Category Archives: BOXING

17 years ago today my dad died, but the pain of losing him will live with me forever

Posted on October 31, 2015 by SCARFMAN

October 31st 1998 was without doubt the worst day of my life so far. It was worse than when I got told by a doctor twelve months later, that I needed an investigation to make sure I did not have … Continue reading →

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UTTERLY COMPELLING AND UTTERLY BRILLIANT! River – Review of episode two.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last year I can still remember just how amazing it felt to watch the BBC1 crime/police drama Happy Valley. It was that brilliant that it sort of felt like a privilege to watch such a fantastic piece of work. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC1, death, DEPRESSION, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FRIENDSHIP, grief, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #BBCDRAMA, #STELLANSKARSGARD, #TVREVIEW, ABI MORGAN, ALONE, ALOOF, anxiety, BBC, BBC ONE, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC TELEVISION, BBC1, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CRIME DRAMA, death, DEPRESSION, DETECTIVE GENRE, DI JOHN RIVER, DRAMA, EDDOE MARSAN, EMOTION, entertainment, Family, FILM NOIR, friendship, GEORGINA RICH, Grief, HAPPY VALLEY, i'm in the mood for dancing, ISOLATED, JOHN RIVER, LARS VON TRIER, LESLEY MANVILLE, LONER, mental health, MISE-EN-SCENE, MISSING, MYSTERY, NICOLA WALKER, NORDIC, NORDIC NOIR, OWEN TEAL, PARANOIA, POLICE DRAMA, popular culture, REVIEW, RIVER, RIVER EPISODE TWO/2 REVIEW, river review, RIVER TV SERIES, ROSA FALLOWS, SORCHA CUSACK, STELLAN SKARSGARD, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE MISSING, THE NOLAN SISTERS, the nolans, THRILLER, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, UNCATEGORISED, writing | Leave a comment

“I CAN’T SORT OF CONTROL THEM INDIVIDUALLY, THEY’RE NOT EYEBROWS….THEY’RE ARSE CHEEKS”! ‘The Moaning of Life 2’ ep1 – A review.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“What is art?” This was a question first asked almost a hundred years ago by artist Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ urinal piece. What does Marcel have in common with Karl Pilkington? Well in this first episode of The Moaning of Life … Continue reading →

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‘THE LARS VON TRIER OF THE DETECTIVE WORLD’! RIVER- A review, episode one.

Posted on October 14, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Whenever I see a trailer of new police/detective drama series coming on, I tend to not pay much attention to it these days because I have reached saturation point with this genre. I am bored of this TV genre and … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC ORIGINAL DRAMA, BBC1, COMEDY, death, DEPRESSION, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FRIENDSHIP, grief, MENTAL HEALTH, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRIBUTE, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #abimorgan, #CRIMEDRAMA, #LARSVONTRIER, #STELLANSKARSGARD, #TELEVISIONREVIEW, #TVREVIEW, ABI MORGAN, ABI MORGN, ART HOUSE, ARTS, BBC, BBC CRIME DRAMA, BBC DRAMA, BBC1, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CRIME, CRIME DRAMA, CRIME GENRE, crime narrative, DCI BANKS, death, DEPRESSION, DETECTIVE GENRE, EDDIE MARSAN, EMOTION, EUROPEAN CINEMA, FILM NOIR, friendship, Grief, HALLUCINATIONS, INNER DEMONS, JOHN RIVER, LARS VON TRIER, LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, LAW AND ORDER UK, mental health, MOURNING, MURDER PLOT, narrative, NICOLA WALKER, PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, popular culture, REVIEW, RIVER, RIVER EPISODE ONE REVIEW, river review, RIVER REVIEWER, scandinavia, STELLAN SKARSGARD, SUSPENSE, SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, VERA, WORLD CINEMA, WRITER ABI MORGAN | Leave a comment

I WILL ALWAYS BE A SOFT, SENSITIVE AND EMOTIONAL MAN. I AM SO GLAD THAT I AM TOO…….WELL, MOST OF THE TIME!

