When considering investing in overseas funds it’s important to understand whether or not the investments are hedged against sterling. If they are not then you are adding currency risk to stock risk. When comparing overseas fund performance with UK fund performance, the currency effect should be...
Caught the train down to Exeter via Bristol after the game. Rammed full of City fans. Just a handful of Albion. The City fans couldn’t have been more gracious. Even shared their beer with us. This was in contrast to before the game.
Oxford away back in the 1980’s. Was living in Birmingham at the time. Missed the last train home. Had a few more beers. Crashed out in one of the university colleges. Got home Sunday afternoon. Pretty sure we didn’t win either.
I think that our major failing against teams that sit back is the number of goals that we concede to them on the break. Scoring against them doesn’t seem to be the main issue.
Hitch-hiked from Brighton to West Brom and back in 1979. Also, hitch-hiked from Liverpool to Villa Park and back for a night game around the same time. Got some interesting lifts, including from a bunch of scousers in a stolen car, who hated students. I had to invent a few stories about what...
Had a health check today. I’m a shade under six feet tall. In terms of BMI, an acceptable weight is apparently 9.5 to 12.5 stone. I’m just over 12.5. When I was just under 12 stone last year, people commented on my gaunt and skinny appearance. Lord knows what I would have looked like at a...