Monday, 22 September 2014

More than a hand full

Remember the film ‘Total Recall’ and the three-breasted woman. Well fantasy has become reality for one American woman who is now the proud owner of a third breast.
 
A 21-year-old massage therapist from Tampa, Florida Jasmine Tridevil (not her real name) is the recipient of the third breast. After an extensive search with more than 50 surgeons refusing to carry out the procedure. “It was really hard finding someone that would do it too because they’re breaking the code of ethics” she told the media. She finally found someone willing to operate at a cost of around $20,000 including a nipple.
 
The operation has cost her family members, in an interview she said: “My mum ran out of the door. She won’t talk to me. She won’t let my sister talk to me. My dad… he really isn’t happy. He is kind of ashamed of me but he accepted it.”
 
It is also being reported that she undertook the operation to make herself LESS attractive to men. That should be a massive fail then because I guarantee she gets MORE attention and will need to toughen up with unwanted attention she can expect now.
 
She is hoping to pitch a show to MTV but she is more likely to be swamped with offers from porn producers and lad mags. Maybe the UK produces of Big Brother could be interested.

Sunday, 21 September 2014

Could it be Slade .. not that Slade

Woke up this morning to hear news that Vincent Tan as just about signed up Slade, no not that Slade ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ but Russell Slade as our new manager.
The Cardiff City fans want who they want as the new boss ‘Tony Pulis’ but according to reports he has expressed little interest in the job preferring to wait on a Premiership offer of employment. If it is Slade, many fans will look on in disbelief.
The question in my mind was who the hell is Slade? Manager of Leyton Orient I did know but that was about all but how does Vincent Tan no anything about the man. Maybe he just picked a team out of a hat saying whichever team I pull out I will have their manager at the latest SPECTRE board meeting.
I took to the internet and a google search to seek information on this managerial prospect. It led to a jaw-dropping discovery; he was never a professional footballer but a PE teacher with a back door entry into football. I have no problem with that has not every ex-professional player make a great or even mediocre manager. According to Wikipedia, he had an extended career at reserve team level until taking the step up at Notts County (caretaker) for around four months. That was the start of his career in management.
Among Orient fans, Slade is well regarded and the same within management circles with the ability to work on a tight budget. However, would he be the right man for the job remembering promotion is the goal for this season and nothing else in the eyes of owner Vincent Tan? If you read, what is in the press Tan is looking for a head coach rather than a manager opening the possibility of a director of football role, which is being linked with former Cardiff boss, Dave Jones.

Saturday, 20 September 2014

Saturday Bets 20/9

It was a blank for me last weekend after none of my four bets produced a winner so I am hoping for something better this weekend. First, up is a foreign bet but I forgot Scotland voted to stay in the UK but East Fife tempted me and it is a foreign league anyway. I made the decision to resume my crazy bet having laid out my normal £2 bet on nine to win.
 
Took my time over my second bet with some in depth research weighing up form from a number of locations hoping for better luck. Its funny how the newspaper experts rarely agree on their best bets but reading between the lines I came up with a bet.


First Bet
  • Atl Madrid
  • Real Madrid
  • Bayern Munich
  • East Fife
Second Bet
  • Brighton
  • Norwich
  • Bristol City
  • Northampton
  • Barnet
  • Halifax

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Bye Ole

Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is no longer, as the bad start to the season as cost him his job. Maybe he was always the wrong man, just too inexperienced for the British game.
 
 
Solskjaer knew the pressure was on with owner Vincent Tan making it clear he wanted Premiership football next season. The players need to look to themselves as well having played their part in the dreadful start to the season.
 
The Bluebirds defeat 1-0 to Middlesbrough on Tuesday night at the Cardiff City Stadium was dyer and with not a shot on target worth writing home about the players were booed off the field. Solskjaer did not take training Wednesday and was in London for a meeting with Chairman Mehmet Dalman. Once the news was out about the meeting it was obvious something was up with everyone expecting an announcement of his sacking.
 
