Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Boreham Wood: Luke Garrard

All good things must come to an end. After nine years at the helm, Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard takes charge of his last match at the club on Saturday. There will not be a dry eye among the Wood Army at Meadow Park. 

Hopefully there will be tears of happiness and relief added to the emotional outpouring after the final game of the season against Ebbsfleet. At the end of a tough campaign, the Wood face a crucial 90 minutes to determine which level of the National League they will be playing in. Win and they stay up. Anything else and it's the drop.

Monday, 15 April 2024

Sport hurts: Jimmy White (1994)

Monday May 2, 1994. Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White are locked in a final frame decider in the World Championship final. With White leading 37-24 and the table open, even the usually stoic Hendry is showing signs of concern. White bends down to tackle a black he would normally pot with his eyes closed.

It should have been his crowning glory, the moment White conquered his Everest. Instead it was the day the music died. A gasp echoed around the Crucible as White's attempt at the black failed to threaten the pocket. All he could do was sit, wait and hope that Hendry would give him one more shot.