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03 Dec

Chargers win in KC in December!

What a difference a couple of wins make. The Bolts are now out in front in the AFC west and looking pretty good if not world beating. Winning in KC is always hard. In December it is almost impossible. Yesterday the game plan worked – run and pass rush – despite ridiculous winds and cold [...]

09 Sep

Bolts win!

That’s the first win of the Norv Turner era in the bag. Nerve racking as Chicago defended well, but they turned the ball over and LT took advantage after a hideous first half. Weddle and Buster looked like good signings so I can go to bed happy. Now for New England next weekend ….

30 Apr

Draft finished – now what?

The Bolts have drafted again, and it appears to be another decent class. AJ Smith has signed football players with character, rather than athletes which has served the team well over the past few drafts. Again, there hasn’t been an influx of big name free agents as AJ builds through the draft rather than by [...]

26 Apr

NFL draft weekend

How much fun is this particular lottery? Loads of young men, some with brains, some without, some with attitude, some with character. Millions of bucks spent evaluating talent and commenting on talent and commenting on comment. Can’t wait to see how this pans out and who turns into the superstars and, more intriguingly, who turns [...]

03 Apr

Baseball Begins …

After the slow burn that is Spring Training, we are now approaching the slow burn of the MLB season. It goes on forever, the games swing this way and that and I can never keep pace with all of the happenings across the league. But baseball offers hope for all as it appears to be [...]

15 Mar

Isn’t it about time humour was allowed in the NFL?

You may not be aware, but there are a whole host of names that can’t be worn on the back of custom-made NFL shirts because they are deemed ‘offensive’. They have a whole list of names that you can’t have on official shirts and that includes MEXICO. And it’s all down to Michael Vick, QB [...]

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