I don’t believe it! The not so serious side of the industry
©BBC The dream ticking ...
THIS is the watch that all Red Devils fans will want, apparently.
Made by Hublot of Switzerland, the watch is available in micro-blasted black ceramic or 18 carat gold, it is a limited edition of just 500.
The website will also tell you that it has titanium screws, sapphires and an adjustable black rubber stamp and ... tiny pieces of turf from the Old Trafford pitch at all the hour indexes!
Just as well, its limited to 500, otherwise Head Groundsman, Tony Sinclair, would be pulling his hair out!
Smowing? Fair Warne-ing
AS Shane Warne, the best captain Australia never had, finally retired from cricket at the age of 41 - this year was his last IPL campaign - he was asked what his special memories were, and what he wanted for the future of the game.
Winning the Ashes in 2006/07 was right up there, as were his ‘special balls’ to Mike Gatting and Andrew Strauss.
When it came to the future of the game, Shane had this to say: “On the field, the big thing I’m looking for is a better balance between bat and ball. No one wants Test matches where 500 plays 450.
We all need to play less cricket, and that way the groundsmen will have more time to prepare good sporting wickets that give everyone - bowlers included - a fair go.”
Here, here to that Warnie! Tiger stops play ...
WHEN a white tiger was spotted close to the Rose Bowl, home of Hampshire CCC, police officers were sent to the scene, along with a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras.
When no body heat was detected, police moved in and found a cuddly toy tiger.
OBSERVANT readers may have clocked the building in the background of this photo, but we are reliably informed that this is not a full time member of the groundstaff, but one of the facility’s ‘casual’ helpers, home from
Oops ...
HERE at PC Towers we like to think that everything runs like a well oiled machine and, in truth, admin mistakes are few and far between.
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However, the TGA’s Chairman, Tim Mudge, had a chuckle to himself when he received our latest invoice for ‘Webshite’ hosting!
university for the Christmas break.
Quite what prompted this behaviour we are not sure. Equally, we think he may have taken the term ‘casual’ rather too literally!
A police spokeswoman said officers had responded as if it was a real incident, close to junction seven of the M27. Contingency plans were even put in place to close the motorway.
Police enlisted the help of animal experts at nearby Marwell Zoo, who offered advice and were prepared to send a team with tranquiliser darts to overcome the tiger.
The match between South Wiltshire and Hampshire Academy, on the nursery ground, was stopped for about twenty minutes before they were given the all clear to continue. Golfers on the golf course were also told to go indoors.
A police spokeswoman said: “After a brief stalk through the Hedge End savannah, the officer realised the tiger was not moving and the air support using their cameras realised there was a lack of heat source.”
“The tiger then rolled over in the down draft and it was at that point it became obvious it was a stuffed life-size toy.”
“This incident will definitely be the highlight of our day. The CCTV footage convinced us all we were dealing with a real tiger.”
“It’s not often an incident leaves our staff with a smile on their face, and it just goes to show the diverse type of incident we are called to deal with.”
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