This week’s column writes itself courtesy of the cerebral scribe and Premier table tennis player, Paul Cicchelli. For technical insight, story-telling and a great willingness to engage with the journalistic fraternity there are few better people. Continue reading Table Tennis’s Best Fights
DC: [Knock, knock]
SP: Come in.
DC: Boss…
SP: Devante! Great to see you. How are you settling in? Continue reading Devante Cole and Steven Pressley: An imaginary Meeting in the Fleetwood Town Manager’s Office
“In a twist of fate, I need to carry on playing,” team member, Roger Bertrand told me recently. There had been concerns back in October 2015 that he might have to quit the beautiful game due to scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and spondylitis (inflammation of the backbone joints). Continue reading The Montpellier Man
Fleetwood Town, not used to struggling at the wrong end of the table – and in a similar pickle to Bolton Wanderers – have three months left to save themselves:
Fleetwood Town have yet to find their Decimus Burton in the dugout it would appear. There are few flashes of genius emanating from the management team and even fewer coherent after-match sentences which might gee up the Cod Army faithful. Continue reading Sowerby, Morris & The Lack of Room Service at ‘Hotel Fleetwood’
The Cellar, The Pool Room and The Shed – unofficial venue names of Heaton, Farnworth SC and Meadow – are what stand out in this season’s Warburton Cup quarter-final draw. More onerous places you will be hard-pressed to find. Continue reading Dreaming Big
Given the BBC iPlayer’s recent showing of The Rack Pack – a fond salute to snooker in the Seventies and Eighties (following the advent of colour TV) – it seemed fitting that table tennis should have its own crew; a collection of individuals from the local scene who, largely through their talent, are distinctly recognisable, controversial or quite simply big characters. Continue reading The Bat Pack
The upbeat jingle expected in this paper must sometimes pave the way for the hard reality of obligatory debate. Continue reading Time Table Tennis Took Its Rightful Place
Here goes, Dave. Sorry it’s later than planned. Been on Jury Service in Preston so out of my normal pattern!
1) I see that you (age 61) are currently 67% win percentage and your son, Benjamin (age 20) 81%. What qualities would you say each of you bring to the table? Continue reading Unedited and Unabridged Interview with David Wyatt of Farnworth Social Circle ‘D’
The race is on. Two teams from three will, in all likelihood, take the divine leap from Division Four to Division Three. The others may as well down tools. There is no trap door from this division, no Conference equivalent, no Division Five. They are stuck – set to play out another season in the bottom rung, guests of Jackie Smith who is surprisingly anchored to the foot of the table as captain of Meadow Hill ‘B’. Continue reading Sheriff and Gambler?
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