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"I decided to take a swig of beer every time Gordon Ramsay emitted the offensive word...for the next 10 minutes Gordon Ramsay did not swear once! I was truly amazed" Last week I decided to watch Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares as it is one of my current fave shows. I like it as I admire his passion for all things cooking. Anyway, this show is where world renowned chef (and former soccer player) Gordon Ramsay helps turn around an under-performing restaurant. The main causes of this are generally bad food, bad management and even in cases the menu itself. Big Gordon is so popular in Australia that up until recently he had his show on Australian television three nights in a row! As some of you would know, 'Chef Ramsay' likes to use the 'F' word more often than Ozzy Osbourne! I decided to undertake a test to see how many times the 'F' word was used in one show. Rather than counting the swear words I decided to take a swig of beer every time Gordon Ram

"We may need another sat nav to locate our original one!" she said with glee. I just shook my head...Actually it looked like a mole's convention had been going on with all the humps on view." Last Friday my wife (aka 'No Worries') and yours truly went to our eldest daughter's Catholic School Parish dinner. Nothing too unusual about that, you may think. After all, it's very common for schools with a religious slant to have a Parish dinner (or something similar) and help raise funds for it. For the past few weeks No Worries had been getting very excited reminding me that the dinner was coming up. It was also at a local venue that was only a 15 minute drive from where we lived. No Worries and I are on the School Committee, or I should say that my wife is as I have yet to attend a meeting! Anyway, No Worries has very big nerdy tendencies (she is an accountant by qualification, after all) and had noted down all the details about where the event was b

"had their groundsman record a dance song to raise money for a fertilizer machine! ...So, at last, a trophy to admire in the 'Fleet Board Room, right next to the cheese and pickle sandwiches, no doubt." Well Saturday came and went (like it always does) and there was a small matter of a football game going on at the new Wembley. For once it didn't involve Manchester United or Chelsea, but two of the lesser known teams in England. In the red corner were Torquay United, ex League Two members and statistically the second best team in the Conference this year. In the white corner were Ebbsfleet United, a team that represents a non-existent town and who had their groundsman record a dance song to raise money for a fertilizer machine! The question on every one's lips in Devon and Kent (and all MYFC members worldwide) was "who would win?" For us Kent born and bred folk, we had no doubt that the Fleet would win the FA Trophy. However, my relatives in Devon may

"remember the bad singing spewed forth by the England football team prior to many a World Cup!...Peter will be a very happy chap to be able to buy more fertilizer " As some of you will know, I am a co-owner of Ebbsfleet United FC who are based in the UK. However, despite being a co-owner, I am not a mega rich billionaire from some exotic part of the world ala Abramovich or Shinawatra. I am one of 29,000 who have become part owners through the My Football Club phenomenon. Check out my earlier blog for details of this http://dw-perspectives.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-am-boss.html Since the My Football Club takeover of Ebbsfleet the football team has had a good second half of the season. The highlight being the fact that the club is off to Wembley in a few days time (no, not to go for a curry this time!) to play good ol' Torquay United in the final of the FA Trophy. It is the first time the club has been at Wembley for a football match. However, I am sure that on the players