Sydney Retiree Drinks to World Record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A 69-year-old retiree visited 120 pubs in 24 hours and drinking to a Guinness World Record on April 12, 2024. 

 

David Clarkson (above photo on the left) who was born in Britain but has lived in Australia for over forty years, started his attempt with a drink at the Captain Cook Hotel in Sydney. 

 

Clarkson walked to 119 more establishments over the course of the following 24 hours, ordering a drink at each stop. Guinness World Records Adjudicator Pete Fairbairn joined Clarkson for the first four and final four hours of his attempt. Other witnesses accompanied Clarkson during the middle period of his pub crawl, collecting evidence for Fairbairn to review at the end of the day. 

 

Clarkson's attempt came to an end at the Sussex Garden Bar, where Fairbairn certified his record. He took the title from Australians Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton – kindly read my post "99 Pubs in 24 Hours to Break World Record" published December 06, 2023.

 

 

Liverpool are a pale shadow of themselves. Yesterday, in Italy, they had a job to do, to overcome the 3-goal deficit and progress to the next round in the Europa League. The fact is they are still the superior team and they've been known to stage stunning comebacks.

 

But it was not to be. The Reds' performance (or lack of it) in Bergamo was yet another alarming sign. They manage just one goal – a penalty in the 7th minute at that – and that means, they are out of Europe after a 3-1 aggregate defeat by Italian side Atalanta. 

 

Attention will now turn back to the title race with Liverpool sitting third behind second-placed Arsenal and two points off leaders Manchester City. 

 

The Premier League now represents their final chance at redemption and perhaps, give Jürgen Klopp (right) a nice chunk of glory to end his eight and a half years on Merseyside as well as add to their February success in the EFL Cup. 

 

According to Opta, Liverpool have a 12% chance of winning the league, while Gracenote's Euro Club Index ranks their chances at just 10%. 

 

The Reds travel to Fulham on Sunday before trips to Everton on April 24 and West Ham United on April 27. Three away games in the next nine days could well define how their campaign pans out from here.

 

I don't think Klopp has any clue on how to fix Liverpool. And his players appear to be giving up.