When I joined Instagram there were 3 things I vowed not to do: 1)take selfies/type #selfie 2)faff around using filters to make things look ridiculously better than they are in reality 3) #hashtag #every #photo I didn’t understand the need for Instagram originally. I didn’t see the purpose, I didn’t see why I would want […]
Phil Neville made his full co-commentary debut on Saturday night, heard by the millions of people that stayed up to watch England kick off their World Cup 2014 campaign, and it appears that not everybody was impressed. And by ‘not everybody’ I mean barely anybody. As anyone who follows my Twitter page will know I am […]
An official document from the Football Department A) Describe your last job role: I was an assistant manager I helped to transform a top 4 team into a mid-table side I was sacked after leading my club to a season of disappointment B) It is the transfer window and you need to consider new signings, what […]
Thursday 22/08/2013 WE ARE DOOMED! Sky report that Anelka ‘walks out’ of training and wants to retire, only a few weeks after signing for the club. Thousands of Albion fans sit at home crying into their receipts showing expenditure on a new Albion shirt with ‘Anelka 39’ printed on the back. The first game was […]
‘Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth’ Lillian Hellman
Before I start I just want to point out I am interviewing myself. An odd concept I know, but I wanted to try it. If you haven’t started reading it it is not too late to back out. If you have, please stick with it. It becomes less confusing (I hope!) as it goes on. […]
Just to make one thing clear. This is not a book review. Not in the sense of intended book reviews which analyse characters, contents, meanings and themes anyway. It is instead a post about what this books means to me on a more personal level, and how it has led a change in attitude. As […]
‘Students, you have twenty minutes to finish your exam’. Twenty minutes. That was it. One final push through the exam paper and then I would be free. Free from revision, free from exam stress, free to enjoy the glorious sunshine (yes, honestly, the sun is still shining down on Leicester!). I’ll be honest, the exam, […]
So it turns out that there is more to Leicester than buildings, history, sports grounds, universities and dead monarchs. Among all of these there is actually some pretty nice scenery to be found and enjoyed. Who knew eh? (Admittedly it helps that the sun is out!)
Yesterday saw Crystal Palace victorious in the Championship Playoff final and book their place in the Premier League. The day marked not only a triumphant moment for the Eagles, but also the end of the football season. Gone is league and cup football now for a couple of months. I know England are playing this […]
Black Country Girl 