Friday, 15 March 2013

Pope Francis.

God Bless this man. He may turn out to be a great surprise and gift to the world.

Hopeless to try and improve on THIS, which is really worth a read.  Coming from the UK. I know that such obvious truths will seldom be uttered in the media , especially on the BBC.


Thursday, 14 March 2013

Press and hypocrisy.

What an appalling sight there has been  for us to ogle at on TV tonight. (I know I should know better than look but shouting at the box is better than kicking the dog).

David Cameron, in a rare departure from the norm has got something right. He has said that he does not wish to implement the Leveson proposals regarding the press. God only knows the press is hardly perfect, and could do with being brought to book more often, but the sight of Milliband, and the increasingly seedy looking Clegg, preparing to climb into bed together in a bid to enforce press censorship is enough to turn the stomach of anyone.

Wouldn't they celebrate if they can manage this? No more MP's expenses stories. No more uncovering of MP's egregious behaviour in all manner of areas. Famous people who live by their appearances in the press, feeling safe from all scrutiny. And on and on and on.

This should make any sane person sick

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Calamity at SAFC.?

Oh No! It's happening again!

Hello by the way to anyone who has blundered across this stuff before, I'd forgotten I did it!

My last effort was to eulogise the effect that Martin O'Neill was having at SAFC. An astonishing turn around which saw a deflated team turn into one full of energy and purpose, and quickly banish the fear of relegation which had looked certain only a couple months or so before that day.

But here we are in the middle of March in 2013, having spent over £20million and we seem to be sleep walking to disaster. No pace, energy, leadership or craft  in a team that just does not look like a Martin O'Neill team.

I really cannot imagine what has gone so badly wrong, although I fully accept that he inherited a terrible team with very few players other Premier League clubs would have wanted. But we look like the worst or second worst team in the league, and we need another eight or nine points out of our last nine games.

Time, Martin to live up to all the lavish praise I have always showered on you. Somehow keep this rabble up and have a real go at getting some men in next year.