Olympic memories: London 2012 and London 1948, the closest any of my family has come to taking part

August 8, 2020August 22, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

If things had gone to plan (and that phrase must have been uttered billions of times in the last five months) we would now be enjoying the Summer Olympics from Tokyo. Like most sporting events in this year of COVID-19 it has been postponed, in this case to July and August 2021. In place of… Continue reading Olympic memories: London 2012 and London 1948, the closest any of my family has come to taking part

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The Promised Land

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 thecompartments2 Comments

Here, for the final time this season, and the last time for at least another year on this Blog, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website showing Leeds United top of the Championship, the second tier of English football. The regular season is over. Leeds, the team that I have followed since childhood, have… Continue reading The Promised Land

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Jack Charlton RIP, and the England World Cup winning team: more dead than alive

July 14, 2020July 16, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Leeds United and Republic of Ireland football legend Jack Charlton died last week, aged 85. May he rest in peace. He was a legend as a player for Leeds (773 appearances, a club record) and for England (a World Cup winner in 1966) and was by some distance the most succesful manager in the history… Continue reading Jack Charlton RIP, and the England World Cup winning team: more dead than alive

Home life · Sport

Top of the table for a 12th successive month

July 1, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Here, for the 12th successive month on this Blog, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website that shows Leeds United, the team that I have supported since childhood, top of the Championship, the second tier of English football. When I posted the most recent of these pieces (here, last Saturday) I wrote, “If Leeds… Continue reading Top of the table for a 12th successive month

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“As it stands…”

June 27, 2020July 1, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Live football is back on TV, live league action from the top two divisions of English football. Liverpool have won the Premier League, the top tier, with seven games to spare. My attention is focused on the Championship, the next level down. I type these words shortly before the 3pm kick-off from Elland Road, Leeds… Continue reading “As it stands…”

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What might have been

May 30, 2020May 31, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Since last August I have been posting at least one item per month showing Leeds United at the top of the Championship, the second tier of English football. Every post contains a screenshot taken from the BBC website. Here is this month’s example, making it 10 months in a row that I have been able… Continue reading What might have been

Catchphrases · Home life · Sport

“The world’s a big place”

May 10, 2020May 11, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Here in the UK, we have been living in lockdown for nearly seven weeks. There is no live sport on TV. The BBC and ITV are raiding their archives. We have had snooker classics on BBC, and ITV are about to show the entire Euro 96 tournament (football) on one channel or another. Yesterday the… Continue reading “The world’s a big place”

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“Leeds Boy”

April 26, 2020April 19, 2024 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Here, for the ninth month in a row on this Blog, and for what it’s worth, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website showing Leeds United top of the Championship, the second tier of English football. I say “for what it’s worth” because it’s the same screenshot that was used in this piece from… Continue reading “Leeds Boy”

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2 points per game revisited (March 2020)

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 thecompartments2 Comments

Here, for the eighth month in a row on this Blog, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website showing Leeds United leading the way in the Championship, the second tier of English football. As noted almost every month throughout the last two football seasons, I have followed Leeds since childhood. I did not expect… Continue reading 2 points per game revisited (March 2020)

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Word of the week: Invincible

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 thecompartmentsLeave a comment

Over the weekend Watford beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Premier League. It lifted them out of the relegation places, to the undoubted delight of their fans. Liverpool remain 22 points clear at the top of the table, still on course for their first league title for 30 years. In a preview on Saturday one of… Continue reading Word of the week: Invincible

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Category: Sport

Olympic memories: London 2012 and London 1948, the closest any of my family has come to taking part

The Promised Land

Jack Charlton RIP, and the England World Cup winning team: more dead than alive

Top of the table for a 12th successive month

“As it stands…”

What might have been

“The world’s a big place”

“Leeds Boy”

2 points per game revisited (March 2020)

Word of the week: Invincible