Jack
@jackmarwick.bsky.social
Swansea boy (= Jack). Well travelled. Corporate financier, M&A deal adviser. Financial lecturer/ trainer. Music, art, books, sport, cycling, mountains. Wine enthusiast.
Wonderful book on multiple levels. Herzog went on to become a Govt minister. Lachenal sadly died not long after (but has a ski run in Chamonix bearing his name).
‘There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men’.
‘There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men’.
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Wonderful book on multiple levels. Herzog went on to become a Govt minister. Lachenal sadly died not long after (but has a ski run in Chamonix bearing his name).
‘There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men’.
‘There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men’.
I guess he had quite a lot of practice about fessing up on various things over the years 🤪
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I guess he had quite a lot of practice about fessing up on various things over the years 🤪
Great recommendation! I miss TiboPino too
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Great recommendation! I miss TiboPino too
You’ve got it. We go to see them with a prepared list of chat because we are all phobic about silence and ‘want the meeting to last a long time’. But sometimes they don’t have the bandwidth to process it all, and pausing is (for them) kinder than continuing to witter on. Silence can be golden.
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
You’ve got it. We go to see them with a prepared list of chat because we are all phobic about silence and ‘want the meeting to last a long time’. But sometimes they don’t have the bandwidth to process it all, and pausing is (for them) kinder than continuing to witter on. Silence can be golden.
I’m sure you know I was being flippant, but honestly that might be our model in 10 or so years time
And then we can maybe beg the English prem/champ to let us set up a pro team to go into ‘their’ league.
And then we can maybe beg the English prem/champ to let us set up a pro team to go into ‘their’ league.
January 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I’m sure you know I was being flippant, but honestly that might be our model in 10 or so years time
And then we can maybe beg the English prem/champ to let us set up a pro team to go into ‘their’ league.
And then we can maybe beg the English prem/champ to let us set up a pro team to go into ‘their’ league.
Quoting myself, the Argentina model.
Quite the performance by the WRU to destroy a whole tier of sport, one which few other countries even have; you might, laughably, have thought that pro teams were a competitive advantage worth having.
Quite the performance by the WRU to destroy a whole tier of sport, one which few other countries even have; you might, laughably, have thought that pro teams were a competitive advantage worth having.
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Quoting myself, the Argentina model.
Quite the performance by the WRU to destroy a whole tier of sport, one which few other countries even have; you might, laughably, have thought that pro teams were a competitive advantage worth having.
Quite the performance by the WRU to destroy a whole tier of sport, one which few other countries even have; you might, laughably, have thought that pro teams were a competitive advantage worth having.
£61m of opex vs £52m of interest/ fee income isn’t a great look either. £61m buys you a lot of people, offices, Bloombergs etc!
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
£61m of opex vs £52m of interest/ fee income isn’t a great look either. £61m buys you a lot of people, offices, Bloombergs etc!
I heard £25 vouchers for Joe’s
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I heard £25 vouchers for Joe’s
The Roy Jenkins book (which I’m just re-reading) is full of stuff like this. He lived (extravagantly) from hand to mouth well into the 1920s and 1930s, Chartwell was a huge financial extravaganza
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Roy Jenkins book (which I’m just re-reading) is full of stuff like this. He lived (extravagantly) from hand to mouth well into the 1920s and 1930s, Chartwell was a huge financial extravaganza
And thin markets are easier to manipulate…
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
And thin markets are easier to manipulate…
What was the change in net debt? (Rhetorical)
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What was the change in net debt? (Rhetorical)
That’s a bit of a ‘fucking hell’ moment when you see the score. Massive respect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
That’s a bit of a ‘fucking hell’ moment when you see the score. Massive respect.
That is a fantastic book, eye opening in a good way. Being the engineer is a serious role!
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That is a fantastic book, eye opening in a good way. Being the engineer is a serious role!
‘Is it working capital, or is it debt’ as thousands of due diligence/ analysts have been tought.
Let’s see the whole balance sheet!
Let’s see the whole balance sheet!
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
‘Is it working capital, or is it debt’ as thousands of due diligence/ analysts have been tought.
Let’s see the whole balance sheet!
Let’s see the whole balance sheet!
I have said it elsewhere but I think we (outside the WRU) have to see the medium term future of Wales as being akin to Argentina: no pro domestic teams and a widespread player group who just come together in the international windows.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I have said it elsewhere but I think we (outside the WRU) have to see the medium term future of Wales as being akin to Argentina: no pro domestic teams and a widespread player group who just come together in the international windows.
I present a lot (often online). I think hands are fine! Indicative of engagement and enthusiasm.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I present a lot (often online). I think hands are fine! Indicative of engagement and enthusiasm.
Ospreys follower here. You know what, if the team gets shut down I will just go down Underhill Park to watch Mumbles, or maybe the All Whites. Fck the morons at the WRU: shrinking the business never works.
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Ospreys follower here. You know what, if the team gets shut down I will just go down Underhill Park to watch Mumbles, or maybe the All Whites. Fck the morons at the WRU: shrinking the business never works.
How do you issue a 100 year MTN?!
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
How do you issue a 100 year MTN?!
Only a matter of time before Pollock gets (a) red carded (b) thumped for general shithousery. Plus (c) dropped by Northampton. The bubble will burst.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Only a matter of time before Pollock gets (a) red carded (b) thumped for general shithousery. Plus (c) dropped by Northampton. The bubble will burst.
Scotland 0 from 2 and Townsend gone after the Valentines Day Massacre at Murrayfield
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Scotland 0 from 2 and Townsend gone after the Valentines Day Massacre at Murrayfield
The laws rumbled that back in about 1970 after Keith Jarrett (I think) signalled to kick and then tapped. No chance
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The laws rumbled that back in about 1970 after Keith Jarrett (I think) signalled to kick and then tapped. No chance
Bid a £ for each and then they own all three (or four). No one else will play!
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Bid a £ for each and then they own all three (or four). No one else will play!
Five years time and there will be one region, Cardiff, and below that semi-pro only.
Call it the Argentina model.
Call it the Argentina model.
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Five years time and there will be one region, Cardiff, and below that semi-pro only.
Call it the Argentina model.
Call it the Argentina model.
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM