スティーヴン・フライさんのインスタグラム写真 - (スティーヴン・フライInstagram)「It’s been all quiet on the sporting front for the last few months of course, but as the tight screws of the lockdown are loosened, sport starts to feature in our lives again. For those of you who abominate sport, are bored or irritated by it, apologies, but ties reflect just about all human life – athletic and ludic competition not excluded. I had the honour to be on the board of @NorwichCityFC for 5 years - my poor attendance and general hopelessness in committee meant that the time came to agree that a role as a kind of ambassador, friend and social media poster on behalf of the Canaries would suit me better than sitting around a table gazing with dumb incomprehension at spreadsheets and financial reports. A place in the Directors’ Box is a very obvious perk of board membership and with it, for males, comes the requirement to present yourself in jacket and tie. It’s traditional to sport a tie in club colours for such occasions - either shop bought or something from the official club store, as in the case of Pic 1. (Pic 2 shows me underreacting to our win over Middlesbrough in 2016) We will be hosting Spurs for a friendly tomorrow (Friday 12th), the first time a ball will have been kicked in anger at Carrow Road since this whole horrid business began to bite. Cricket is a deep and abiding love. Those who follow the game will know about "benefit years”, when matches are played and dinners held to boost the incomes of long-serving players. I’ve been to many such dinners, spoken at some and supported others as best I could. Buying a Derek Pringle tie in 1992 (pics. 3@4) was the least I could do in recognition of a fine servant of Essex and England. An all-rounder perhaps better remembered for his bowling (“Pring the Swing” we called him) than his batting, Pringle was a highly intelligent and likeable presence on the field of play for 10 years. He is now a well respected cricket writer. Note the three notched seaxes (wide curved swords) alternating with the three lions, indicating Essex and England. Well not much opportunity to wear either of these ties, especially the Pringle, these days, but how could one ever have the heart to throw them away?」6月11日 13時30分