It says something about the longevity of this site that we are now into our second World Cup. (2002 tournament started around here.) As tradition demands, England’s first match has been greeted with disdain, despite the victory (1-0 v Paraguay). It happens every time. And why shouldn’t it? It’s a marathon remember? Start slowly. And we always do. In 2002, we drew with Sweden in our first game.… READ MORE.... …
Month: June 2006
A marathon may be a metaphor for life, as we like to suggest, but let’s give it another dimension. Instead of any old mara, let’s make it the notoriously undulant Beachy Head. It becomes ever clearer to me that the analogy is about more than the distance and the fatigue. Factor in the topography — the ascents and descents; the stumbling climb to the peak, the uncontrollable slide into the crevasse — and the image takes on a more realistic, 3D aspect.… READ MORE.... …