John Mayhew
@jmayhem11.bsky.social
Searching for a nicer place where the kind people reside.
Bundesliga2 after relegation last year but FC St Pauli are a great follow
August 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Bundesliga2 after relegation last year but FC St Pauli are a great follow
Stuffies and PWEI are Stourbridge. Plenty of actual Bham music though - Duran Duran, Editors, UB40, Big Special (Walsall but met at Bham college I think). Others will add more.
June 29, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Stuffies and PWEI are Stourbridge. Plenty of actual Bham music though - Duran Duran, Editors, UB40, Big Special (Walsall but met at Bham college I think). Others will add more.
Reminds me of when then Tory Lee Anderson door knocked a 'random voter' for the TV cameras. He'd left his mike on fifteen mins earlier in the car park when phoning the voter to 'pretend you don't know me'.
April 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Reminds me of when then Tory Lee Anderson door knocked a 'random voter' for the TV cameras. He'd left his mike on fifteen mins earlier in the car park when phoning the voter to 'pretend you don't know me'.
Indeed. My parents live in Derbyshire so it's a parochial derby of sorts
March 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Indeed. My parents live in Derbyshire so it's a parochial derby of sorts
As a Cov fan, if Tat Sakamoto can't seem to break into the 🇯🇵 squad they must have some players. You may be onto something.
March 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
As a Cov fan, if Tat Sakamoto can't seem to break into the 🇯🇵 squad they must have some players. You may be onto something.
There is a tide in the affairs of me
That taken at the flood lead on to fortune
Omitted all the voyages of their lives
Are bound in shallows and miseries
That taken at the flood lead on to fortune
Omitted all the voyages of their lives
Are bound in shallows and miseries
December 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
There is a tide in the affairs of me
That taken at the flood lead on to fortune
Omitted all the voyages of their lives
Are bound in shallows and miseries
That taken at the flood lead on to fortune
Omitted all the voyages of their lives
Are bound in shallows and miseries
Bizarrely he once conducted the QF draw for the Rumbelows Cup on Saint and Greavesie I think. To be a million times worse than that takes some doing..
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bizarrely he once conducted the QF draw for the Rumbelows Cup on Saint and Greavesie I think. To be a million times worse than that takes some doing..
I'm no expert either. Just aware that the ruling party in Tanzania has never 'lost' an election since independence. Which is quite an impressive feat. Think elections this month also went the 'expected' way.
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm no expert either. Just aware that the ruling party in Tanzania has never 'lost' an election since independence. Which is quite an impressive feat. Think elections this month also went the 'expected' way.
Having spent some time there, I think many consider Tanzania has always been a one-party state, notional elections notwithstanding.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Having spent some time there, I think many consider Tanzania has always been a one-party state, notional elections notwithstanding.
BBC Radio then had Kelvin MacKenzie justifying the decision. This from the guy that sanctioned 'Hillsborough The Truth'...
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
BBC Radio then had Kelvin MacKenzie justifying the decision. This from the guy that sanctioned 'Hillsborough The Truth'...
I know you're not a football fan but when I was a kid, the FA Cup (when it was good) got me through winter. 3rd Round, 3rd Round replays, 4th round draw, games postponed in snow and replayed. It was March before you knew it.
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I know you're not a football fan but when I was a kid, the FA Cup (when it was good) got me through winter. 3rd Round, 3rd Round replays, 4th round draw, games postponed in snow and replayed. It was March before you knew it.
Brill. Lily often reminded me of the brilliant cutting lyrics and melodies of Kirsty MacColl. There will of course never be another but Lily is great in her own right.
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Brill. Lily often reminded me of the brilliant cutting lyrics and melodies of Kirsty MacColl. There will of course never be another but Lily is great in her own right.
What if I'm here for the gags?
September 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What if I'm here for the gags?
Peckham Spring comes to mind
August 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Peckham Spring comes to mind
BBC reporting this as Jess Phillips 'admitted' - implication being it's her error as opposed to an attempt to improve the inherited situation.
August 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
BBC reporting this as Jess Phillips 'admitted' - implication being it's her error as opposed to an attempt to improve the inherited situation.
Russia aren't competing as far as I know but wouldn't put it past FIFA/Trump to find a unpalatable workaround.
August 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Russia aren't competing as far as I know but wouldn't put it past FIFA/Trump to find a unpalatable workaround.
Reminded me of Ched Evans case. His supporters may or may not have had a point about whether or not the threshold for crime was committed on the evidence but equally, on the uncontested evidence, his behaviour was that of a horrible, horrible person. Ditto Connelly.
August 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reminded me of Ched Evans case. His supporters may or may not have had a point about whether or not the threshold for crime was committed on the evidence but equally, on the uncontested evidence, his behaviour was that of a horrible, horrible person. Ditto Connelly.
Some days though - and today is one of them - you are better off in a work meeting and oblivious than you are knowing the Bears score ..
August 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Some days though - and today is one of them - you are better off in a work meeting and oblivious than you are knowing the Bears score ..
Was hoping you were describing Bazball after the opening sentence.
July 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Was hoping you were describing Bazball after the opening sentence.
Well the stairs would have been hard work I guess
July 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Well the stairs would have been hard work I guess
The three kicks scored - Russo/Kelly & Bronze were as good as any you'll see in a shoot out - but yes, out of context to the rest.
July 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The three kicks scored - Russo/Kelly & Bronze were as good as any you'll see in a shoot out - but yes, out of context to the rest.
Given time wasting can be batters or bowlers sanctions hard to police. Simplest solution would be 30 overs per session and time taken away from lunch/tea intervals. Second session to start at 1.40pm regardless..
July 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Given time wasting can be batters or bowlers sanctions hard to police. Simplest solution would be 30 overs per session and time taken away from lunch/tea intervals. Second session to start at 1.40pm regardless..
Enjoyable day at Hove. Really good attendance and always one nerdy spectator (me), happy to document it all..
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Enjoyable day at Hove. Really good attendance and always one nerdy spectator (me), happy to document it all..