What Does First-Time Masters Champion Do Next?

Danny Willett. The Yorkshirman thrilled Sunday night with his golfing triumph at Augusta. When landing home today I noted he shared what he’d been seen discussing with Alex Ferguson. As clubhouse celebrations took hold, the peerless Manchester United boss suggested he now try what they’d done in their

How Is Every Horse In Your Yard

I’m not a punter. Nor do I have much interest in the rather annoyingly termed “sport of kings”. Possibly because unelected nepotist rule continues as one of humanity’s ugliest pockmarks. In the run up to today’s Aintree Grand National I was force-fed an interview with a leading

When Was Your Last Jose Mourinho Six-Page Letter Pitch

The English sports pages are Jose potty this week. After getting the sack from Chelsea, it seems he covets a return with Manchester United. The Independent newspaper sent talking heads into overdrive with an exclusive [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-to-manchester-united-ex-chelsea-manager-six-page-love-letter-i-can-change-a6829971.html] ;Ex-Chelsea manager pens six-page love

Marginal Gain Channels Of Data

I read a prelude to former table tennis international and now broadsheet journalist Matthew Syed’s new book, Black Box Thinking. He quotes the technical leader of runaway F1 leaders Mercedes, Paddy Lowe, comparing 2015 with 1987; > “When I first started in Formula One, we recorded eight channels of

Walsall's Current Success Built On Old Fashioned Values

[/content/images/wordpress/2015/09/walsall-fc-banks-stadium-relaying-pre15-16-season.jpg] The pitch about to be relaid at Banks’s Stadium, ahead of the new season, Summer 2015. Local lad Dean Smith is Walsall Football Club Manager. The third longest serving in the League, no less. Early days for sure, but they proudly sit