Monday 12 October
Really excited as I write this post.
Footy@9 is restarting tonight. I have been arranging weekly six-a-side football on a Monday night for around nine years now. It started of as a group of us dads from our kids’ primary school.
Every Monday night, rain, sleet or snow, we have been playing. Until the Coronavirus came along. Everything shut down, including outdoor sports facilities. But some have now been open for a while and we are all heading back out there.
And for the last couple of years my son has played too. That has been a massive treat for me. The rest of the ‘Joga Bonito’ gang are getting excited too. Andy, Daggers, Dave, Josh, Colin, Graham and others are champing at the bit.
We will all be a little plumper and a little rustier than we were in March but it’s going to be great to kick a ball about. Get some exercise and have a laugh. We are at a different venue as our old place next to the CUFC stadium is only open for club training, but Shrub End will do nicely. I will save the last paragraph for when we get back at 10.30pm…
…oh that was brilliant. Great to be back on a (plastic) pitch playing under the lights, in the drizzle. Scored a couple. Playing with my son. That is the best thing. I am so lucky that I can share that time with him. Today he found out what is final A Level predicted grades are likely to be and will be off to university next year. I am going to make the most of this next year, and Monday night footy.
The Bald Birder 