Sublime

‘Motherhood is an obliteration of the self,’

‘workmanlike’ players were selected instead of ‘stars’ and the appeal of the ‘David Beckham’ narrative (the instinctive belief that good-looking players are somehow better) was rejected.

I felt like a mildly famous, unwashed, niche sporting celebrity who’d fallen out of a biscuit tin.

He couldn’t seem to stop the flow of his thoughts to his mouth.