The big question now is who will be the next boss. There is only one name on the lips of most Cardiff fans, Tony Pulis. He has a proven track record as manager, but he does not take interference from upon high. He has had a number of run-ins with former chairman in the past but any owner/chairman who hires him gets a manager with an excellent reputation within the game. In addition, what makes him attractive to a clubs owner is he can achieve goals with a small transfer budget.
 
He has a record of never being relegated as a manager, which is handy seeing the position the Bluebirds find themselves in now. He is also known to favour playing the long ball game, which could be a bit of a shock to the Cardiff players who play a passing game. The man himself is rumoured to want to manage again in the Premiership and could be looking towards Newcastle who could be about to make a change in their management.
 
The ball is now in Vincent Tan and Mehmet Dalman court now. The fans want Pulis who happens to be a long time Cardiff City fan and if they go elsewhere for their new manager they had better get it right.
 
A popular name in the press today linked to the job is the little known Dundee manager Paul Hartley whose previous managerial job was Alloa Athletic. He had two spells south of the border at Millwall and Bristol City spending his whole career in Scottish football. However, reports from Scotland say Hartley he is happy at Dundee and is staying.

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Yes or No .. Do I care .. Not a lot

I don’t give a toss about the Scottish referendum vote; if they stay or go, it’s down to them.
If they do say ‘Yes’ I want a statement about the split sooner rather than later. You can’t tell me the government haven’t been planning for a yes vote. Are they going to keep the pound? The SNP seem to think they are. So one of the first things the UK government should announce is what will happen. It has been one of the biggest issues in the election whether or not they would keep the pound. They could keep it but without the backing of the Bank of England, it would be worthless.
I guess after the vote there we be reams and reams of news stories either blaming each other and the Yes vote will in particularly single out the English government. If the no vote wins, I expect Wales to get much of the same benefits of being part of the UK that has been promised to Scotland. My only problem with that is it will mean more ruddy politicians, which would depress me greatly.
From what I have seen and have read via newspapers and social media over the last few months, promises have been made on both sides. The SNP are promising the people of Scotland the world and then some. By using oil revenue and taxes on the rich the SNP are promising free everything. The oil will run out and so will many of the rich millionaires over the border were under a Tory government they get to keep more of their cash. The No campaign are promising extras on what they have now if it gets past parliament.
I am not a fan of Alex Salmond, if the truth were told; I can’t stand him, and the same goes for his pet poodle and deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon. I really don’t like Nationalists full stop be it Welsh, Scottish, English, or whatever so a vote for an independent Wales would never be my choice.
There is a nasty side to me that wants them to leave the UK hoping they would crash and burn and hammering on the door to come back in, cruel I am.

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Solskjaer under pressure and we need a win

Under pressure
I have been rather quiet on one of my favourite subjects, Cardiff City Football Club, mainly because there has been little to excite me.

Maybe it’s the favourite tag slapped on us before the season kicked off but so far, it has all been a bit of a damp squib. There is already talk among the fans over the manager’s future with the word sack getting louder and louder. With our owner from on high demanding promotion this season, can the manager keep his job? I think myself he should keep one eye over his shoulder because a run of bad results could see him out of the door.

Fans already have a replacement lined up former Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis who is unlikely to be on gardening duty for too long. Pulis turned around relegated certainties Palace and save them at the expense of the Bluebirds last season. He is highly thought of in the game, he was born local, and a fan of the club to boot.

Tonight City face Middlesbrough, at the Cardiff City Stadium. While that the weekend the Bluebirds were being well and truly thumped our visitors managed a win away from home. Therefore, Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to bounce back from that 4-2 defeat to Norwich and ease some of the pain fans felt.

Changes must be made in defence when they let in four goals, squandering a first half lead. Rumour has it that Cardiff will hand new signing Bruno Ecuele Manga his debut along with other changes which we will have to wait and see if they are true or not.

