Stories By John May
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50 Shades of May
/ 9 years agoFSOM: World Cup beards? Fifty Shades of May is back!
Fifty Shades of May is back! Like bubonic plague, The King’s Evil, Water Elf Disease or some other foul medieval ailment...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM: Sol Campbell’s skin colour didn’t cost him the England captaincy. It’s the thickness of it.
Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell has always seen himself as different and set apart from the rest. In a vast herd of wildebeest,...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM: What message does Wayne Rooney’s new £300,000 per week wage at Manchester United really send?
Military planners were puzzled and perplexed when in the build up to a major battle in the Great War they received...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM – The Winter Olympics… not one for journalists!
Don’t you just love the Winter Olympics? Old Fifty Shades certainly does, even if watching some of the sports bring back...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM: Kevin Pietersen or Andy Flower? – ECB’s Sophie’s Choice
For those that haven’t seen the film Sophie’s Choice, make sure you have a box of tissues to hand when you...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoIn his role as Mayor of Simpleton, FSOM is easily amused.
A selection of felt-tip pens and colourful magic markers plus a newspaper or two will keep him occupied for ages, drawing...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM: Don’t be surprised about Match Fixing in Sport
When Captain Cook’s good ship HMS Endeavour sailed into the Pacific Islands, the natives were so shocked and surprised they fell...
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50 Shades of May
/ 10 years agoFSOM: England – A little less conversation, a little more action please in the Ashes!
Hot on the heels of Tottenham Hotspur taking a .44 Magnum as used by Dirty Harry to kill a wasp by...
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50 Shades of May
/ 11 years agoFSOM: Greg Dyke vs the Premier League… Good luck!
Once upon a time, Fifty Shades’ boss was Greg Dyke. Back in the day when Fifty Shades earned the monthly envelope...
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50 Shades of May
/ 11 years agoFSOM: The burden of carrying a team on your shoulders
The chances are you have never heard of Taisto Miettinen, but he is a sporting household name in Finland. His record...
