Tuesday Post

No theme to this post just a random collection of thoughts and experiences.

A couple of Saturdays ago I watched Posh lose (again!) to Sheffield Wednesday. I have never been to Hillsborough before. The stadium is old and a bit tired. I was impressed by the men’s toilet in the away end though, I have never seen such a long urinal. It stretched in all its discoloured whiteness for what seemed like the entire length of the stand. I would have taken a picture but taking pictures in toilets? At football matches? Not something you do, is it really.

Posh looked so much better than Shef Wed that it is hard to believe we lost, but lose we did. This season is a long hard slog to stay up. Darren Ferguson said this week we need 13 wins out the remaining 30 matches. Not too bad you think, until you realise that we have only won 8 of the last 38 Championship matches. There is trouble in the camp it seems and yesterday 4 more players were transfer listed , this time after breaches of club discipline- or going out and getting pissed and into fights in the town as it is also known. The four include the Club Captain and our second best player (after George Boyd) Gab Zakuani and our million pound( if you have ever seen him play you will, like me come to the conclusion that our scouts have a well-developed sense of humour) striker Tyrone Barnett. The other two are Emile Sinclair and Nat Mendez Laing. Darragh tweeted his usual direct retort to the team ( always along the lines of its mine and the gaffer’s rules you either fit in or if you don’t like it f%%% off).

I got to ride in a tram in Sheffield although it was bit more like Trolley Bus I thought.

We have lost more matches since then but thankfully so have the other teams around us so there is a lot of hope for our survival. We are on Sky this weekend so I hope we win.

I went to see The Wedding Present last weekend.. The sound as always at the Academy was rubbish towards the front. I needed a wee before they got intoSeamonsters so when I came back in I remembered that when I saw Interpol here a few years back I was at the back and the sound was much better. So I stayed by the bar at the back and the sound was good. Mr Gedge was fine . I’m not as sure about this incarnation of the band though.

A strange gig this one as the main part of the set were songs that I have played thousands of times over the last 20+ year and know inside out. Some of the songs soar when played live( Corduroy, Octopussy, Dare being three good examples) others seem better on record (Rotterdam). Maybe it was just the lack of a surprise element that detracted just a little something from the experience. But roll on the Hit Parade tour, I say.

I did enjoy the songs either side of the album ( particularlyDon’t Touch That Dial and The Girl From The DDR and they playedYou Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends and My Favourite Dress!!If I’m really honest I would have been happy to pay to see them play those two classics alone.

They finished with What Have I said Now which was a bit of a disappointment as I would have preferred the mightyTake Me which up until Newcastle they had been alternating with as the last song.But I’m just nit picking now.

David Gedge remains one this country’s most under rated songwriters and performers. They are playing around England for the next week or so, go and see them if they are near you.

I am at The Sage this week to see some Flamenco and dance. I’m just a renaissance man really.