The returned of Storage Wars and Hester

A new season of Ice Road Trackers last week and tonight, it’s the turn of Storage Wars. Time for new battles for that big payday from the discarded storage lockers of Southern California.

What is going to add some extra spice to this series is the return of Dave (yuuup) Hester who has a hate relationship with other buyers in particular father and son duo, Darrel and Brandon Sheets. Hester was dropped mid series three, he later launched an unsuccessful court case against the Production Company and network, and he intimated the lockers were seeded with valuable items. Fences have now been mended with the production company and the network hence is return to the show.

His return for this new season promises he will be back to his cranky and disruptive self and taking no prisoner’s in the war to win the best storage lockers. The show is airing now in America while we are playing catch-up but the bad blood between him and his fellow cast members as not gone away. According to reports Darrell Sheets is mercilessly gloating about what he thinks is Hester’s current financial situation.

Love him or hate him the guy has been missed by most fans of the show.

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Fried Onion Sandwich

It’s a guilty pleasurer of mine, a fried onion sandwich. If you were to add some bacon, you would be officially in food heaven.
 
The reason for this blog post is after seeing a friend’s Facebook timeline praising a bacon sandwich (fair enough) with JAM, my stomach turned and I feel a need to instantly reply calling it murder. Why would anyone come up with such a monstrosity?
 
Has for me it is a bit of an unusual filling for a sandwich just onion it is normally an accompaniment with beef burgers and hot dogs. I came across this delicacy during a dark time in my life in a late night, early morning bout of hunger. The cupboards were bare, I had a great need to be eating something, and with an onion, looking at me it must have knew its time was up. I was a fussy bastard and hated onions in anything but the for mention beef burgers and hot dogs and I liked them close to burning.
 
So it was onion-chopping time, screw the tears, I was bloody hungry. None of this healthy eating malarkey. It was a lump of lard in the frying pan, add the onions, fry for a minute or two before sliding the fried contents on the pan onto a heavily buttered slice of beard (white), and whack the top on.
 
Truly heaven with some brown sauce and like I indicated early add some fry bacon and it takes you to a completely different level. If you went the onion and bacon route why not go the whole hog slap your bread into the frying pan for some fried bread. God knows what the calorie count would be but I couldn’t see it being recommended by weightwatchers.

Saturday, 13 September 2014

Saturday 13/09 bets

Its Saturday so time to head to the bookies, well not really those days have long gone it’s all about internet betting for me.
 
I have curtailed my weekdays betting to concentrate on the weekends. I feel I was starting to get addicted after I broke my £2 betting limit with a shocking £4 bet, I lost it of course. I have not done a crazy £1 bet today on like 15 win so I have done a Premier League special for today.
  • Chelsea
  • C Palace
  • Stoke
  • Everton
Odds of 11/1 with SkyBet with £2 to win. I did not do any research on them I just fancied them to win. Not the best way in the world to make a bet just a bit better than drawing names out of a hat.
 
I did a bit more research with my next bet if you can call it research, as they are top of their respective leagues or up against crap opposition.
  • Wolves
  • Peterborough
  • Burton
  • Hearts
  • Barnet
  • Barcelona
  • Juventus
  • PSV
With SkyBet I got odds of 53/1 for my £2 bet.
 
My eldest son who seems to make a living betting as told me to try both teams to score or bet on goals scored. I took his advice and won but with a £2 bet it was hardly worth it so maybe it is not for me.

