Category Archives: Sport

Sarah the Supply Teacher

Posted on February 21, 2022 by odeboyz

Sarah the supply teacher watched the boys having fun kicking a football. She went across to Harry, who was standing by himself, and asked if he was OK. ‘Sure.’ “You can go and play with the other boys.” “It’s best … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Zlatan Ibrahimovic ~ I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic (with David Lagercrantz) (Translator Ruth Urbom)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by odeboyz

This book is a superior sports autobiography. Zlatan’s ghost writer is an author in his own right, and translator is excellent. They capture the intensity of his life and the voice of an immigrant living in poverty. As a sports … Continue reading →

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Geoff Boycott and Garry Sobers: a superb anecdote

Posted on February 14, 2022 by odeboyz

IAN CHAPPELL, former Australian captain, once told a great story about SIR GARFIELD SOBERS and SIR GEOFFREY BOYCOTT: They were playing in England and GEOFF BOYCOTT came to GARRY one day and said, “GARRY, you seem to get me out … Continue reading →

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Social Class and Test Cricket

Posted on January 27, 2022 by odeboyz

“We looked through all the specialist batters that debuted (for England in Tests) since 2011, and we found that 95 per cent of them have been white, 77 per cent of them have come from private schools, only 30 per … Continue reading →

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The knowledgeable gambler

Posted on November 11, 2021 by odeboyz

Fred: My god, I had a terrible day today. I lost 8 out of 8 on football. I don’t know what I’m going to do.Jim: Well tennis is on now.Fred: I don’t know anything about tennis.

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A Golfing Joke

Posted on July 30, 2020 by odeboyz

Miguel and Wesley were playing golf, but were blocked by a two women. The women were great golfers, but playing very slowly. Finally Wesley decided he had to say something. “I’ll walk ahead and ask them if we can play … Continue reading →

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Sir Philip Magnus School: The 1950s weekly games lessons appraised

Posted on July 23, 2020 by odeboyz

I’ve written how I truly hated the weekly sports lessons on a previous occasion.* Summer was bad enough, with cricket and its incomprehensible rules. Winter was worse. Every week I waited, for the coach to turn up. Often I stood … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tim Harford ~ Messy: How to be creative and resilient in a tidy-minded world (2016)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by odeboyz

Britain had a TV show whose catch phrase was, ‘The computer says no’ and it reflected a stifled uncreative world. It satirises the mechanistic attempt at deleting risk from everyday life looking for monochrome ‘perfection’. A hideous uncreative world doomed … Continue reading →

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Velodrome Racing on ‘Walls of Death’

Posted on June 15, 2020 by odeboyz

 

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A football match between God’s team and Satan’s team

Posted on April 9, 2020 by odeboyz

A border dispute erupted between heaven and hell. God invited the devil for negotiations to resolve the dispute. Satan proposed a football match. God agreed immediately saying, “The heat must be affecting your brain don’t you know all the good … Continue reading →

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