OK, instead of an insightful post for today, I’ve cut the lawn, done some work on a big report with an approaching deadline…and watched a bit of sport as well.

So congratulations to Robert Karlsson (62 around the ‘new’ Wentworth – that is amazing, and approximately 59.6% of the strokes it took me on the old ‘easier’ course the once I played it); to Toulouse; Blackpool Football Club (takes me back to my youth…) and, of course, The Special One and Inter Milan.

More procurement stuff tomorrow perhaps…

I was going to do a music post this weekend but I’ll put that on hold for a couple of days other than link you to a interesting new music website which has reviewed the new Delphic album (which I thought I might cover); perhaps the first much-anticipated indie album of 2010. As I say, I will come back to this and to a new comment from a  previous post from a Mr David Smith (no relation…)

Instead; a thank you to some very good and old friends of mine who are season ticket holders at Chelsea.  Knowing I am a life-long (born and bred) Sunderland fan, they kindly invited me to go to the match yesterday.  After a pretty horrible drive, we got to Stamford Bridge just in time for kick-off.  Within 18 minutes it was 3-0 to Chelsea; and although Sunderland scored twice, the end result was 7-2 and frankly it could have been 12 or 13.  Chelsea were stunning, Sunderland were…not stunning.  (For any US readers, a 7 – 2 deafet  in soccer is equiavlanet to about 56 – 16 in American Football).

That’s the first time in about 3 years I’ve actually seem my team live.  Am I a bad omen? I always felt I was back in the days I saw them more regularly.  My friends have invited me back though.  As their daughter said  “I’ve never seen Chelsea score 7 before. Can you come every week?  In fact, can we play your team every week?”

Thanks a lot, Emily!