Its been a while I know

To all my thousands of loyal readers, I am back and I apologise for going off radar for past couple of months.
Life does go on and England will continue to be knocked out of major football tournaments after underperforming once again. Who had the gall to say the only two certainties in life were Taxes and Death? Certainly not an England fan!
As I type this its Wimbledon Festival time. Semi Final time only proves another truth that drives me mad for two weeks of every year. By far and away the biggest embarrasment to British sport, even greater than Polo or Cheese rolling.
It is the festival end of June and July they like to mask over as a sporting event and call it Wimbledon. Coach load after coach load of Caucasian day trippers make their merry way to outside courts, inside courts, centre courts and numbered courts of some Eastern European description. These out of towners from Surrey, Berkshire and Buckingham throng through the gates knowing the faintest about tennis. Maybe they are members at the local club, but thats probably due to the Gin and Tonic's and the time away from the kids that draws its charm.
These are the 'locals' that have no idea who won the French, Australian or Us Open titles this year or last. Becker or Sampras? Guessing at Federer or Nadal is pretty easy.
Here is an event where a large portion of the crowd have no idea in what is going on. Its like taking the Glastonbury and taking it to an Old Peoples home in Kent. The old folk might have a good time cracking walking sticks on the floor in time to The Scossor Sisters latest gay pop debacle but just as relevant as the timewasters at Wimbledon.
Lets face it. Henley, Ascot, Wimbledon, Goodwood. They all contribute nicely to the economy and serve as a nice day out. But the majority who go don't give a babboons red arsewho wins or loses. Its all about the social, the strawberries, the champagne and the badge that says members enclosure or Royal paddock.
Get over yourself and don't con anyone into believing you actually know anything about what you are watching.
It's good to be back.