Is that classed as damned with faint praise or grudging respect?
In readiness for my retirement party next week, we have been having quite a lot of work done in the garden - and it's taken a hammering with the rain the last couple of weeks. Having spent all day tidying up up, I was really happy for our friend's son to call and tell us he'd videod the match and would we like to go over, have a pub meal then back to watch with a bottle of wine.
Pub food was great, wine was opened, friend's mother put on TV but selected highlights - so that I knew the score within three minutes. I really don't know whether to post this in the good day or bad day thread.