I ate lots of roast beef, mashed potatoes, homemade buttered biscuits, boiled vegetables from the root cellar, drank fresh milk, and generally made a pig out of myself while Mama enjoyed every bit of it.

He never seems to consider the feelings of others.

With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.

Little copses of television antennas. Whiplike, graceful thrilling metal dendrites drawing images from the air, bringing brotherhood, communion to immured apartment people.