Three little things and a whole load of nonsense

“LET’S HAVE a chat,” said the sports editor, who, newly returned from holidays, usually has a new broom air about him for the first couple of days back in harness.

Until we can drag him back down to the stagnant pool of cynicism we swamp about in, that is.

“I was thinking...” he starts off, “You’re too fond of that single-issue column form altogether. Have a go off the three-topic lay-out.”