For many years the lion was my favourite animal. It is a magnificent specimen, proud and glorious and quite rightly holds the title 'King of the Jungle'The image of the lion is synonymous with rastafarianism. Negus Tafari at his coronation to the throne of Ethiopia took the name of Emporor Haille Selassie I, King of the Kings and Lord of the Lords, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah, Elect of God, Himself, and the Light of the World, Defender of the Faith. Bob Marley sang of being 'Iron l... Read Full Story

Ten things not to do when managing a football team for the first time:1) Expect any thanx - whatsoever!2) Volunteer to wash the strip.3) Expect anyone to help you to put the nets up.4) Expect anyone to help you to take the nets down.5) Go in goal when your regular keeper doesn't turn up - you already take 95% of the blame for when things are going wrong.6) Expect to win anything.7) Travel at the front or back of the convoy to away matches. If you're at the front you'll get blamed for the late... Read Full Story

Ten things not to do when managing a football team for the first time:1) Expect any thanx - whatsoever!2) Volunteer to wash the strip.3) Expect anyone to help you to put the nets up.4) Expect anyone to help you to take the nets down.5) Go in goal when your regular keeper doesn't turn up - you already take 95% of the blame for when things are going wrong.6) Expect to win anything.7) Travel at the front or back of the convoy to away matches. If you're at the front you'll get blamed ... Read Full Story

It's amazing. That time passes by and no matter what you do or have done, no matter what your past consists of, your experiences, your desires, you cannot and will not see what your future holds. How was I to know that in 2007/08 season I would be giving a half time team talk at 3-1 down in a league cup final to a women's football team who although had shown plenty of promise in their previous seasons, had never won anything before in the world of football? How was I to know that my skills an... Read Full Story

It's amazing. That time passes by and no matter what you do or have done, no matter what your past consists of, your experiences, your desires, you cannot and will not see what your future holds. How was I to know that in 2007/08 season I would be giving a half time team talk at 3-1 down in a league cup final to a women's football team who although had shown plenty of promise in their previous seasons, had never won anything before in the world of football? How was I to know that my s... Read Full Story

For many years the lion was my favourite animal. It is a magnificent specimen, proud and glorious and quite rightly holds the title 'King of the Jungle'The image of the lion is synonymous with rastafarianism. Negus Tafari at his coronation to the throne of Ethiopia took the name of Emporor Haille Selassie I, King of the Kings and Lord of the Lords, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah, Elect of God, Himself, and the Light of the World, Defender of the Faith. Bob Marley sang of being... Read Full Story

The 80s were characterised by waves of socio-political developments which meant that there was lots to talk about - and in my case, to sing about.From 1985 through to 1989 Lytton (Banga), Desmond (Desi Roots), Kevin (Ryder), T (Skippa) Sherman and myself (Bandyt) played gigs up and down the U.K as the roots-reggae band known as 'Bandyt'. We were blessed enough to feature on the same bills as artists like Sugar Minott, Maxi Priest and Sandra Cross and to have one of our singles 'R... Read Full Story

The 80s were characterised by waves of socio-political developments which meant that there was lots to talk about - and in my case, to sing about.From 1985 through to 1989 Lytton (Banga), Desmond (Desi Roots), Kevin (Ryder), T (Skippa) Sherman and myself (Bandyt) played gigs up and down the U.K as the roots-reggae band known as 'Bandyt'. We were blessed enough to feature on the same bills as artists like Sugar Minott, Maxi Priest and Sandra Cross and to have one of our singles 'Roadblock' pl... Read Full Story

I was proud to wear the colours of A.C.F.C even though I only ever played for them twice; one friendly and one league match. That's me...the dreadlocked guy on the right. Truth was I wasn't a good enough player to break into the team. Poor first touch, lack of control and technique, couldn't header a ball to save my life, nowhere near fit enough and also a bit of a loner/maverick. It was also relentlessly naive of me to think that just because the team was called Afro Caribbean Football Club... Read Full Story

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