Friends, bots, countrymen, lend me your ip address. It has been a testy few months, however the world has looked strong suspended in orbit around the sun, my hopes are that this will continue for the coming years. The state of the world address is traditionally delivered by our Father, who art on holiday, so … Continue reading State of the World Address
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World Cup Final 2018
As my working life slowly intrudes on my alternate personality, you'll notice that the frequency and quality of content will also subside. Which may not leave you with a lot of hope. In an effort to combat overcome this rather sad facet of life in London, here's a little ramble about the World Cup final … Continue reading World Cup Final 2018
World Cup 2018 – Quarter Finals Review
Well, fuck... Whose idea was it to put the Quarter Finals over the weekend, don't they know there is drinking to be done?! Quarter-finals Friday 6 July Uruguay 0 France 2 Brazil 1 Belgium 2 Saturday 7 July Sweden 0 England 2 Russia 2 Croatia 2 (Croatia win 4-3 on penalties) In a weekend which featured; … Continue reading World Cup 2018 – Quarter Finals Review
World Cup 2018 – Day 9 – 14 – Round-up
As the teams start to drop like flies and my coverage becomes more and more negligent, you may start to wish that it wasn't thirty degrees outside. That way we could get on with our duties with no fuss. I could write endlessly into the abyss and you could focus on your work rather than … Continue reading World Cup 2018 – Day 9 – 14 – Round-up
World Cup 2018 – Days 3-7 – Round-up
It's fair to say that with the tight schedule of football, exhaustion is setting in - for me. I managed the big Saturday and followed it up with a big Sunday - in which Mexico beat Germany! The big Saturday was a long day with lots of football, the big Sunday was a long day … Continue reading World Cup 2018 – Days 3-7 – Round-up
World Cup 2018 – Day 1
And, we're off... Strangely, to the sound of Robbie Williams. There was a sound in the UK of a collective, growing "aaahhhh..." as everyone suddenly realised that Robbie Williams is an archetypal Russian popstar. Could it be that Robbie Williams is a Russian plant too? Anyway, his sarcastic, Anglophilic, coked-up swagger put in mind an … Continue reading World Cup 2018 – Day 1
World Cup 2018 – Predictions and Introduction
The greatest players in the world have assembled. The teams have been announced. Now, we all wait... Now that the worlds greatest have assembled at the G7 and SCO and ordained to let us have our fun, we may prepare for the biggest event the world has ever seen - not impending nuclear war, … Continue reading World Cup 2018 – Predictions and Introduction