Making a good impression

CONGRATULATIONS to the BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader who recently added to the gaiety of a nation with the following breaking news item: “Andrew Flintoff is to see a renowned joint specialist in Amsterdam.”

Indeed. No doubt old Beefy made the recommendation.

Yes, we have to take our sporting tonics when and where we can in these dark, depressing days. With uncanny timing, RTÉ caught the national mood this week by devoting a couple of hours of prime time to the occasions when it all went horribly, horribly wrong.