Life of Verso

My Sporting Life

My Sporting Life

THE NEARLY MAN A lifetime of glorious sporting failures I wasn’t born to be an athlete. Short, fat, blind as a bat—three things that don’t exactly scream “sporting prowess.” And yet, I’ve had my moments. Some tragic, some triumphant (ish),…

Childhood Memories

Childhood Memories

childhood memories Crying boys and Pea Spoons: A Council Estate Childhood Is childhood memory a faithful reflection, or just fragments shaped by family tales and trauma? In this candid, gritty, and occasionally comical account, I revisit the earliest recollections of…

My Visit to F&W

My Visit to F&W

Felixstowe & Walton Return to Dellwood: Mending Bridges with Felixstowe & Walton FC Written: February 2nd, 2019 — Before Watty Got the Sack There’s an old saying: “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” It may not be…

One Ranger

One Ranger

one ranger Beer, goodbyes, and a chance encounter with the movies Date: March 4th, 2022Location: Ipswich, SuffolkOccasion: Saying farewell to a mate — and unexpectedly appearing in a movie. I headed into Ipswich on a cool Friday in early March…

Eviction

Eviction

Eviction The night everything changed: October 1997 In early 1997, I was living in a council bungalow in Trimley with my dad. Life wasn’t ideal, but it was ticking along. That all changed one Saturday in October. That evening, I’d…