Friday, 12 September 2014

Posh Baked Beans

I love a plate of baked beans (in tomato sauce) on toast, tin beans of course. I like my beans straight up without added flavours like cheese or adding’s like beans and sausages.
The reason for my declaration of love of the humble baked bean is after reading the poshest of shops Fortnum & Mason have launched 'Proper Beans' at £3.95 each for their 330g pots. It is reputed at Fortnum & Mason was the first shop in Britain to sell this British favourite in 1886. My baked beans of choice are Tesco own brand costs me 32p for a 415g tin with a massive difference in price.
Heinz, the most popular maker of baked beans in the UK are currently retailing at round 50p for a 415g tin. Proper Beans at Fortnum & Mason costs a whopping £3.95 for a 330g pot. That’s more than seven times the price that we pay for the Heinz product. While it’s nearly 12 times the cost of my Tesco favourites, so I could buy eleven tins for the cost of one.
I check there website but couldn’t find them as I
intend to give them a taste test myself. I could buy them for Christmas as a treat. However, I would bet there don’t do simple plain baked beans so I will have to suck it up and just get on with it.

Thursday, 11 September 2014

The Return of Ice Road Trackers


Ice babe Lisa
I love the History Channel as it is home to many of my favourite TV shows and tonight I am excited about the return of Ice Road Truckers (9pm History Channel). The History Channel is home to American Pickers, Storage Wars, and Shipping Wars and many more all on my must watch list.
The series returns to treacherous roads, ice covered lakes, and the weather predicted to be between cold and very cold. There should be plenty of rivalries between competing companies for loads, the drivers and then there is the queen of the road, Lisa Kelly. The last series we watched the battle between two companies Polar Industries and a rival company set up by Hugh “Polar Bear” Rowland part owner of the new company and former employee of Polar.
Hauling goods by truck on ice roads isn't just about being a good driver. It can be extremely profitable with oil companies has well as supplying isolated communities. The elements often throw in a surprise or two and working in such conditions there is never a dull moment not a place for a break down.
No assignment is off limits, no road is too dangerous, and no ice crossing is too thin in this battle for winter roads supremacy and with every load delivered, it means money in the pocket.

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Strictly shoots down Factor

Realising it's over
So happy to read that the X-Factor took a beating in the ratings on Sunday up against Strictly Come Dancing. Fingers crossed for Simon Cowell to keep his word and kill off X-Factor for poor ratings and losing out to Strictly, which I hope continues.
Despite Cowell’s best efforts to promote is show with washed up singers and an OAP, Strictly took the ratings crown with an audience of 9.4million tuning in to the BBC’s show compared to X Factor’s 9.2million viewers.
He tweeted: "So the numbers are in. Strictly peak 9.4. X Factor peak 9.2. Round one to them.
Such a shame they were both on at the same time!"
For Cowell to insinuate that the Strictly producers are being underhand with their scheduling is like the pot calling the kettle black. He seems to believe his show should be up against a blank screen or something because he has a right to the ratings as well as the Christmas No 1. That is if the British public allow him.
Only last month he was peeved about the BBC scheduling saying it was detrimental to the viewers and his bank balance. One of his attack dogs Cheryl (Cole) Fernandez-Versini has thrown in her ten penneth worth into the debate by stating the X-Factor gives people an opportunities while Strictly was just for pampered celebrities.
The winner of Strictly may win a glitter ball at least they don’t have Simon Cowell milking them dry for every last penny before discarding them.

Why did I buy that book?


Everyone must have one or two books on their bookshelf they think why the hell did I buy that. My shelf is crammed with football related books mainly Cardiff City my chosen subject but I have a few of those kind of books. One book I binned straight away was the Ant and Dec autobiography which somehow ended up in among my books.
 
So while digging around in my book collection looking for something to read I came across the craziest book I ever bought ‘Dugouts’. Why I bought it, I have no idea. Therefore, I decided to give it another go to see if it could stir my memory a bit, in why I did part with money to buy it.
 
Dugout and changing room
The book is just a whole series on pictures of dugouts at football grounds most in non-league football. They are nothing like those at the top end of football and some are really funny like at Stanley United FC (see picture). Looking through the book some of the dugouts reminded me of the old concrete blocks that where at the old Ninian Park days.
 
It may not be much of a read but there are some cracking pictures of dugouts. It must be a hobby for some like taking car numbers or train numbers, taking pictures of dugouts. It looks a little strange to me as someone who flicked in and out of these kind of hobbies.
 
