: About Me

I grew up in a small village in Kent, escaped played in a few band bands, gave up on rock n' roll superstardom when it became obvious I possessed neither the talent, the looks or the willingness to be the centre of attention at all costs. I then went off to university and became a computer geek, which lead me to consulting jobs in London, Brighton and New York.
Around then I worked for one of the big finance houses and was amazed to discover that they make money on the commissions they charge, not on the bonuses from doing a good job, so thought I had better figure out how to invest my own money. I started buying property and figuring out the stock market. Around 2004 I found I was making more money doing this than working as an IT consultant with a lot less effort, so I left.
I recently sold a large amount of my property portfolio and have now started building internet sites. I am sticking to things I enjoy at the moment and recently launched Trading System Reviews to allow users to submit reviews of the commercially available systems and books and also working on a music site, The History of Rock Music, as I am still a rock music geek too.
I write because I enjoy it and it gives me a way to vent on the things that matter to me...which happens a lot as I find myself becoming a grumpy old man even before I have managed a mid-life crisis....

My passion is ...

Music, Football (soccer) investing in property and stocks

I know too much about ...

mortgages...not good for getting invited to dinner parties!

My parents always told me ...

wear clean underwear everyday

My childhood ambition ...

to be Liam Brady (weirdly I was taught by his brother at university!)

My favorite memory ...

the next one

Why I write ...

simply because I enjoy it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Thick of It, Flight of The Conchords, Florence & the Machine, Beatles - 10 years that shook the world

My first job ...

Frozen foods stockroom boy while at school

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

Johan Cruyff, Jackie Stewart, David Bowie

Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Thierry Henry to join Barcelona

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So, Thierry Henry has left North London for Barcelona. The writing has been on the wall for a little while but it is still very sad to see him leave the Premiership let alone Arsenal. You can see it from Thierry's side, he is 30, he has won the honors in the international game, but not the club honors he obviously wants. Wenger has been saying he is rebuilding the side and things are beginning to look promising, however Thierry knows time is not on his side. At Barcelona they have a side that, on paper at least, is the best in the world. They also play the expansive flowing football he thr...

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