Quite A Suit!

Since its outing at the Brits, we haven't been inundated by requests foe copy-cat suits to rival this one worn by Matt Horne.

Its pretty full on and clearly not something you'd wear every day to the office. Its also extremely close fitting, check out the trousers.... So its hardly Surprising that James Corden wasn't sporting a matching effort!

I think any suit is probably improved when standing next to Kylie!

Heart Vs Head!

Ryan Jones= Dynamic, big, good carrier, goes forward

Steve Borthwick= One paced, too small, goes backwards with the ball

Above in microcosm is one of the many problems we face tomorrow. I'm not an England basher, in fact I'm very patriotic, and I also have nothing against Steve Borthwick. I think Borthwick, is a very nice man, intelligent, and an excellent rugby player- however, he's not big, fast or nasty enough to be a truly international calibre forward.

And basically Wales, on paper at least, are superior on almost every department to us, and they're at home ...... So:

Prediction:

Heart: Eng 18-15 Wales

Head: Wales 38-12 Eng

I know that is a huge cop out and that basically 2 predictions is no prediction at all!- But there you go!

Cold Snap!

This cold snap is getting ridiculous. I can't remember such a prolonged period of having to listen to Dom going on about how much he enjoys wearing longjohns.

A very pictorially topical blog today; thanks for that to the ubiquitous and historically capped Mr Beckham. Clearly comparisons between him and Bobby Moore are not entirely justified, and I think most will agree their true sporting parity begins and ends with their current number of caps.

The superior number of caps on offer these days and Beckham's lack of real success with England surely place him well behind Bobby. But one must commend his admirable stickability, professionalism and ability to do one thing VERY well. Testament also to his fitness which despite one or two high profile injuries has been excellent (think Michael Owen).

Also he's a handsome devil, and wearing this scarf rather well!! If you're shivering away at the moment pop down and get one of our Lovely Merino numbers, very soft and very warm!- And on sale at £35- BARGAIN"

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We would love some feedback on our revamped site. It has been really successful since it relaunched before Christmas, getting lots of traffic and whilst I doubt it is troubling Amazon in terms of sales it is doing really well.

All rather surprising considering it was built by a gastropod mollusc:

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West Indies 392 bt England 318 & 51 by an innings and 23 runs

Not the best day for English sport yesterday- And certainly not the best for Cricket. There seems to be a rather large hubristic element to the fiasco following, as it did; hot on the heels of the the IPL sales. I'm not sure of the total sales value of Freddie, KP and Colly, but perhaps their minds were elsewhere!!

Hopping Mad!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7875271.stm

The weather has obviously been a major talking point of late, but this is about the most amusing thing I've seen to come from the snowy conditions! Reminds me of some of the moves I've seen being thrown in the basement of the Gallery in York!

6 Nations! - and Glory Days!

I'm not sure that at the start of the 2004 6 Nations after the above took place, or at the start of the 2008 tournament after JW had steered England to an improbable 2nd consecutive final, that anyone would have thought it would be Andy Goode lining up at No. 10 for the 2009 series. Goode has never been first choice, and still isn't now; but for his calf injury Toby Flood would be starting. However, I wish him luck, he's a decent player and has a solid kicking game and has a chance to claim for his own the berth he has had to watch JW, Charlie Hodgson, Toby Flood, Danny Cipriani and even Olly Barkley dominate. He's more one dimensional than any of those others but Johnson will be banking on him to be more solid and dependable than all (but JW). A solid start is what we need tomorrow, dominate possession and territory get the scoreboard moving and maybe cut lose with our exciting backs towards the end.
I don't think it promises to be a glory Year for English Rugby.
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I predict: Eng 28-12 Italy

Time Flies!

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Well, its already a month since I tied the knot- time really does fly... And to think they said it'd never last!
Married life suits very well, I've upgraded from worn cotton slippers to a shiny leather pair and now only the finest shag tobacco ( http://www.smoke.co.uk/acatalog/Shag__Fine_Cut__Tobacco_To_Weigh_Out.html )makes it into the pipe. These are just two of a plethora of small adjustments I've made to live a lifestyle commensurate with my new married status.
Some things remain the same, like the faultless timekeeping of my Mondaine... For those unacquainted check them out on the link above...Timeless Swiss perfection!
Ciao