I'm old enough to be allowed pessimism.
But I have never had as much pessimism about a Derby as I have about tomorrow's game. We are poor in too many areas, have a truly awful record against Newcastle , (even when we have had a better team, which we certainly do not have right now, we have still done poorly against them), and on top of that the only luck we are at the moment having is bad luck. I'll be dancing in the streets if we get a draw!
But you never know. There must be a one in ten chance of having one of those days that makes being a supporter worthwhile. Well maybe one in twenty! But I'll not be expecting much.
Saturday, 13 April 2013
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Margaret Thatcher.
Following the death of Margaret Thatcher, I have found it really unpleasant, almost sinister, to see the amount of abuse and vitriol being heaped on the memory of a woman who was last in power almost a quarter of a century ago.
She was of course a polarising politician, and I myself do not hold her in as high regard as many do. But what has struck me is the apparent age of some of the individuals who are busy pouring out their venom. Many would not have been born when she left office and many more would have been busy with the play dough in infant school.
It is almost as if they are following a prepared script, as if they had been taught to have a certain opinion, an opinion handed down like a tablet of stone.
They are entitled to their views of course, but how liberating it would be for them if they were to do their own thinking. Interest in politics is a good thing, but this type of behaviour is more to do with closing your mind down and meekly accepting a pre-ordained point of view. I would have hoped for far more from the young!
She was of course a polarising politician, and I myself do not hold her in as high regard as many do. But what has struck me is the apparent age of some of the individuals who are busy pouring out their venom. Many would not have been born when she left office and many more would have been busy with the play dough in infant school.
It is almost as if they are following a prepared script, as if they had been taught to have a certain opinion, an opinion handed down like a tablet of stone.
They are entitled to their views of course, but how liberating it would be for them if they were to do their own thinking. Interest in politics is a good thing, but this type of behaviour is more to do with closing your mind down and meekly accepting a pre-ordained point of view. I would have hoped for far more from the young!
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Last word on Di Canio.
Put so much better than I could dream of doing, and with wonderful restraint and dry wit, the ogre of all things left Norman Tebbit has nailed the whole story here.
As for the football, a much improved display today, culminating in us running out of time and steam against Chelsea, sees us level on points with Wigan who are third bottom.
Paulo Di Canio will need some luck , (which we are not getting) and continued improvement to save this team. But we are not down yet.
As for the football, a much improved display today, culminating in us running out of time and steam against Chelsea, sees us level on points with Wigan who are third bottom.
Paulo Di Canio will need some luck , (which we are not getting) and continued improvement to save this team. But we are not down yet.
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