It is the taking part that counts. Or not.

I know we are taught that it is the taking part that counts, and in some areas I utterly agree. But there are other areas when, for me, it is all about winning. I'm a competitive soul, I recognise that. I turn almost everything I do into a little challenge (or a big one). Every …

You get out of life what you put in.

I was asked yesterday whether I agreed with this well known saying, that you get out of life what you put in. And that got me thinking. Do I? At the time I paused for a moment, had a think and said that ultimately yes I think I do agree. I take this saying to …

Going nowhere but moving forward

I am a runner. I'm no Paula Radcliffe or Dina Asher-Smith. I'll never win a race and moreover I'm never aiming to. But I do "go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step bothfeet are off the ground", therefore …

Do you agree that football club spend buying new players should be capped and, if so, at what?

Possibly as much as two years I wanted to write more blogs. I had lots to say about lots of things but could never seem to find the topic that would make for an interesting read. I was also thinking how most of the time when I blog I am writing for myself, though of …