tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post4587025785776172530..comments2024-02-09T10:49:08.034+00:00Comments on WITTERINGS: Too close for comfortfantasy bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13071236617768809320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-90069795931327925752011-04-19T07:37:33.300+01:002011-04-19T07:37:33.300+01:00Iain - indeed - the Jacobite Tour administrators m...Iain - indeed - the Jacobite Tour administrators made many errors and overcommitments which led to the players being exhausted for the big challenge - couldn't happen these days - or could it?fantasy bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071236617768809320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-11276858840636446972011-04-18T23:25:49.493+01:002011-04-18T23:25:49.493+01:00Leaving aside the point that there were Scots in b...Leaving aside the point that there were Scots in both armies, the Jacobites' problem was that they came off the back of an overnight return trip to the wrong ground.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370180395320761629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-77932910261778641992011-04-15T22:43:44.226+01:002011-04-15T22:43:44.226+01:00I'll take your word for it, though I'm str...I'll take your word for it, though I'm struggling to remember who won the toss on that occasion.Silly Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513218113000230778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-33482755990014024402011-04-15T19:49:46.429+01:002011-04-15T19:49:46.429+01:00Silly Point - yes indeed, although FB is not sure ...Silly Point - yes indeed, although FB is not sure that there was much to blame luck for at Culloden - it was clearly a bowl first wicket.fantasy bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071236617768809320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-67687272006430202412011-04-15T09:40:42.004+01:002011-04-15T09:40:42.004+01:00Napoleon famously asked, when a certain general wa...Napoleon famously asked, when a certain general was recommended to him, "But is he lucky?". Luck is a very important element in any contest, as FB will know. The record set out above is undoubtedly impressive, and all the more so given Scotland's history of bemoaning bad fortune (see Culloden etc.) Close sporting contests are ultimately decided as much by perseverence as by skill - and in this respect teams can make their own luck. These are matches to savour.Silly Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513218113000230778noreply@blogger.com