I wonder how many copies of this book were sold, as I like the odd quirky book myself. Another in my collection which I will soon be revisiting is ‘Pointless’ a book about East Stirling FC and in the author’s view ‘A season with Britain’s worst football team’. Not sure, about the worst I could come up with a few contenders for that title.

Monday, 8 September 2014

Freedom ....Well when I was young

Kids today lead a much-sheltered life compared to my childhood. All the dangers that worry parents today were around back then but it was a quieter life. There was no great panic, as everyone knew everyone and your parent’s friends looked out for you and playing outside was the norm.
I was recently in my old street visiting a friend and the difference was easy to see. In my day, there would hardly be a car in the street leaving plenty of room to play. The difference now is the street is jammed packed with cars with not a space between them. Although there was a park, a street away the street was still a playground with hopscotch games chalked on the pavement and children playing alleys in the gutter, space to kick a ball against a wall or simply play catch without hitting a car and setting off a car alarm.
7a at Mill Lane
When I was 10/11, I was taking the bus across Cardiff alone to go and visit my Nan. Then for me a trip into the town centre with my parents was about my biggest adventure particularly when I got lost. Mum and Dad were so sure I would make my way home they didn’t panic and found me sitting on the wall waiting for them.
However, the Docks to Splott, now that was an adventure even if the majority of it involved sitting on the bus. Mum told me not to talk to strangers which was a given and I would never go off with a stranger. I would enjoy the journey and the freedom it gave me from the walk over the bridge to catch the bus, the 7a. I would rush upstairs sit at the front, watch Cardiff go by, and luckily, for me my Nan lived a few streets from the terminus stop.
I would like to believe I allowed my kids some freedom growing up but you couldn’t help but worry about them. Today it might be a bit different for my boys and I couldn’t see me giving them much in the way of freedom. Everything is at a fast pace and kids have more stuff, like mobile phones and other valuables that make them targets. The world has become so materialistic and a must have society kids want to become grown up to soon.

Sunday, 7 September 2014

My Defining Album ... 'The Specials'

While bored and trolling through my online music collection it got my thinking of what was my defining album the complete one, the greatest album I ever owned.
 
After a bit of a think it was soon obvious to me, it was the 1979 album ‘The Specials’ by the Specials. I cannot think of another album I can say hand on heart I loved every single track on it. I remember buying it, where I bought it and most of all how I felt about it after listening to it. I even remember why I bought the album it was after watching them perform on Top of the Pops. Although I had heard of the Two Tone scene from listening to the radio and reading about them in the music press it was not until then I felt I found my musical home.
 
1."A Message to You, Rudy
2."Do the Dog"
3."It's Up to You"
4."Nite Klub"
5."Doesn't Make It Alright"
6."Concrete Jungle"
7."Too Hot"
Side two1.
"Monkey Man"
2."(Dawning of A) New Era"
3."Blank Expression"
4."Stupid Marriage"
5."Too Much Too Young"
6."Little Bitch"
7."You're Wondering Now"
 
If you anyway interested in the ‘Two Tone’ scene that burst into popularity in the late 70s early 80s with bands like, The Specials, Madness, and The Beat to name a few this album was regarded as a must-have.
 
It’s a true classic of the 'Two Tone' genre inspired in the most by a love of Ska music. The music found a home in the Rude boys and Rude girls as well as skinheads allow the latter brought along some violence with the growth of the National Front within the ranks of the skinhead movement. Not every skinhead was a Nazi, real skinheads had a love for black music the likes ska and reggae and anyway 'Two Tone' was about multicultural Britain.
 
Given the multiracial make-up of the seven-strong band not to mention much of the album’s subject matter, politics, the establishment, violence, identity, and race it was surprising they attracted racists. The all-white band Madness suffered most with the far-right infesting there gigs even with the band constantly denouncing their presents.
 
