Mark Lawford

Playing football twice a week at the moment, one walking, one ‘proper’. This is me trying to get a grip on the very technical sport of walking football…

Respect for the ref? I think not. I’ve been memed…

So in the space of two days I have gone viral on social media and also become a meme thanks to the football club I play for - as a ref. I am truly a 21st century citizen.

I thought it might be Rickie Lambert before I saw the correct answer. Lambert also West Brom but 11 caps and three goals…

Notts County, certainly mid 1970s. I saw this team play at Millwall.

Must be Pep surely

I thought this was a football quiz, not science fiction… my answer is a bagel.

So I have taken the decision to quit full time work after nearly 40 years. I cannot decide whether to get a part time job, quit for good or get some serious writing done.
Anybody want a book written? Subject?

So I have just retired from full-time work after 4 decades. What should I do now? Suggestions?

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Nothing ruins a lovely sunny day like being chained to a desk, having to mark university submissions.

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So did Park Run today…and finished it

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GIFs on Bluesky…

Every time I get home my wife is watching a Tv series called Grimm. Every time. Every. Time. How many episodes can there be?

Another day of misery on a
Northern Rail train. Been stuck for ages in the middle nowhere and not moving. Signals blamed. This time. Track failure on the Wigan area.

King Charles appoints Duke of Edinburgh to Scotland's Order of the Thistle The Duke of Edinburgh receives the Order of the Thistle as he celebrates his 60th birthday.

To quote from first series of Blackadder ‘as Scottish as the Queen of England’s t*ts.’
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Played 4, wins 3, draws 1. Neil Harris’s return to Millwall has been nothing short of stunning. Maybe we will stay up this season after all #millwall @millwalluberalles.bsky.social

How many of Anderson's Test wickets can you name? England seamer James Anderson has reached 700 Test wickets, but how many of his victims can you name?

There are 260 answers to this quiz. If you love cricket and want to celebrate James Anderson’s remarkable 700 Test wickets, this is a great to spend an afternoon…
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Increadible writing about a remarkable icon. Treat yourself to Esquire’s 2016 republished 1965 long read today. www.esquire.com/news-politic...