Room 101: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half

1. Slow golfers
I had a round of golf the other day at the Celtic Manor Resort which is an amazing course. However, my round was slightly spoilt by the slow play of the four-ball in front who had no inclination whatsoever to let our group play through. Jack Tovey nearly took one of their heads off with a drive to try and gee them up but to no avail. They were lining up each other’s putts and generally doing everything at a snail’s pace. It was that bad it took five and a half hours to get round.
TRP verdict: No ifs, no putts, you’re in.
2. ‘This is Bristol‘s year’
The chat I get from supporters in the gym always turns to one of them saying: “Don’t worry, this will be our year.” It’s not that I have any reason to doubt they’ll be right, it just gets a bit wearing hearing it all of the time especially when the final two games, the ones that really matter, are so far away. On paper you’d say we have the strongest squad and the most experienced at the highest level, but as we’ve seen too many times before your dreams can be crushed. I’m firmly in the camp that says whoever wins the league should go straight up. At the moment the majority of the season is irrelevant.
TRP verdict: The odds are that you’ll have the final word and win that trophy, so what’s the problem!
3. Irresponsible dog owners
I’m a dog owner and I’m very diligent in making sure its mess is cleaned up. Unfortunately not all people have the same attitude. We have a couple of culprits in our street who can’t be bothered to ‘poop scoop’ and leave it there for someone to step in. . Unfortunately I haven’t caught the culprits in the act …yet! Walking my kids to nursery becomes an exercise in dog mess avoidance. People who can’t be bothered to clean up after their dog shouldn’t have one in the first place in my opinion.
TRP verdict: You’ve every right to be dogmatic in this instance.