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Let several tigers loose and see who manages a hole-in-one before being savaged. After all, extreme sports are very fashionable at the moment.

In general therefore, its not the existence of sport that bothers me but how seriously it is taken by those involved. Ever actually read the sport section of The Times – better than Nytol I assure you. And I won’t even begin to discuss football hooliganism. Sport seems to impinge on everything.

For example it is the natural enemy of the sci-fi fan. Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (insert name of programme that is one of the few you might actually consider worthwhile paying your licence for) ‘ will not be back for a fortnight, instead viewers a wonderful treat – live uninterrupted snooker coverage’.

Snooker – a sport best performed under the influence of large quantities of alcohol allowing the game to progress with the participants oblivious to the fact that the second ball potted was the black… Oh that’s pool is it. Well never mind, same principle. Would provide more compulsive viewing actually.

Maybe what I’m trying to impart is the idea that there is no point watching sport. Get out and play it you lazy sods. Even I can see the benefits…Unless it kills you.

This is quite common apparently, I had a teacher who had three friends killed abseiling, three potholing and three rock climbing. However, this might prove nothing other than the obvious dangers of befriending a Welsh humanities teacher.

Oh and there is the issue of the violence, injustice and jealousy inherent in sport.

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