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No, not the competition to find the world’s biggest numpty. No, unfortunately, this competition is for who will be in charge of running the greatest sport. He opposes technology which our beloved game is crying out for. He belittles women by stating that the women’s game could benefit ‘if they wore shorter shorts’. And thinks […]

I’ve given myself a month to get over the initial shock of the birth. Even now though the horrors of it all still haunt my dreams! I feel guilty for writing this as I was only a mere witness to the episode, while Hannah will show physical scars for some time. It all started as […]

In my last post I mentioned someone whose season card was confiscated. That person wishes to remain anonymous but here is Bob’s update. Chaps, To save me explaining it 10 times later, see below. I had a letter from Nigel the Finance Director of SUFC on my doorstep when I got in last night. It […]

Dear Ron Martin, Have you heard this one? A guy walks into a bar and asks the barmaid for a pint of bitter. ‘Sure’ she replies. ‘With every pint of bitter we are giving away a free bottle of champagne and a full steak meal!’ ‘Wow’ replies the startled man ‘..and how much is that?’ ‘That’ll be […]

I recently attended an HTML5 workshop held by Mr Remy Sharp. I was the only honest schmo in the room to admit to having already purchased the HTML5 book on offer. I was waiting for the free T-shirt that never transpired 🙁 The workshop itself was really interesting and I left with the usual ‘I’m […]

Our bundle of joy is going to be a boy! For me this is awesome for many reasons but mainly because it means I have someone to… Play football with Have a beer with Buy violent toys for Take to Roots Hall Play practical jokes against the Mrs with There is a certain degree of […]

Sleepless nights, tantrums, and strange coloured pooh. These are just some of the side effects of being told you’re going to be a father. The fundamental fact of things is that we men, by our very nature, aren’t built for this. We are built like a B52 squadron. Deliver the package and get the hell […]

With the Pope’s visit this week I thought it was about time to get religious. Normally this conversation takes place after about 7 pints. So writing this with a sober head is refreshing and hopefully quite coherent. When asked what religious persuasion I am, I say the most ‘sitting on the fence’ answer there is. […]

So on Wednesday I get asked if I would like to attend dConstruct at the Brighton Dome. My normal reaction to anything not predetermined within the last month gets an automatic ‘no’ response. However, I thought this would be good for me and would (if nothing else) mean 2 days out of the office. Before […]