Exu

I remember watching Hendrick bowl on TV and benaud used to berate him on commentary for not pitching it up enough. Apparently had he done so, in Benaud's opinion , he would have taken more wickets. Funny how little things like that stick with you. RIP

RIP

From R&D FC twitter AFC Rushden & Diamonds (@AFCRD) / Twitter I support a non-league team and when Griggs took over he merged Rushden Town and Irthingborough Diamonds. He then bankrolled a meteoric rise through the pyramid and in a sense he was to blame (in my view) for a number of clubs throwing money around they didn't have in order to try to keep up with R&D. A number of clubs in non-league went full-time as a result and since then we've seen a number of clubs endure boom and bust times. My own view is that this is a bad thing, but times have changed forever. R&D then spent many years being a tenant of various clubs after they were locked out of their own ground which was subsequently flattened.

A difficult question to answer, but I guess the highest Test run scorer in history , or, pinching inspiration from LFN, the most prolific porn star in history with the biggest cock on record into the bargain.

Having been laid low with Covid, I am coming to this very late. I'll have a guess at Switzerland 0 Spain 2 Italy 2 Belgium 1 I'm aiming not to finish bottom of the pile if I am permitted to enter!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57135567 Reading between the lines, the BBC appear concerned for his welfare...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-57055578 Bbc report on James Dean. I saw him many times for various clubs against my own team

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56971321 Alan igglesden hasn't got long left unfortunately. He was wheeled out to play against the Aussies in the late 80s after every other English fast bowler either got injured or dropped after being smacked to all parts. In cruel twist, one of his team mates at Kent, Richard Davis, succumbed to a brain tumour at a relatively young age some years ago.

Bloody hell no age. RIP

Worth watching a programme currently on bbc iplayer about the rebirth of derry City fc in 1985 against a backdrop of the troubles and expulsion from the Irish league by the northern Ireland fa. Different league - the derry City story

Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65 - BBC News BBC take on his passing

Putin critic Navalny could 'die within days', say doctors - BBC News At risk of cardiac arrest or kidney failure apparently. Day 18 of his hunger strike.

BBC's take on williams' demise https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56720985

Massimo cuttitta. I think I've got the spelling right

Having watched, and cringed most of the time, if I were his legal advisors I'd be thing him to keep his gob shut and avoid cameras in future. Gems like "his death was a miracle " made it quite a bizarre and at times , stilted, interview.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56713027 Former Italian egg chaser turned coach dies of corona related complications

It transpires that the ECB has requested that all recreational cricket next Saturday is paused between 3pm and 4pm. Really good idea given that covid restrictions mean that players cannot go into changing rooms or clubhouses during the break. Spending an hour in the car looking miserable is the only option!

I reckon they will still be collectibles in the eyes of some

BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56705671

They just wanted to make sure that nobody was missing out by accident!

Oh to be a fly on the wall at the wake when everyone is chomping on sausage rolls and other Iceland (the store , for our overseas friends) specialities whilst looking awkwardly at the ground.

Apparently the Beeb have set up a complaint form because they've had so much shit over their decision to replace Bake Off and the rest of the schedule with the wall to wall coverage we saw last night and this morning. Luckily for me, I've been able to watch cricket all day. Happy days!

..and mine and Mrs Exu's 27th. Fancy that!

Randomly Jimmy greaves

Harry also has his new job to keep him busy as well. He can spend the first month working out what the fuck his job description should be https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-has-got-a-new-job-in-california-12254478#:~:text=The Duke of Sussex has,topics related to mental health.