Posted on October 11, 2015 by SCARFMAN

I will always be a SOFT, SENSITIVE and EMOTIONAL MAN. This is a fact of life that I do not mind one bit. Well OK, at times I wish was a bit harder, bit rougher around the edges but that … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, BOOKS, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH, RANT, social media, SPORT, TRUE STORIES, twitter, UFC, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, BEST MATE, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, books, CAMP, CHARACTER, CLOTHES, COLLEGE, COMEDY, CONFRONTATION, cricket, CRY, CRYING, del boy, del trotter, DEPRESSION, DRESS SENSE, EMOTION, EMOTIONAL, EMOTIONAL PERSONALITY, FAKE, FAKE HARDNESS, FAKE LOOK, FAKE PERSONALITY, Family, FASHION, father, FEELINGS, FEMININE SIDE, FEMININITY, FILMS, football, FRIENDHIP, FRIENDS, friendship, GIRLS, GROWING UP, GUILT, GUILTY, GYM, HAIRSTYLES, HARD, HARD LOOK, HARD WALK, IMMATURE, IMMATURITY, LAD CULTURE, LAD CUTURE, LADDISH CULTURE, LADS, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, LOLLY, LOVE PINK, MACHO, MANLY PURSUITS, MENTAL, mental health, MENTAL TOUGHNESS, METROSEXUAL, MICHAEL BISPING, MIND, MR.T, nerves, NICE GUY, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, OPEN EMOTIONALLY, OPINIONATED, PERCEPTION, PERSONALITY, PINK, rant, REALITY, RELATIONSHIP, scarf, SCARG, scarves, sense of humour, SENSIITIVE, SENSITIVE, SENSITIVENESS, SENSITIVITY, SHAVED HEAD, SHOWING YOUR FEELINGS, SHY, SOFT, SPORT, TIN-TIN, TRENDY, TRUE FEELING, TRUE FEELINGS, true stories, Twitter, ufc, UNCATEGORISED, Unexploded, Unexploded BY ALISON MACLEOD, UNI, UPSET, VULNERABILITY, WEDDINGS, WIMP, WORKING OUT, WORRY, WORRYING, YELLOW | Leave a comment

‘CLASSY CAMPBELL AND ROBUST ROSE REIGN SUPREME IN HULL’!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by SCARFMAN

If I can go all Jeremy Clarkson on you for a moment, then in car terms you would have to describe boxers Luke Campbell and Brain Rose as two very different vehicles. I would describe Campbell as an old Ford … Continue reading →

Posted in BOXING, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #EDDIEHEARN, #lukecampbell, ANTHONY CROLLA, BOXER, BOXER LUKE CAMPBELL, BOXING, BOXING REVIEW, BOXING TELEVISION, BRIAN ROSE, BRITISH BOXING, CARSON JONES, CRAVEN PARK STADIUM, DRAMA, EDDIE HEARN, EMOTION, FIGHTING, FORD CAPRI, HULL, HULL CITY, IAN JOHN LEWIS, JEREMY CLARKSON, LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHTWEIGHT BOXING, LOCAL DERBY, LUKE CAMPBELL, MATCHROOM, OLYMPIAN LUKE CAMPBELL, popular culture, REVIEW, ROVER, SKY SPORTS, SKY SPORTS BOXING, SPORT, SPORTING DERBIES, SPORTS, SPORTS REVIEW, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TOMMY COYLE, tv review, UK, UK SPORT, UK TELEVISION, UK TV, WBC BOXING | Leave a comment

‘CAPABLE CAMPBELL TO CONQUER COURAGEOUS COYLE’! ‘RUMBLE ON THE HUMBER’ Campbell vs Coyle – A PREVIEW.

