The Joy of Sport: Afternoon Pints and Fond Memories

BySouthportRed

I’m having a sporty week or so. Andy and I had one of our afternoons at Fylde Rugby yesterday. It’s a good oportunity to have a couple of pints and a natter while watching live sport that we don’t really understand and where the result doesn’t really matter to us. It’s nice to see Fylde win, but if they lose, well, the pints and the natter have made the sfternoon worthwhile. I have to say that, much as I love my little grandson Josh (A LOT), it’s nice to be able to have a conversation with Andy without Josh leaping on my head or poking Lego Star Wars models up my nose!

Having said all that, it was a good win for Fylde yesterday, 35-13 versus Hull. They stay 4th in the English National League 2 North, a long way behind Leeds Tykes.

Today is the Carabao Cup Final between Liverpool and Riyadh Newcastle United. I well remember the FA Cup Final of 1974 between these two teams when I actually threw up on the morning of the match because of my nervousness. Thankfully I have grown out of that and now, although I really want Liverpool to win, it won’t make me lose sleep if they don’t. The same score as 1974 would be good.

Then, to round it off, next Sunday we head to exotic Chorley to watch big grandson Nick do his grading for his second Dan. I don’t argue with Nick any more.

Similar Posts

  • Postcard from Crete

    BySouthportRed

    Grandad has sent me another few pictures and a story or two from his holidays. Apparently they had an earthquake a few days ago! Nana and Grandad slept through it of course. They have been exploring Crete by bus. Grandad wanted to hire a car, but Nana wasn’t keen. Heraklion is the capital of Crete…

  • When you come to the end of the road

    BySouthportRed

    OK, I admit I’m a bit of a politics nerd. We have a subscription to The Guardian and a subscription to The Times and I usually read John Crace’s diary piece in The Guardian on Prime Minister’s Questions and sometimes Tom Peck’s sketch in The Times. For those who are unaware, the centrepiece of PMQs…

  • Un Article de Blog en francais

    BySouthportRed

    Bonsoir, ma famille et mes amis. Notre cuisine a été remplie de délicieuses odeurs aujourd’hui. Heather a préparé des gâteaux de Noël, comme elle le fait chaque année. Elle en fait un pour chaque foyer de la famille. Ils recevront régulièrement des doses de cognac d’ici Noël. Une semaine ou deux avant Noël, ils seront…

  • So many socks, so little time!

    BySouthportRed

    After a beautiful 2-3 days in the Lake District walking and the discovery (by us anyway) of Downham near Clitheroe and  the rather wonderful Assheton Arms, we now have only 10 weeks to go. Above you see Loughrigg Tarn with The Langdales in the background, and below my niece -in-law (?) Jenny at the Fairy…

  • Stocks Reservoir

    BySouthportRed

    Got out yesterday in the Forest of Bowland. Beautiful countryside and we took a well loved walk around Stocks Reservoir from Slaidburn. Slaidburn is festooned with signs warning of the passage of the Tour of Britain bike race on Monday. I’d really love to get up there to watch but, sadly it can’t be done….

  • What I Found Out in the Newspaper Today

    BySouthportRed

    I’m really sorry to disappoint you all, but grandson has gone back to school and says he can’t think of anything to write about. So it falls to me to continue the mildly amusing, nearly non-political posts that my grandson has started. Click on the pictures to go to the news story. In UK News…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *