Category Archives: Random Thoughts
The Curse Of The Ten
So the All Blacks finally put their 24 year old ghosts to bed and won the Rugby World Cup for the second time in their history, but it was far from simple as many, including myself, would have thought. They won the game 8 – 7 with the winning kick coming from Stephen Donald, their fourth-choice fly half who wasn’t … Continue reading
That Day In September
“I don’t believe I had witnessed the wrath of anyone’s God that morning. What I had been a witness to when I looked up at those burning towers was the ultimate evil that man is capable of. The evidence of just how deep hatred could run, how far it could go. But I had also been a witness to something … Continue reading
Writing The Right Headlines
So it’s official … Northern Ireland currently produces some of the greatest golfers in the world. I’ve never been a huge golf fan … really only ever watching the majors when they came about, but the past few weeks have had me glued to it. In mid-June, Rory McIlroy bounced back from the disappointment of the US Masters, stunning the … Continue reading
Only Love
May 1st 2011 will undoubtedly be another one of those days in history where you remember where you where and what you were doing when you heard the news … the news that after almost 20 elusive years, Osama bin Laden had been found and killed by US Special Forces in Pakistan. Obviously the outpouring of joy from Americans was … Continue reading
Gracias por todo El Niño
I’m not going to pretend that I’m not gutted about this … because I am … majorly … but the deal has been done and Fernando Torres is now a Chelsea player … with around £50 million coming back in return. Torres was genuinely the first world class player that Liverpool have signed in a very long time and I … Continue reading
