So Jonathan Edwards wasn't far wrong. Triple jumping's golden boy upset the harmony of the Olympic village even before the flame was lit.

He claimed that Britain's swimmers were more interested in emulating Oliver Reed than David Wilkie.

The performance of the British swimmers has been the worst for 60 years, thankfully none of the aquatic underachievers were drawn against either of Equatorial Guinea's 'dynamic duo' of Eric the Eel or Paula the Crawler. Wouldn't that have been the ultimate Olympic humiliation.

Aside from our swimmers and perhaps the hockey players, it's ironic that two of the other biggest British flops in Sydney frankly shouldn't be there anyway.

Would it not have been better for Britain to be represented at some other sport rather than sending Messrs Henman and Rusedski for their customary early exit? I appreciate that some athletes now earn a very good living, but should the Games really involve the millionaire tennis fraternity?

Steven Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold is without doubt one of the great all-time British sporting achievements. He is a rare commodity, an unspoilt sporting hero, his battle against diabetes is also a fine example away from the sporting backdrop.

Denise Lewis has also written her name into British sporting folklore. A product of a single parent family, from a loving but nevertheless poverty stricken background, Denise has fought her way up to become one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

In these troubled times when our inner cities are wracked with drug and crime problems, she has proved to any youngster in those environments that if you have the drive and the dedication you can achieve anything. What better example is there to the nation's youth?

The "Micky for Millwall, will he or won't he?" provided two days' top quality entertainment for lovers of speculation and idle gossip. Even driving to Chichester on Monday morning the usually reliable BBC Radio 5 Live claimed that Adams, along with Joe Kinnear, were the favourites for the New Den post.

As it was Mark McGhee got the gig, but how long before the Micky Adams speculation game starts again. It's still very early days but when the entire Withdean press box all seem to have a good word for the Albion, things must be looking up. But with this rich vein of form comes a tricky problem.

It's probably going to become par for the course, but every time a decent managerial position becomes available, Adams is going to be near the top of the shortlist.

Pundits say the hardest job for the Albion will be getting out of Division Three. Having seen the recent goings on, I think it will be harder stopping unscrupulous chairmen from other clubs from trying to poach Albion's talented manager.