Su Doku - A new evil

Do you remember asking your maths teacher why you had to study the subject as it would be of no use to you in the real world?

Alas, the time has finally come when those of us who spent their time discussing the four-four-two system and the merits of skirts in favour of simultaneous equations and other such rubbish are to be ousted from polite society.

Su Doku not only sounds like an evil enemy of the Jedi and the Galactic Republic, it is actually affecting our chances of winning the next World Cup. No longer do young men run free in the park dreaming of scoring the winning goal in collaboration with a Russian linesman. Now the nation is gripped by the adult version of Pokemon, designed to narrow the range of thought and bring the geek to the top of the food chain.

If the Su Doku tsunami is not stopped, last summers ashes memories will die away and be replaced by dreams of counting to 9 in the wrong order quicker than our Australasian cousins.

I am making a personal plea on behalf of Duncan Fletcher, Sven and Andy Robinson to stop the publication of the grids of death. Our national pride depends upon it.