Posted on July 31, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Craven Park might be more used to rugby league players showcasing their skills on its hallowed turf, however the headline act this coming Saturday night(August 1st) is a hotly anticipated boxing fight between two local heroes in the form of … Continue reading →

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TWO RUDDY DOCTORS WITH TOTALLY OPPOSITE OPINIONS…….SADLY IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE LYPHOEDEMA AFTER ALL!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by SCARFMAN

ME : (somewhat perplexed) “So do I need this manual lymph drainage or not now”? VASCULAR CONSULTANT NO2 : (shouty) “YOU DO NOT HAVE LYPHOEDEMA”! These two lines above were actually said when I had a follow-up consultation with a … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, RANT, TRUE STORIES, twitter, Uncategorized | Tagged ALKALINE DIET, anxiety, BODY CRAMPS, CRAMPS, DEPRESSION, EMPATHY, FIGHTER, FIGHTING, friendship, GREEN DIET, Health, HEARTACHE, ILL HEALTH, LEG SWELLING, LEGS SWELLING, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, manual lymphatic drainage, mental health, MISDIAGNOSIS, MLD, NHS, over acidic, POISON, rant, RUDE, rudeness, SETBACK, Social Media, SPIRIT, SWOLLEN LEGS, SYMPATHY, true stories, TRUE STORY, Twitter | Leave a comment

INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL AND INVOLVING…LOUIS THEROUX AT HIS BEST! ‘Louis Theroux : Transgender Kids’. A Review.

Posted on April 10, 2015 by SCARFMAN

When documentary film maker Louis Theroux educates, entertains and also emotively covers a certain subject, then I think you will pretty hard pressed to find a better documentary. This is what he indeed did last Sunday on BBC2 when he … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, BBC, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, grief, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ANGUISH, anxiety, BBC, BBC2, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CHILDREN, CONTROVERSIAL, debate, DOCUMENTARY, EMOTION, EMPATHY, entertainment, Family, GENDER DYSHORIA, Grief, Health, humour, IDENTITY, LOUIS THEROUX, LOUIS THEROUX TRANSGENDER, mental health, popular culture, PREJUDICE, SADNESS, SANS FRANCISCO, SELF, SEX CHANGE, SURGERY, SURGICAL INTERVENTION, TEENAGE, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TRANSGENDER, TRANSSEXUALS, TV, tv review, UK TELEVISION, UK TV | Leave a comment

MY MUM IS THE GREATEST MUM OF ALL – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MUMMY LLOYD!

Posted on March 15, 2015 by SCARFMAN

There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that I truly love and that person is MY MUM! There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that has stuck by me through thick and thin and that person is MY … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, COMPLIMENT, death, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged BIRTH, blood relative, CARING, CELEBRATION, compliment, death, DEPRESSION, DREAMS, EMOTION, FAMILIES, FAMILLIES, Family, FEELINGS, friendship, GUARDIAN ANGEL, Health, HEARTACHE, ILL HEALTH, KIDS, LIFE, LIFE STORY, LOVE, mental health, mom, MOTHER, mother son relationship, MOTHER'S DAY, MOTHERING SUNDAY, MUM, MUMMY'S BOY, my mum, OCD, PARENTING, PARENTS, REAL LIFE, relatives, SCHOOL, son, SUPPORT, THANK YOU, THANKS, tribute, tribute to my mum, TRUE STORY, UNIVERSITY | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: BOXING

17 years ago today my dad died, but the pain of losing him will live with me forever

UTTERLY COMPELLING AND UTTERLY BRILLIANT! River – Review of episode two.

“I CAN’T SORT OF CONTROL THEM INDIVIDUALLY, THEY’RE NOT EYEBROWS….THEY’RE ARSE CHEEKS”! ‘The Moaning of Life 2’ ep1 – A review.

‘THE LARS VON TRIER OF THE DETECTIVE WORLD’! RIVER- A review, episode one.

‘CLASSY CAMPBELL AND ROBUST ROSE REIGN SUPREME IN HULL’!

‘CAPABLE CAMPBELL TO CONQUER COURAGEOUS COYLE’! ‘RUMBLE ON THE HUMBER’ Campbell vs Coyle – A PREVIEW.

INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL AND INVOLVING…LOUIS THEROUX AT HIS BEST! ‘Louis Theroux : Transgender Kids’. A Review.

MY MUM IS THE GREATEST MUM OF ALL – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MUMMY LLOYD!

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