World Cup vs Big Brother

Back from 2 weeks away. Didn't take my phone - loved the isolation.

Anything happened while I was gone? Footballing crises, serial killers on the loose, kind of thing...?

England footballers have been offered a bonus of £360,000 if they win the world cup. Can't it just be for the glory? Is that not enough - just the will to win it? Couldn't that money be promised instead to help create new pitches for kids to play football?

To watch or not to watch? Do I give into the last ever Big Brother, or simply resist? So far I've submitted - but there's no way I'm going to keep that up along with the football.

In true Nick Hornby style, I just came up with my top 5 singles of all time. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel, Bowie - Ashes To Ashes, Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime, Crowded House - Weather With You, Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block.

So what happened to the last 10 years? Having said that, the Mumford & Sons album is heart-wrenchingly glorious...