Category Archives: Sport

Extreme Toe Wrestling

Posted on October 11, 2025 by odeboyz

An international toe wrestling competition returned to Derbyshire….The World Toe Wrestling Championship took place at the Bentley Brook Inn in Fenny Bentley, with prize money increasing to £5,000….for the men’s and women’s winners. Defending three-time champion….had his toenails surgically removed … Continue reading →

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Old Fashioned Parenting

Posted on July 13, 2025 by odeboyz

The Competitive Dad

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The Winning Culture Explained

Posted on June 25, 2025 by odeboyz
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Muhammad Ali’s wisdom

Posted on April 9, 2025 by odeboyz

“I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the  same way if I were in that position.”

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Black Lives Matter: Sonny Liston’s hard life

Posted on March 5, 2025 by odeboyz

“My first trouble came when I got mixed with a bad crowd. One night we wanted to do something exciting.” “We stuck up a restaurant and I wound up in jail. I didn’t mind prison. I figured I had to … Continue reading →

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Two Germans Explain Success and Failure

Posted on January 8, 2025 by odeboyz

Albert Einstein 1922 If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a … Continue reading →

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The domination of football by the Spanish

Posted on January 1, 2025 by odeboyz

Spain are the European champions. Real Madrid won the Champions League. Rodri won the Ballon d’Or and has only come to seem more important since suffering an anterior cruciate injury. Spanish managers won the Premier League, the Bundesliga and League … Continue reading →

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Football Review: Dagenham vs Rochdale 14th December 2024

Posted on December 18, 2024 by odeboyz

This is was a dreadful game apart from the result: Daggers 1 Rochdale 0 First Half Both defences believed that crossing the half way line was reckless folly. As a result. the default ‘action’ was back-passes to the goalkeeper supplemented … Continue reading →

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Brian Clough on Jose Mourinho

Posted on November 20, 2024 by odeboyz

“That Jose Mourinho’s got a lot to say for himself. He reminds me of what I was like at his age – but I was better looking.”

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Rafa Nadal discusses Equal Pay

Posted on October 19, 2024 by odeboyz
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