      A

      On December 4, 2012, Villarreal filed a motion for assistance from a mental
health professional, including a request for a competency evaluation. The district
court held a reasonable cause hearing to determine whether to order a competency
evaluation. At the hearing, Villarreal's attorney testified as to her first-hand
observations of Villarreal's mental state and her knowledge of Villarreal's mental
health history. The district court concluded the evidence failed to raise a sufficient
doubt that Villarreal was incompetent to stand trial and failed to establish reasonable
cause to believe Villarreal was presently suffering from a mental disease or defect.
The district court denied the motion for assistance from a mental health professional
and the motion for a competency hearing and declined to order a sua sponte
competencyhad seen the Chelsea vs. Liverpool game on December 1st 1984…we had just beaten the European Champions 3-1 in front of over 40,000…Peter Osgood had been spotted in the West Stand seats just a few yards away, King Kerry scored after a few minutes and the Scousers were outplayed by an exuberant Chelsea team, newly-arrived in the top flight.

With such memories as that to draw on, the drive home was easy.

I soon reached Bristol – now home to Elisabeth Fraser, Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead et al – and the music and memories of games past continued until I reached home at midnight. Let’s not dwell too much on a poor day at the office for Chelsea. Who needs bad memories? All flowers in time bend towards the sun.