World Of Winfield

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Where Am I Going?

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I keep having these “Where am I going with my career thoughts”. And then I forget them and get on with plodding along. Yesterday I was prodded into thinking again by some bullshit shenanigans over bonuses (changing the structure to one which will likely mean no bonuses, on 1st December but not telling us until 20th May – a whole 11 days before it is due to be paid).  Yeah, thanks, glad I worked so hard. So if I write a blog about it then I will probably have thought about it properly, and channelled my anger into something productive … Continued

Hull City In The FA Cup Final: What Could Have Been

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In my heart, I thought our name was on the cup.  In my head, I was expecting an absolute thrashing, 5 goals minimum. The semi-final was also at Wembley – I enjoyed that day but it was just another game, albeit at Wembley.  I was just going through the motions – turn up, drink beer, win, go home. This time was different. This time was history – our first ever FA Cup Final with a qualification to our first ever European campaign already in the bag – not to mention a chance of getting revenge for Phil Brown’s sacking following … Continued

My FA Cup History

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Wembley Stadium

I wish I had thought about doing this much further in advance, I could have put more research into it. Every boy’s dream is to watch his football team at Wembley in an FA Cup Final. Being a Hull City fan, aged 8ish, circa 1988, this was an unlikely though not impossible idea – we were mid-table in Division 2 back then (ie the Championship now), it could happen one day maybe. I couldn’t go to the match, but the first I remember of the FA Cup and it’s magic was being 2-0 up against the then all-mighty Liverpool at … Continued

Rantety Rant, Rantety Rant

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Lights on, ready please. Don’t you just love it when someone that is supposed to be one of your closest friends lets you down?! I’m not going to name names or details for every Tom, Dick & Harry to read, but it is going to cost me hundreds of pounds that I don’t have. More important than that, it was something that I was really excited about, the highlight of my year. I will probably still go by myself, despite the additional totally unaffordable cost of going by oneself, and endeavour to have an even better adventure but I am … Continued

Complaint: Half A Fucking Gram

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Dear Sir I just visited the M&S garage on Tilehurst Road in Reading, and saw an offer for 2 packs of Mentos for 90p. I took them to the counter but was told that the offer did not apply to them. We had a discussion for a while, I insisted that it said ‘Mentos – All varieties 2 for 90p’. However after calling a manager over, he pointed out that it only applied to packs weighing 38g, and the ones I wanted (Rainbow Mentos) weighed 37.5g. What the fuck?! Seriously this is ridiculous, the product apparently wasn’t included in the … Continued

Last Year’s Books

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Whilst I’m at it, I did actually read a few books last year.  I won’t bang on long about them. In no particular order…because I cannot remember what order I read them in. The Last Party This was all about Studio 54, the nightclub at the epicentre of the disco world in New York in the 1970’s.  The story of how one of the most famous nightclubs in the world came about, from the moon with the coke spoon, to celebrities on white horses, sex, drugs, more sex, shitloads more drugs and crime. The book starts off rather boring but … Continued

Come Back Sparkle

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I seem to be missing my spark this week. Normally I come back from Hull raring to go, delighted to be back in the comforts of the south, motivated to do well and work hard, happy and smiling as I see Thames Valley Business Park and shiny new blocks of flats in view from the train window, having escaped visions of rows of terraced houses with painted on adverts from the 1920’s, and a bread factory. But this week I just been lethargic, tired, lacking enthusiasm, motivation and most noticeably not trying to be the centre of attention and trying … Continued

Complaint: Gregg’s Sausage Rolls

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The Barber Shop and Greggs, Caerleon Road, Newport

Dear Greggs You will likely not care to hear that I woke up too late this morning to make my own breakfast so I had to seek sustenance on my walk through Reading town centre towards the train station. There are not a lot of options early in the morning though there are about 126 branches of Greggs. I chose 2 sausage rolls, I did look at them with suspicion as to how warm they would be but purchased anyway. When I bit into the first one I quickly checked my surroundings in case I had been transported to the … Continued

Cultural Tour of Hull

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A couple of good friends of mine went to Rome this weekend.  But Rome is so last millennium when it comes to culture, so I went to the true City of Culture this weekend, Hull. Starting with the most obvious which was fish and chips.  The round thing is a pattie.  You won’t get fish like that down here you southern puffs.  Get to Hull.  Get fish. If you want culture, the best stop is usually the tourist information office.  So we made this our first visit on Saturday.  I asked the lady what she could recommend – her response … Continued

Diet Research: Hot Cross Bun Day

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So in the name of scientific research and to help Jamie Oliver with research for his next cook-book, I undertook an experiment that I ingeniously name Hot Cross Bun Day. For breakfast, I had 1.5 hot cross buns, all toasted, 2 halves with rhubarb and ginger jam, the remaining one with my remaining plum jam. So far so good. For my mid-morning snack, I had one hot cross bun with strawberry jam. By lunch I was getting a bit fed up with a slight sickly feeling to the stomach, but one has to go on in the name of scientific … Continued