It's been 365 days

Well another year is coming to an end. I won't be on line for the next few days as I get my head round a new job. It's going to be strange.

I'm relaxed, maybe a tad too relaxed. The break has passed me by and it will be back to the grind in a few days. Oh well.

It's down the Valley later for the Villans. Don't wait up.

My tune of the day: Hi-Jack - Herbie Mann

It's been a few days

A belated Happy Christmas to you all.

I've had a weird few days, away from the t'internet, and a PC.

I got the text on Christmas Eve telling me about Pards and I wish him and Lucky Les all the best. I watched the Foolham game, well the second half on TV. I just couldn't move myself to head down to watch it in person. I'm not sure if I should have been bothered, but that as Frank once said that .. is life.

I'm heading back out in a minute so I'll write something worthwhile in a day or so.

My tune of the day: Cosmic Lust - Mass Production

Merry bleedin Christmas

Dear Friends,

With Christmas almost upon us, I'd like to extend my heartfelt
appreciation to all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send
me "forwards" over the past 12 months. Thank you for making me feel
safe, secure, blessed and healthy.

Extra thanks to whoever sent me the email about rat crap in the glue
on envelopes? Because I now have to go get a wet towel every time I
need to seal an envelope. Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for
the same reason.

Because of your genuine concern, I no longer drink Coca Cola because I
know it can remove toilet stains, which is not exactly an appealing
characteristic.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be
pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a
water buffalo on a hot day.

I no longer go to shopping centres because someone might drug me with
a cologne sample and rob me.

I no longer eat KFC because their "chickens" are actually horrible
mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer worry about my soul because at last count, I have 363,214
angels looking out for me.

Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I
forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five
minutes.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl on the
internet who is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).

I no longer have any money at all in fact - but that will change once
I receive the £15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for
participating in their special on-line email program.

Yes, I want to thank you all so much for looking out for me that I
will now return the favour!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 7
minutes, a large pigeon with a wicked case of diahorrea will land on
your head at 5:00PM this afternoon. I know this will occur because it
actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's
ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's sisters boyfriend's mothers beautician.

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

My tune of the day: Zoom - Fat Larrys Band

Well thats that then

Cue the Charlton email bulletin:

Plenty of seats remain on general sale for Charlton's home Christmas Premiership fixtures against Fulham on Wednesday, December 27th (8pm) and Aston Villa on Saturday, December 30th (12.45pm).

There's a surprise I thought we would have sellouts there. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!

There's been loads of comments/ emails flying about re last nights dire performance. The one that made me laugh contained the line:

They appear not to give a toss. I was told this morning by an East
Stander that M Bent was bollocking Holland for applauding the fans, lovely
eh.

Go on Marcus. Quality. He's had his 200 grand signing on fee. His weekly wage, say 5-10k and a Hollyoaks girlfriend. Not bad for an inept, ineffective forward. Good job if you can get it. If we can we've got to ship him out. Twelve months is a damn long time.

I wore a santas hat to the game last night. It wasn't lucky.

Only two more days at Hatstand. I'm still doing the handover. It's still a bit weird.

If you haven't got anything to do on Friday, how about this!!!!

Oh have you seen the story about the Boy Scout who told Jim Davisdon he was a fn w(b)anker during the matinee performance of his panto in Dartford? No!!!! Bovvered!!!!

So should it be pigs in blankets or devils on horseback with my christmas dinner?

Did I mention that England lost the Ashes!!!!!!! Oh well.

My tune of the day: Love is you - Carol Williams

Littlewoods Cup

Or is it the Milk Cup? We've got Wycombe Wanderers tonight and as Lucky Les said "If we beat Wycombe in the Quarter finals we will be in the Semi-Finals". Good call Uncle Les.

I will be going tonight, and I intend to wrap up warm, however I may not stay around for the Extra time and penalties.

I'm doing a handover at work .... I say no more.

It's Kate Jacksons drink up tomorrow and the Hatstand party on Thursday. It's the wine library on Friday!!!!! Not sure when the presents are going to get wrapped.

My tune of the day: I know - Chaka Khan

Marvellous

It was a wonderful day yesterday, drinking, eating with friends only ruined when I decided I wanted to know the Wet Sham score, and switched on the WAP. I only managed a chuckle this morning. Fifteen years huffing and puffing against UManU and they do it in his first game!!!! Jesus H.