Of the tracks on this album, I couldn’t pick a favourite the whole album is. The key tracks include: ‘Message To You Rudy’, ‘Monkey Man’, ‘Too Much Too Young’, ‘Gangsters’ and ‘You’re Wondering Now’ which at a push I could declare my best, maybe. This album has tested the length of time and not just with us oldies the youth of today are finding 'Two Tone' and appreciating it.

Saturday, 6 September 2014

Saturday 06/9 bets

Saturday so time for my weekend crazy bet and a few bets, that are more sensible.

Had a nice little win last weekend pity I will not break my £2 betting limit. I see my betting as more of a hobby than some kind of money gathering operation. If I don’t like losing just £2 what would I be like losing a tenner or more.

With international football decimation of the league fixture lists pickings are light today. I prefer betting on league football I feel I have a better knowledge although judging by my win rate I don’t really have much.

Today’s crazy bet … Bristol City, Morecambe, Barnet, Gloucester, Bromley, Margate, Stamford, Port Talbot on odds of 71/31/1 with a £1 bet with Sky Bet.

Now my more hopeful bets
  • Peterborough
  • Torquay
  • Halifax
  • Falkirk
  • Odds 7.9/1
Second bet
  • North Ferriby
  • Basingstoke
  • Maidstone
  • Wingate & Finchley
  • Odds 12.71/1

Friday, 5 September 2014

The Footy Pie

Looking into a Clarks pie
I can never pass up a pie story without making a comment about it. Therefore, when I read a story about football and pies two of my favourite subjects I put pen to paper, well the keyboard anyway.
 
It is a bit of a false story with this pie survey conducted by Tesco’s involving pies sold in their stores near to Premier League grounds. I would be more interested in the quantity of pies sold in the ground not out of a supermarket.
 
The winning club of who ate all the pies is Southampton fans according to Tesco. They buy 310,000 pies every year in a Tesco near to St Mary's Stadium. However, are every one of these pies bought by football fans? How can you tell the difference between a guy just out shopping or a footy fan? Not every fan wears his team’s colours. Are all the pies sold on match day just bought before games or the total sold during the day? A lot of questions all unanswered.
 
As I mentioned earlier I would be more interested to know how many pies are eaten in the grounds around the country over the season. My preference of a pie at football is a locally made Clark’s Pie over the Peters Pie sold at the Cardiff stadium if I was to be honest. If a Clarks Pie is not available I would forgo a pie altogether and go with a beef burger. I was always happy to try a foreign pie on my past travels around the grounds.
 
My major problem with pies at football is the lack of variety. Many clubs sell Pukka Pies or a company pies like Peters. If you are lucky they may have, a local pie on sale like those at Morecambe FC pies that regularly top Footy Pie Awards.
 
My definition of a footy pie is first, it must be a meat pie on sell to the ordinary fan. Not a pie exclusive to corporate areas in the posh seats and suites. Not the healthiest option but on a cold winters day they can warm your soul even if the football on show is leaving you feel cold.
 
I recently revisited the book 92 Pies, a fans journey around 92 football grounds sampling their pies. I have to say it would be my dream book to write two of my favourite subjects rolled into one.

