I would imagine the idea for this came about following on the apparent success of the NFL American Football game which was held this year at the new Wembley Stadium in London and seems certain to come back year after year.

American football isn’t very popular here, or in the rest of Europe, despite the introduction of a European competition a few years ago so I could see the point in bringing the game to create interest but is football in the same position?

I spoke about this before, it had to happen really and now it has.

February’s edition of F1 Racing flopped through the door over a week ago - normally a very exciting thing which would make me eager to sit down and read it from cover to cover as soon as possible.

We were heading away last weekend and I had just finished the book I had been reading so the timing was perfect to leave the new book at home and take the magazine instead - but it was Ben Elton’s book I picked up and F1 Racing I left at home.

Living in Scotland is excellent - we have stunningly beautiful landscapes all around us, lovely historical landmarks and we are lucky enough to live in relative safety.

The downside to living in Scotland can be summed up in one word - sport!

We have a history of punching above our weight when faced with a better opponent, yet being beaten by those deemed lesser challenges and some would say it’s happened again last night when Scotland were beaten by Georgia - but it was never going to be an easy task.