My saturday was one of contentment or maybe contemptment. As I sat in the Upper North, I was dreaming of cut priced tickets when Colchester come down next season. I bet we get them away first game of next season!!!! It's a slight distraction tomorrow when we play Wycombe in the League Cup. I say put the lads in, and go for it. Sam, Gislasson, Weston.

It's the last week at Hatstand and it all seems a bit weird. I'm doing a handover and documenting everything I actually do. All very strange really when you try to jot down what it is is part of the job.

The Northern Addick moves into his new mansion today. I should actually call him to make sure it all went ok!!!! Yep just called him, he's hard at it ... they didn't knick the taps ....

Oh vote Mark Ramprakash in Strictly Come Dancing ....

My tune of the day: Every time he comes around - Minnie Ripperton

North / South divide

I was going to get round to saying something about this. But the Inspector got there first. However I must say that this goes to prove why Gerrard will stay at Liverpool for his whole career and win not very much. Those whinging Scousers, always on about how witty they are, how everyone is against them, well did you see Ken Dodd on the Royal Variety Performance??? He made Stan Boardman look funny.

It's a 12:45 kick off tomorrow. I'd have preferred a 10:00 kick off. Get the whole thing out the way so I can do something constructive for the remainder of the day.

Chrimbo is a week or so away. Blimey I'd better start getting some pressies sorted. The tree went up on Wednesday, although I'd lost the instructions so it was all arse about face. The red lights look good.

Oh and for the Benefit of all the listeners England have fcuked up in the Cricket again. I turned it on to see the last wicket stand between Monty and Stevo but it was all over by then. There's always the World Cup .... not.

Only a week left in the job. I'll have to start packing up all my bits. I'll do that on Tuesday.

My tune of the day: Tears - Frankie Knuckles

Nearly a week

Well that was that!!!!!

A jaunt over to Belgium, a defeat to the Spudz, Welling's floodlights blowing down, Monty getting a fivefor in his first Ashes match. Oh what a week.

Then to cap it all Curbs turns up at Wet Sham, glowing like the proverbial cat that got the cream. He's got Merv and I presume Keef with him, so it'll be same as usual. Just watch Wet Sham gring out a few 1-0's at Everton.

Seems like Les has had his honeymoon. Big Bent and Thomas have got bthe hump that Lloyd Sam is in the team. This is the same Big Bent that has swanned around for nie on 12 months doing what they say in Belgium as Le Fuck All, and the same Thomas that is always ill stroke injured stroke not up for it. 5-1, blimey it doesn't seem like a year since we last lost by that score!!!!

If you have a spare couple of days, take the Eurostar over to Belgium for the Christmas Market. It puts you in a festive spirit. Especially on the way back when the trains are stacked up at Shortlands and you are behind the 10:44 stopping train from Denmark Hill to Claphan North. Totally unbelievable really ... but hey ho I can see the Olympics in 2012 being a cutting edge event.

A bottle of Howgaarden in Belgium is 0.57 cent. Over here in Blighty it's 3 notes. So are we European when it suits?

It's a shy over a week til Big Santa turns up baring gifts. So what have you askied for?

My tune of the day: In the mood for love - Chakka Khan

Millwall

I was flicking through one of the free sheets last night and I came across a story about Millwall changing their badge. Now I seem to remember there was abranding issue a couple of years back when the reverted to a white strip and the old badge with lions on a shield. Now it seems the new supporters club want the Lenny the Lion image back. Two choices A and B!!!! They look the same ... so that's ok then.

Its Williams and Harrison 2 tomorrow. I went to the first but am giving it a miss tomorrow. I will be decorating then popping down to see my Mum as it's her birthday. I remember the first being such a let down. We didn't even get to go out after because everyone was so pished off. What a difference a year makes?

I was reading the Metro this morning and there was a story about the First Gay Divorce!!!!!!!! Fuck off ... they ain't even married. It's a civil partnership.

My tune of the day: I feel for you - Chakka Khan

Eccles Cake

I've found this shop over Spitalfields that does quality eccles cakes. You know the buttery ones that melt in your mouth. Oh maybe you don't!!! But I have always loved an eccles, as oppossed to a Chorley.

