Football Fever

Roll on August 15th, this date is significant because it’s the day the new football season kicks of (excuse the pun). it has only been a number of weeks since the old season finished but it feels like years. And its not just the football that I crave, I also miss the banter that goes along with it, good natured teasing and abuse amongst friends and family is as much a part of the season as the football itself. Facebook traffic must be down at least 50%, and  phone company profits dramatically reduced, as texting is almost non existent in the close season amongst my peers. I have enjoyed the Twenty20  cricket tremendously, but did not receive a single text commenting on it  for the  duration of the competition, contrast to a football match involving my team The mighty Manchester Utd when I could easily recieve 20/30 texts through a match, rising to 50 if we lost. Still seven weeks to go, how will I survive.