I'm waving the white flag early on September pub ticking, knowing for certain that there will be no more BRAPA activity between now and 11:59pm on Wednesday. A useful analogy would be a cricket umpire calling time shortly before tea on the final day of the county championship season. The five wickets required for victory in the final session isn't an insurmountable ask But an ultimately pointless exercise for a beleaguered team finishing runners up in every competition ever