Arrows and Helmets

Happy New Lockdown, Britain! Do please spare a thought this morning for those of us who are still having to drag ourselves into work.

 

The title of this blog sounds like a new TV show set in medieval times but is actually a reference to Darts and the NFL, both of which I spent a lot of time viewing at the weekend.

I don’t like Gerwyn Price, but you have to say he had a spell there in the Final where he was playing near-perfect darts. It was fun watching the nerves overtake him in the last couple of sets, but having seen the agony on his face as he missed 11 shots at the title, even I was rooting for him when he stepped up for try number 12. I called Ted to discuss it but he had refused to watch it because the final was between a Scotsman and a Welshman. He said some things that would be deemed very inappropriate in this day and age, so I won’t repeat them here, but do please remember he is very old and his mind is set in a time when people from different districts took delight in pointing out each other’s cultural idiosyncrasies.

The last day of the regular NFL season was very exciting and twisted and turned like a worm trying to avoid a blackbird. I enjoyed it immensely, even though my team were eliminated from contention weeks ago. It’s interesting to think what the 49ers might have achieved without an incredible number of injuries, but it’s also quite painful, so I shall stop thinking about it and look forward to a much better, slightly luckier season in 2021. The extra play-off place for each conference meant that there was even more last-day intrigue than normal, and I am really looking forward to the SIX wild cards games next weekend.

What are the chances of Philippa letting me watch all six games?

About the same as the chances of America waving goodbye to Donald Trump this month without some kind of terrible incident on the streets of Washington, I would say.

 

Sorry if you don’t follow darts or American Football. This blog must have been confusing, weird and nonsensical. I promise not to mention sport tomorrow, so do please come back and join me.

RC 5-1-20