Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Saturday, 19 October 2013

Billingham Ballboys


Last time I was at Billingham Synthonia’s Central Avenue, a cavernous arena within an oval running track and grassy banks, stray shots at goal were retrieved by a single superannuated bloke in a track suit, but today seven keen young lads were on duty, whose aggregated age would not match their predecessor; kitted out in fluorescent training bibs down to their knees they did a top notch job, totally earning their remuneration which included (and may have been limited to) burgers at half time.

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