Shame ...

I went out at lunch to confirm numbers for the Christmas drink/ meal on the 17th. There are 30 odd now. So they'll have to section a lil' space in the Pub. It's quality that people are getting off their arrises.

It's H's birthday on the 22nd. I got an email. Bleedin email. What ever happened to texts?????

I've fallen into having Oatso simple instead of Porridge Oats of a morning. If you microwave the oats you get a bowl full of hot oats!!! If you microwave Oatso Simple, you get a bowl of porridge. How does that work?

Welcome back Kins. Mark Kinsella is back as Development Guy Guru. To think he nearly went to Gillingham because we wouldn't pay the fee.

Christmas is two weeks away. I'm off to the Christmas Market in Brussels on Monday. I can't wait. Mussles and mulled wine ....

My tune of the day: I'll be holding on - Al Downing

Whoooommmp there it is

Who said football was a funny old game?

Whoever said it was an idiot. It wasn't funny after 91 minutes of last nights game. We'd huffed and puffed like a demented wolf trying to blow the Tower of London down. Blackburn had spoilt their way through the match and were in reality thankful for the point they had got. Thenup steps the ELK. He didn't try and thump it as hard as he could. He sidefooted it round the wall built for Andy Reid. Now at no point did Blackburn expect the ELK to take it. No one else had touched a dead ball. Reid had done it all .. so talk about a clever bit of planning. He side footed the ball round the wall exactly where Micheal Gray had stood and into the middle of the goal. The crowd went wild, well those that were left did. Sod all them muppets that had gone 10 minutes early. You get what you deserve.

Anyway it's upwards and onwards to White Hart Lane. I won't be going, and given the Arse are charging 42 notes I may give that a miss as well. North London muppets. All dogs on string.

My tune of the day: Word up - Cameo

Happy Anniversary

Remember, remember the 5th of December. The day Walshy swung his boot and we all rejoiced in being back home. And tonight the Primas take on Blackburn who ruined Curbs last match last season, and always seem to play out of their skin, remember the League Cup match last season!!!! Even Brad Friedle has scored down the Valley. By all accounts we were pants on Saturday. I got a text from Sir Jim saying Hopeless, gutless, crap. A text of the Ginger Blackpool fan saying Ha,ha,ha !!!!! Twat. We were taken apart by Reading then by Sheffield Utd. At what point do people think we are going to get out of the mire? At what point do you think Dennis Rommedahl will suddenly become Zico and Matt Holland Ronaldhino???? They are workman like players, that on their day are ok and on another day are completely shite. I remember jesting as I left the last City Addicks meeting ... "I'll see you at the next meeting in Feb, and we'll still be bottom" Jesting I wasn't. I fel sorry for the fans who think Darren Bent is the savior. We'll be relegated he'll be off and that will be that. Jim bob had it right at the Everton game. We can all burey our heads in the sand or start planning for a drop in the division. Pin point the players that we need. Get a couple of old heads, get Myhre in the team and get him playing for next season, blood a few of the youngsters for next seasons battle, and lets look this relegation in the eye. Yep money wise we'll be fucked. But what can we do? You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. Realise, and it will come.

Oh and I turned the TV on this morning and England had thrown away the Ashes. 126 all out!!!! Quality. They only had to bat out a couple of sessions and it would have been a bore draw and onto the Gaba. But oh no, Shane Warne is back to his brilliant best, and McGrath gets back in the groove. The facts are that England let themselves down.

My tune of the day: Cry my eyes out - Bunny Sigler

One of them days

Well what can you say. A power cut at work today put the servers totally on the back foot.

It's Blackburn tomorrow, but you know what .... we're doomed I tell thee, doomed.

My tune of the day: Caught in the middle - Juliet Roberts

Done it

Well I've only gone and resigned ....

Rock on

First day of the rest of your life

Well, it should have been done by know ... but they aren't around for me to do it. It's friday and they've been out since lunch.

I'm going to make a cup of tea and then hopefully they will be back ...

I'll keep you in the loop.

My tune of the day: Love Can't rurn around - Farley Jackmaster Funk