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WILL THE LIONS ROAR DOWN UNDER?

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Richard Grainger

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A lot of people have asked me what my take is on the British & Irish Lions selection. And that, I’ll admit, is not because I could be classed as an expert, but perhaps rather more to do with the … Continue reading →

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ALL QUIET ON THE ASTON FRONT… AND ENGLAND: TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Richard Grainger

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Well, that’s it… the Aston has gone back, and for the first time since I was nineteen I am carless. After fifteen months of ownership, I (we – because this was a decision upon which which my wife had some … Continue reading →

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THE BLOG IS BACK –SIX NATIONS SUMMARY

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Richard Grainger

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I was chatting to a friend on the phone the other morning. He’s a writer and our conversation got around to what each of us had written recently, and that’s when it struck me that I hadn’t put finger to … Continue reading →

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ENGLAND – A SURVIVOR’S TALE

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I’ve not blogged for a bit because I’m been busy surviving England. Every time I pay a brief visit to the country which was my home for almost three decades, I find it to be a changed landscape – both … Continue reading →

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BLOOD, SWEAT, GROCKLES AND THE MODERN PENTATHLON

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I’m at my friend Alsira’s pool. I’ve just done fifty lengths, shaken the water off, and bashed out fifty press ups. The lifeguard is impressed and asks me how I got on in Paris? ‘Pretty well,’ I reply, ‘Until my … Continue reading →

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GRODKÓW – A SURVIVOR’S STORY

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I’ve survived two long months in Grodków, and I’m about to be released back into the wilds of Marbella! I’m coming home, I’ve done my time! If that means little to you, let me enlighten you – Grodków is a … Continue reading →

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MEN: WE’RE ALL GROSS, AREN’T WE?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I had a slight altercation with my step daughter the other evening. I’d been out for a run and got caught in a thunderstorm, so when I arrived home, I resembled a drowned sheep. Having triaged the impact of entering … Continue reading →

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THE ASTON V8 VANTAGE AND A JOLLY GOOD ROAD TRIP TO POLAND

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I haven’t blogged for a while because I’ve been busy trying to survive life in the Upper Silesian countryside… that’s Poland, by the way. I’m currently residing in a town called Grodków – my wife’s home town – which has … Continue reading →

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SLOW HORSES

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I’ve not blogged for a bit because I’ve been immersed in re-writing my Irish satirical Sci-Fi novel. You remember the one? Of course you do… oh well if you don’t, here’s a link to Compound 19: https://maverickwriter.co.uk/books/compound-19/. Don’t hold your … Continue reading →

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WATCHED NETFLIX’ BERLIN YET? SAVE YOURSELF SOME TIME – DON’T BOTHER

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Richard Grainger

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I’ve had an utterly miserable Christmas. On Christmas Eve, my car broke down in Ronda and on Christmas Day I picked up pneumonia, from which I have now more or less recovered. As a consequence, I watched a lot of … Continue reading →

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