OFFSIDE QUOTE ME HAPPY Could you persuade your wife to
In an extract from the book ‘Football Manager Stole My Life,’ Tim tells the tale.
“My future wife and I had set a date for our wedding and a month later we would go on our honeymoon,” he writes.
honeymoon around a stadium visit? Tim Pyke, an avid Football Manager fan, persuaded his wife to honeymoon in Bulgaria so he could visit Nesebar, the second division team he was managing in the virtual world.
“She had been looking in Spain, Greece or Portugal and I was all for it. But, then came the fateful day I started beta- testing the Bulgarian league for Football Manager. I picked a random team. That team changed the whole concept of holidaying. That team was Nesebar, in the Bulgarian Second Division West.”
“Now, in Bulgaria, I just needed to figure out a way to go and see Nesebar in action. We made some new friends and the girls wanted to split off to have some girlie time. I convinced the lads to go see the football. To this day, my wife doesn’t know I chose Bulgaria because of the team I managed online. She does now!”
“You could never describe anything to do with Wood’s bowling as effortless - if Holding’s run-up led to the nickname Whispering Death, Wood is more Grunting Harassment.” The Guardian’s Rob Smyth compares how Michael Holding and Mark Wood reached 95mph bowling speeds with somewhat contrasting styles.
“Being from Salford, Manchester United is all I have ever known. I went from playing on my estate, pretending to be Wayne Rooney to being in the academy and doing the same. Sadly the time has come to end a beautiful chapter that has been my life for fourteen years.” Angel Gomes broke the silence with a heartfelt letter after Manchester United exit.
“The loss of Cheltenham, the Grand Prix, the Ryder Cup, England’s home Five Nations matches, the FA Cup final and now the Test matches … This is not cherry- picking. They have stolen the orchard.” Julian Wilson, the former BBC racing commentator talking about Sky’s assault on broadcasting rights, ahead of Test cricket returning to the Beeb.
DIARY DATES
1st: Cricket - England v Pakistan 3rd T20, Old Trafford (
ecb.co.uk)
10th-13th: Women’s golf major - ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills Country Club, California (
anainspiration.com)
12th: Football - 2020-2021 Premier League season to start (
premierleague.com)
17th-20th: Golf - US Open, Winged Foot, New York (
usopen.com)
18th-20th: Rugby Union - European Champions & Challenge Cup quarter- finals (
epcrugby.com)
25th-27th: Rugby Union - European Champions & Challenge Cup semi- finals (
epcrugby.com)
Angel Gomes
8th: Football - International friendly - England v Wales, Wembley (
thefa.com)
8th-11th: Women’s golf major - PGA Championship, Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania (
kpmgwomenspgachampionship.com)
15th-18th: Golf - PGA Championship, Wentworth (
europeantour.com)
16th: Rugby Union - European Challenge Cup final, venue TBC (
epcrugby.com)
17th: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup final, venue TBC (
epcrugby.com)
17th: Horseracing - QUIPCO British Champions Day, Ascot (
ascot.co.uk)
“I think the majority of players will, but it would be silly to expect nobody would break the rules and the protocols. You’ve seen that in the NBA and I think it has happened in golf!” Andy Murray wants players who break US Open protocols to face ‘severe repercussions’.
“In 1892 the then 17-year-old was back in court, summoned for assaulting Annie Farly, a domestic servant, at Horsham. According to the evidence of the complainant, the assault consisted of the defendant having kissed her.” The Guardian’s Simon Brunton recounts the antics of Sussex cricketer Ernest (Tim) Killick.
12th-15th: Golf - Masters, Augusta National (
masters.com)
19th-22nd: Women’s golf major - LPGA Tour Championship, Tiburon, Florida (
lpga.com)
To have your event included in this magazine diary section, please email details to
kerry@pitchcare.com
“The lifestyle that Aubameyang has got at Arsenal in London is stardust and I think he likes that. I think he plays on that. He’s got his supercars and he can do whatever he wants because he’s the king. If this is about money, he can say to Arsenal: “this is what you need to pay me”. If it’s not and he just wants to move, Arsenal can’t stop it. Charlie Nicholas speaks out on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s future.
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