The answer to the current England manager dilemma is clear. Hope Powell, England’s most successful manager in recent years, strikes us as the best candidate for the job. A ground-breaking athlete, she is used to working in challenging circumstances, has extensive knowledge of the FA and has the additional bonus of no whiff of scandal anywhere near her. Indeed her appointment would go some way to making up for the 1921 ban on women’s football as “quite unsuitable for females”. We feel she would be an ideal candidate to unite all fans throughout English football.
Berenice Seel and Trudi Elliott
London
• The deeds to the Recreation Ground in Bath do not give a privileged position to Bath rugby club (Sport, 23 September). The local council should never have been allowed to build its monstrous sports centre in the 1970s on the ground. It did so because it was also the trustee. This was quite against the original deeds and it should have separated these powers out 40 years ago. If Bath rugby club wants to build an 18,000 spectator stadium go build but not on the Recreation Ground. As its owner claims money talks, well go find another site.
Derek Wyatt
Former MP and Bath rugby player 1978-82
• It is a misconception that damsons are a tart fruit (How to make the perfect damson fool, 29 September). They should be left on the tree till ripe, by which time they are beautifully sweet.
Andree Livesey
Carnforth, Lancashire
• Why bother with seven tips for retirement (G2, 29 September) when two are sufficient? One: on the first day of your retirement, stay in bed until lunch time. Because you can. Two: on subsequent days, get up as early as you like. Because you don’t have to.
George Kitchin
Penrith, Cumbria
• Now that Momentum members have effected the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn I wonder whether, in the spirit of Labour party unity, they might be persuaded to vote for Ed Balls on Strictly Come Dancing?
Derek McKiernan
Edinburgh
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