Thursday, 4 September 2014

Town and the Bay

We made the trip into town to see this ‘Cardiff fortress’ thingamajig. Well it’s on our doorstep so why not.
The promise of snarled up traffic didn’t materialise we saw nothing on our way to town or later. When I say walking, I was walking the wife was using her private transport her electric wheelchair. I have been thinking about getting one of those boards you see at the back of pushchairs but somehow I think it would be wrong.
Has we walked along the fence it was like gazing into a cage at the zoo with the police watching us while we watched them. There was no reason for us going to town other than being nosey but if I give her, a chance the wife could come home with something. However, I managed to steer her pass the most dangerous shop with some ease.
It was a lot quieter than I was expecting but the wife seemed to be only interested in getting pictures with coppers, especially the cops with the guns, but I wasn’t. In a moment of madness, I announced we were off to Cardiff Bay.
The wife had been bending my ear how she wanted to see a warship, apparently, she had never seen one before. While I was from the Docks, she was land locked in Llanrumney so they were two a penny to me. With the bus all over the place due to NATO stuff, we went in search of a bus.
Once down the Bay it was busier than town it looks like Cardiff love a big warship. I felt it was a bit of a damp squib with HMS Duncan hidden behind a row of trees and then two rows of fencing. However, the wife marveled over the size of the ship. It was a pity we couldn’t see the rest of the fleet of ships tied up we picked the wrong day it would seem.
It was packed around the ship with little room for the wife and her wheelchair so I was glad to leave the crowd behind but us later found out if we had hung, we would have seen the arrival of the Prince of Wales. Before heading home, we sat in the sunshine of Cardiff Bay watch the world wander by on this beautiful afternoon.

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Fortress Cardiff

With the world and its donkey in South Wales for the next few days because of the NATO meeting Cardiff looks really strange with all the fencing to keep President Obama and his chums out of Cardiff City Centre.
You can’t move around the town centre without tripping over a copper. They are everywhere, behind every bush, rooftop, as they dig and search for anything naughty. It might be a NATO meeting but it is like a reunion for the boys in blue with members of the force from all over the UK. This many foreign coppers have not been seen in South Wales since the miners’ strike.
When asked what he was looking forward to about his visit to Cardiff President Obama said, “I have heard about Chicken Curry off the Bone and I’m looking forward to having a crack at it”.
There is not just the heads of Government in town but there camp followers, the media circus. The protesters will be there to give a warm welcome in the hillside and there will be plenty of Socialist Worker banners on show. They love an anti-establishment protest the Socialist Workers. There is bound to be some cheering for NATO the Ukrainian’s for one even though there is talk of a peace agreement with the pro-Russian rebels happening before the weekend.
Hopefully the media scrum will get out and about and do stories about Cardiff and South Wales which will help promote the area.

Failed again

Shock horror I failed again last night to win the GQ Man of the Year award, which was a real bummer.

Somehow I managed to dodge the red carpet leaving my date for the night (see picture) to hog the limelight. I had my eye on actor of the year for my starring role in ‘What a total dickhead’ but lost out to some nobody called Benedict Cumberbatch.

I had my fingers crossed for the award of Humanitarian of the year for my unselfish promotion of meat eating and my believeth that pies are good for you. I be honest I could have won any of the awards including ‘Woman of the Year’ after my Oscar nomination for my latest film ‘I wear mommy’s clothes’.

Film critic Norman Dickwit said of my performance, “That’s no fella” and fellow critic Johnathan Boss said “I would without a doubt. Truly I would” and both predict I will be walking away on Oscar night with best actor and actress.

Monday, 1 September 2014

I don't care about transfer deadline day

Happy Days
No, I have not been glued to the Sky Sports News transfer bunker (Deadline Day) waiting on the latest news on players and teams I have no interests in hearing about.
 
I can think of hundreds of things I would rather do and I am a football fan. If my team Cardiff City do any business today, it won’t take long before it has been telegraphed on one of the social media platforms. Sky are going completely over the top like always with shouts of ‘Breaking News’ and reporters at every Premier League club.
 
To be honest I am more interested in the Welsh Cup draw if it happens today has my interest in the professional game wanes. I am bored of money talk and wages and the pages and pages of Premier talk in particular about bloody Manchester United.
 
God knows how much money will be spent today before the transfer window closes at 11pm. Most of the money will be heading to foreign clubs although I have noticed a number of high profile loan deals completed. The term undisclosed deal is something that really gets my back up. What is so special that clubs can reveal what they paid for a player? Is it some kind of tax dodge?
 
One thing is for sure the players will be happy with new deals if it means better wages but more elated will be the agents doing deals and making sure, they get their cut of the money.
 
At the time of post Cardiff have yet to do any business on Deadline Day only rumours.