FL2: Torquay United v Notts County 8th May 2010

On hearing the results, I may have expressed a certain disappointment that OUR club would be denied the increased revenue resulting from a local derby. I may have commented on the recurrent good fortune of our friends from up the road . I may also have mentioned their recurrent poor financial management, their failure to honour their debts and their cleverness in evading the stipulated penalties for such shortcomings. I may have spiced these observations with a little racy language for dramatic effect.

Merse will be pleased to know that at no point did I question the sartorial preferences of their manager. Indeed, most people would recognise that a young manager guiding his team to automatic promotion from League 2 and then to 51 points in League 1 must have something about him, although that kind of points total might see an unlucky manager relegated and a more fortuitous one safe.



As regards beer prices, I must point out that it was Chelston who, after counting out the coppers to pay for his round, felt the need to double-check whether my proceeding round had been cheaper – which was extremely unlikely given the carefully-planned itinerary. I must say that his joy at bagging two pints for three pounds and eight shillings (sic) in the Wetherspoons was a sight to behold – the most animated I have seen him since the Wembley stewards had to tell him to sit down after Sillsy’s header hit the net.

That was only because it reminded me of being similarly disappointed when the Germans equalised in 1996. ;D

Well Cotterill is apparently the bookies favourite as the next Argyle manager at 6-4 on. Not a betting man so don't understand what that means.