Telfer has had the gall to have a go at England, saying that they think they are better than they are and accusing the players of being arrogant because of the win over the All Blacks, when Scotland are the first to shout from the roof tops if they manage to win the odd big game in two years. In the unlikely event that Scotland ever beat New Zealand they’d probably declare a two-day public holiday and party like mad. What he said was a load of old nonsense. It annoys me that he’s jumped up to have a go at England when Scottish rugby is not in a position to have a go at anyone. They are 12th in the world and their domestic rugby is a laughing stock.
TRP verdict: Opinionated? Yes. Wrong? Yes. But at least Big Jim stirred things up. You’re out!
2. Lenient Prison Sentences
If somebody gets a ten-year sentence, it always seems to be automatically cut in half and then they get out in three years for good behaviour. That can’t be right. Why not just give them three years in the first place? If you do the crime, you should serve the proper length of time. Recently I watched the Trevor McDonald TV programme that focused on Death Row in a US prison. It baffled me as to why these blokes are hanging around for months or even years on end waiting to be executed. If they’ve been given life, they should do life. If they’ve been sentenced to death, that should be carried out the next day.
TRP verdict: You’ve got us banged to rights on that one, you’re in!
3. Just for Men
My belief is that you should grow old gracefully and not attempt to turn back the ageing clock. My hair is starting to grey but I wouldn’t dream of dying it. You can always tell when a bloke has dyed his hair, which just defeats the objective in my book. It’s normally a do-it-yourself job, as they are too embarrassed to have it done professionally, and invariably it ends up looking a right mess. Anyhow, having a head full of jet black hair just wouldn’t suit my face. To give you an analogy, it would be a bit like a woman who has a face lift-off yet has a wrinkled, ‘turkey’ neck. It just doesn’t work. I’ve long suspected Tim Fourie, my old partner-in-crime at Sedgley Park, is guilty of dying his hair. He vigorously denies this!
TRP verdict: A dyed-in-the-wool case if ever there was one, you’re in again!