It felt like a long wait this summer for the football season to begin. Luckily for me I am not that often without football as there are normally summer tournaments and the like to keep me occupied such as the World Cup or European Championships. There was none of that this year so perhaps that’s why it felt a little longer than usual.
Anyway my routine started bright and early as usual for the first game of the season though not quite as early as it does for Paul Whitehouse the Plymouth Argyle fan we see setting off at the crack of dawn in that tv ad for insurance, at least I think its for insurance (if I cant remember then I guess that company has failed in whatever they were trying to sell). I had to use a car hire service this year as my own car was in the shop. Its a little inconvenient but it can be exciting to get behind the wheel of a different car now and then.
I set off at 9am with my brother as usual in tow. We had all our usual arguments about players and managers and our usual unrealistic hopes for the season ahead. Well, you gotta have hope dontcha? or what else will keep you going? So here it is..another long season of ups and downs no doubt on the way but I’m delighted that football is back for the next 9 months or so.

