This year has been particularly special one way or another. I missed the home game against Bristol City for instance because I was attending a 50 years reunion at my old medical school, Guy’s Hospital. It was a special, black tie do and as you can imagine it was amazing Read More
Those of you that have been following my recent travels will know that I’ve been in Istanbul all week at a conference. This wound up yesterday lunchtime and I got a taxi from my hotel to the new Istanbul Airport. I arrived in plenty of time and gave the driver Read More
The EFL in their wisdom had decided to move the first home game of the season to a Friday evening; something no doubt to do with the Commonwealth Games going on in our fair city. Moreover, it wasn’t to be shown on the telly so there was nothing for it, Read More
A couple of days ago a very good friend of mine contacted me. He happens to be a Villa fan but for the sake of what I’m about to tell you, please can we put all that aside. Jezza told me that he was about to embark on a gruelling Read More
Finally the day had come: the last day of another dire and underwhelming season that many are glad to see the back of. The early kick off meant an early train and so it was I arrived at Blackwater station for the 08.33 to Reading. I’d set my alarm but Read More
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