World Cup26 Jul 2022 09:21
I was once interested to buy a car warranty business...Motorplan
The owners of the business and their advisers were due to come to my office just off Cheapside ...to meet me and my senior team...a 'lift up the drains' type session pre moving to the next stage...then going to the City Circle ...10 Basinghall Street ...for a nice lunch
Rosemary...my office receptionist...and my secretary both came to my door...knocked
'Your 11am meeting guests have arrived...
We have shown them into the main boardroom'
Rosemary said...
If I may say so, one of the gentlemen looks a bit like Geoff Hurst
Well, Rosemary, that's because it is Geoff Hurst
Rosemary and the other secretaries all let out a little scream
Rosemary was ...put it delicately as it is 2022...very keen on Geoff!!
I told him...he was well used to it...he agreed to play along
I phoned my secretary and asked her to get Rosemary to bring in the coffees, pastries etc
Rosemary came in...clearly agog...very excited
Rosemary...this is Geoff...
Geoff this is Rosemary...one of your female admirers
Geoff was epic...
he stood up...shook her hand,
then put his arm around her...like Clark gable in Gone with the Wind...
He pulled her backwards and plonked an enormous kiss on the lips
I had never seen Rosemary quite like that...she was a gonner
I got no work out of here for the rest of the week
That's all I can offer re footballing analogies
The reason I posted it?
It was a bloody sight more interesting
(yes, I know)
than the FUD posted this morning
Regards
GRH