It was with much mirth and a
certain amount of sheer amazement when I read this news item last week concerning
arch-rivals Norwich City:
Former
shadow chancellor Ed Balls named new chairman of Norwich City
NORWICH City Football Club is delighted to confirm the appointment of former Cabinet Minister and lifelong Canaries fan Ed Balls as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr Balls, 48, takes up his non-executive
role with immediate effect and will join his fellow Directors at Carrow Road
for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League match against Aston Villa.
Welcoming Mr Balls to the Board, City's
joint majority shareholders Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones commented:
"We're absolutely
delighted to confirm that Ed Balls is the new Chairman of Norwich City.
His economic know-how and experience,
coupled with his passion for all things Norwich City, will be a major asset for
the Board and we're excited about working closely together with Ed, David
McNally and the other Directors in this new era for the Club.
Ed will work closely with all of us
on the short, medium and long-term strategy to shape the future of this great
football club."
Economic know-how and experience? Surely, even Delia can see that
the appointment of a man whose policies would have bankrupted the country, will
eventually end in disaster.
Delia Smith
and
Ed Balls
A marriage made in hell!
But enough about NCFC – here’s the
goal that prompted me, for the very first and
last time, to kiss another male of the species:
Happy days!
I’ll leave you with a song from a
lady who I saw for the first time on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny show on New
Years eve and for me stole the show.
American singer/songwriter Beth
Hart with Jeff Beck:
Hey Ho! Back to the sunbed!
