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This weeks installment:
Revelling in it
At the time of me writing this, we are preparing to make the long journey up to Scunthorpe for what will be one of the hardest games we’ll play this season. However, by the time you read this we hope to have put in a performance up there, and returned with at least a point for our troubles.
I’ve no doubt that if we start like we did on Saturday then we are fully capable of leaving Glanford Park with all three points.
We’ve been a bit sluggish from the off recently but it was very pleasing to get at Swindon straight away. We deservedly took the lead and were by far the better team for the majority of the first half.
However for some reason, maybe complacency, we allowed them back into the game and made life hard for ourselves. They came out fighting, scored their equaliser and we then had to raise our game in order to get the victory. Thankfully we were able to and we ground out a deserved win in the end.
Personally I think I did well (scoring the second best header in the game!) and I’ll take this opportunity to clear up my celebration for those who don’t know.
Celebration Part 1:
Sometimes when you score, you actually do not know what to do next, such is the unexplainable feeling it creates, and it spurs you on to do things you wouldn't normally do, such as robots dances etc. It meant a heck of a lot to score my first goal at Roots Hall and I’m not blind in that people, rightly so, expect more from me and that I haven’t covered myself in glory since I came here. What happened on Saturday was a great weight lifted off my shoulders and I hope to have proved a few of my doubters wrong.
Most of all I felt relief, almighty relief, hence the over elaborate celebration!
Celebration Part 2 - The wobbly dance:
There are a few people who noticed this, and despite the rumours, no it’s not because I’m pregnant!!! Last Wednesday Macca and I played golf with his car sponsor Mark Coshever of Essex Car Rentals and his mate Ozzy, and we agreed that if one of us scored in the game then we’d do a celebration for him.
Then as we arrived on Saturday we went to see Mark beforehand and was greeted with him stuffing his face with food – so the celebration selection was easy after that, and whilst he didn’t look to happy at the time, his mates loved it!
Taking into account the Scunthorpe game we have a massive two weeks coming up, which could effectively shape our season. We know there's a battle in all four games but are ultimately confident we can get a result from all four as long as we turn up, battle hard and take our chances (no pressure then, ha ha!).
I was quietly relieved to read Captain Barrett’s column in the matchday programme, and whilst the slating wasn’t as bad as I expected, I couldn’t let it go by unnoticed now could I?!!
What he said about Lee Barnard and myself is not only untrue, but based solely on jealously as the Mitchell brothers (Adam ‘Grant Mitchell’ Barrett and Peter ‘Phil Mitchell’ Clarke) could never have the bond that me and Barney do!
In addition to this, further to Adam’s internet experience last week, he has decided to enrol himself on a ‘Level 1 Computing’ course; the only problem is that the prospectus says that he’ll be using a PC and not the Commodore Amiga he was brought up on!
And speaking of educational courses, after the local press brought to life Kevin Betsy’s journalism dreams, he has revealed to the lads that this is not only true, but the real reason he stopped doing ‘Betsy’s Blog’ – it was so he could give more time to working on his real dream in life, to write an award winning love novel! It even has a title ‘Love, Honour and Betsy’!
Here’s my dish of the week for those of you who have been waiting for it:
‘Polpette al Forno’ – Beef meatballs, fire-roasted peppers, caramelised onions, chillies, garlic, pomodoro sauce, penne pasta and melted cheese.
Simply put, the poshest pasta bake on the market!
I’d like to finish this week on a serious note: a special mention goes out to each and every person who administered the minute silence for Sarah Abbott. It was a fantastic tribute to her life and I hope she’s looking down on us and that we’ll do her proud for the rest of the season.
Up the Blues!
Revs
Revelling in it
At the time of me writing this, we are preparing to make the long journey up to Scunthorpe for what will be one of the hardest games we’ll play this season. However, by the time you read this we hope to have put in a performance up there, and returned with at least a point for our troubles.
I’ve no doubt that if we start like we did on Saturday then we are fully capable of leaving Glanford Park with all three points.
We’ve been a bit sluggish from the off recently but it was very pleasing to get at Swindon straight away. We deservedly took the lead and were by far the better team for the majority of the first half.
However for some reason, maybe complacency, we allowed them back into the game and made life hard for ourselves. They came out fighting, scored their equaliser and we then had to raise our game in order to get the victory. Thankfully we were able to and we ground out a deserved win in the end.
Personally I think I did well (scoring the second best header in the game!) and I’ll take this opportunity to clear up my celebration for those who don’t know.
Celebration Part 1:
Sometimes when you score, you actually do not know what to do next, such is the unexplainable feeling it creates, and it spurs you on to do things you wouldn't normally do, such as robots dances etc. It meant a heck of a lot to score my first goal at Roots Hall and I’m not blind in that people, rightly so, expect more from me and that I haven’t covered myself in glory since I came here. What happened on Saturday was a great weight lifted off my shoulders and I hope to have proved a few of my doubters wrong.
Most of all I felt relief, almighty relief, hence the over elaborate celebration!
Celebration Part 2 - The wobbly dance:
There are a few people who noticed this, and despite the rumours, no it’s not because I’m pregnant!!! Last Wednesday Macca and I played golf with his car sponsor Mark Coshever of Essex Car Rentals and his mate Ozzy, and we agreed that if one of us scored in the game then we’d do a celebration for him.
Then as we arrived on Saturday we went to see Mark beforehand and was greeted with him stuffing his face with food – so the celebration selection was easy after that, and whilst he didn’t look to happy at the time, his mates loved it!
Taking into account the Scunthorpe game we have a massive two weeks coming up, which could effectively shape our season. We know there's a battle in all four games but are ultimately confident we can get a result from all four as long as we turn up, battle hard and take our chances (no pressure then, ha ha!).
I was quietly relieved to read Captain Barrett’s column in the matchday programme, and whilst the slating wasn’t as bad as I expected, I couldn’t let it go by unnoticed now could I?!!
What he said about Lee Barnard and myself is not only untrue, but based solely on jealously as the Mitchell brothers (Adam ‘Grant Mitchell’ Barrett and Peter ‘Phil Mitchell’ Clarke) could never have the bond that me and Barney do!
In addition to this, further to Adam’s internet experience last week, he has decided to enrol himself on a ‘Level 1 Computing’ course; the only problem is that the prospectus says that he’ll be using a PC and not the Commodore Amiga he was brought up on!
And speaking of educational courses, after the local press brought to life Kevin Betsy’s journalism dreams, he has revealed to the lads that this is not only true, but the real reason he stopped doing ‘Betsy’s Blog’ – it was so he could give more time to working on his real dream in life, to write an award winning love novel! It even has a title ‘Love, Honour and Betsy’!
Here’s my dish of the week for those of you who have been waiting for it:
‘Polpette al Forno’ – Beef meatballs, fire-roasted peppers, caramelised onions, chillies, garlic, pomodoro sauce, penne pasta and melted cheese.
Simply put, the poshest pasta bake on the market!
I’d like to finish this week on a serious note: a special mention goes out to each and every person who administered the minute silence for Sarah Abbott. It was a fantastic tribute to her life and I hope she’s looking down on us and that we’ll do her proud for the rest of the season.
Up the Blues!
Revs
