His dad's ashes are scattered at pitchside, near where he ran to to dedicate that goal to his dad. Poignant or what?

Their goal was from yet another corner. Gordon came out wanting to relieve the pressure but got nowhere near and Fabregas headed in. They had already had one disallowed when the assistant referee said the ball had gone out of play before Walcott crossed it. Looked dubious to me but you couldn't really tell. Anyway, the linesman was sure.

Hoist with their own petard

I love that phrase. Anyhoo, not yet on top of my game but feeling much much better today; almost torpid rather than comatose in fact.

( Saturday activities )

Good result yesterday for the lads and it could have been better. We defended like Trojans for all the match, got a brilliant goal in the 86th minute and then, wouldn't you know it, they equallised in the 94th minute. Oi! That's our trick. Anyway, Roy was pleased with the effort. The lad that scored, Grant Leadbitter a local lad, had just come on the pitch a minute before he scored and was so emotional about it he ran to the manager at the edge of the pitch, collapsed and cried. It was great. So was the goal: a shot from 25 yards that hit the underside of the crossbar and went into the roof of the net with Almunia well beaten on the line.

e.t.a. Grant's dad died in the summer and Keano gave him time off to deal. His dad's ashes are scattered at pitchside, near where he ran to to dedicate that goal to his dad. Poignant or what?

Their goal was from yet another corner. Gordon came out wanting to relieve the pressure but got nowhere near and Fabregas headed in. They had already had one disallowed when the assistant referee said the ball had gone out of play before Walcott crossed it. Looked dubious to me but you couldn't really tell. Anyway, the linesman was sure.

1984 and no sign of George Orwell

I am doing the quiz, because it's there and I was looking for something on YouTube when I got sidetracked as usual. So, it being Sunday I have a video for you of Torvill and Dean at the 1984 World Championships in Canada. They were already Olympic champions having triumphed in Sarajevo. Who would believe then what happened to that city afterwards? They had got 12 sixes then. At the World Championships they broke the record for the most 6s given. Rather than Bolero I offer you the Original Dance, a sequence that is danced three times exactly the same. This is Chris the matador and Jayne the cape. In many ways I thought this was a better. more challenging routine and I just love the music. They got 6s for this too. Ice dancing has moved on so far from this that it resembles pairs with better ideas and fewer throws. The marking has changed for reasons other than the perfection of this couple, but they had their part to play in having to allow for such faultless dancing.

1984 and no sign of George Orwell

I am doing the quiz, because it's there and I was looking for something on YouTube when I got sidetracked as usual. So, it being Sunday I have a video for you of Torvill and Dean at the 1984 World Championships in Canada. They were already Olympic champions having triumphed in Sarajevo. Who would believe then what happened to that city afterwards? They had got 12 sixes then. At the World Championships they broke the record for the most 6s given. Rather than Bolero I offer you the Original Dance, a sequence that is danced three times exactly the same. This is Chris the matador and Jayne the cape. In many ways I thought this was a better. more challenging routine and I just love the music. They got 6s for this too. Ice dancing has moved on so far from this that it resembles pairs with better ideas and fewer throws. The marking has changed for reasons other than the perfection of this couple, but they had their part to play in having to allow for such faultless dancing.