The great British tradition of point to point racing faces possible extinction as a result of the vote in the Commons last week to outlaw foxhunting.

All point to point horses must be hunters, therefore take away hunting and you end up with a large number of horseman running round a course on foot.

I wonder if the 300 or so 'honourable members' who voted to outlaw hunting care more about chasing votes for the forthcoming general election than dogs hunting vermin, sorry, cuddly little foxes?

I'm not really that bothered about hunting. I'm bothered about other classic pastimes being destroyed.

After hunting and point to point, what next? Angling, shooting? Where will it all end? Darts? Now there is an offensive weapon in the wrong hands!

Hunting is a countryside issue, not a moral one, and therefore it should have been left to the people in country areas to decide what happens, rather than being dictated to by their urban counterparts.

Every cloud does have a silver lining. It appears it has little chance of being made law because of the parliamentary timetable and is merely an exercise in that age old political pastime 'vote catching'.

Perhaps someone should try banning that?

One politician who would never resort to blatant electioneering is my old mate Ivor Caplin. However, the MP for Hove certainly got himself into a pickle last week when he appeared to jump the gun over the Falmer stadium project.

Ivor not only bravely predicted that the stadium would be built within three years but also that the level of funding from the Football Foundation had already been agreed.

Initially, the Football Foundation appeared to clip Ivor's wings, saying that negotiations were ongoing but nothing had been agreed.

But it later transpired that this was not the official line from the people who will hand the Albion a significant grant towards the development of the stadium.

Albion chief executive Martin Perry kindly clarified the situation last Saturday.

The Foundation will certainly be supporting the Falmer project and have already indicated how much the club is likely to secure.

The precise figure is apparently a better kept secret than Jordan's phone number.

But the real crux of the matter is that the Albion cannot formally apply for any grant until they have received planning permission.

As regards planning permission, as they used to say at the end of Hammy Hamster, that's another story...

On the subject of the lovely Jordan, I'm very pleased to see she has, at last, found true love in none other than the arms of Manchester United's ace striker Dwight Yorke.

My elation was compounded when I read a quality quote from the Brighton-born glamour model in a national newspaper.

"As for Dwight's team, I have told him I can never support Manchester United. I am a Brighton and Hove Albion fan through and through and try to get to their matches as often as I can."

Well Jordan, if we can clear it with both Dwight and Mrs Hart, there is a spare seat next to me at Withdean most weeks and I would be more than happy if you came and sat in it.

You never know, it might take my mind off the state of the pitch!