Presumably any actual Bank Holiday (if such largesse is permitted) would be for when the Jules Rimet trophy begins its nationwide tour (of England though the Scots and Welsh can have a look as well) … (View Post)

FPT because some dimwit once again started another thread... On to the big betting event of the day which I'm told is NOT the 6.50 at Lingfield - just 26 runners in the 6 races and RON'S AN… (View Post)

To add injury to insult, a British trained and ridden horse won the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp this evening in the form of MALTESE CROSS, who had run second in the Derby at Epsom. (View Post)

Of course, Jim, I was having a wee josh at those getting over excited about Andy Burnham. Thank you for the correction re: Didsbury - we travelled on the Metrolink (the Manchester equivalent of the L… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) If you've been wondering what old @stodge has been doing the last week or so... Well, you're wrong. I have been visiting Manchester looking for something called "the N… (View Post)