Most of us learn, usually from our mothers, that there is a time and place for everything. Hence those wanting to form an opera society, a theatre group, or even a folk music club know, instinctively, that such matters are best raised with like-minded individuals in the living room over a glass of chardonnay.

Similarly sporting clubs, particularly for male sports, usually have their genesis in meetings held at sporting venues or nearby pubs. Invariably, not all ‘foundation members' remember with any certainty whether they were actually present when the club was formed but, as Lenin once observed, "History is written by those who keep the minutes."