we're forever throwing bottles

Money has been a bit of a twat recently.  If it’s not a ticket to something, it somebody or some company wanting from me, or even a company wanting me out because I cant make them any money.  Weird thing is I never actually struggle with money.  I’m on a gash wage, which is about to become even less as my probation in my current job is up in mid April, and I highly doubt I’ll be kept on.  The good news is that I have a new job which I can start on the 16^th may if nothing else comes up in that time that will pay me more.  So I’m possibly looking at just under a month off work doing jack shit bar looking for jobs and signing on.

Been to a few games recently, Everton and United at home and West Ham and Sunderland away.  I’d only been to the Boleyn Ground once before, I think it will be a great shame when then eventually move to the Olympic Stadium.  One by one, teams will be moving to new grounds, and the experience of doing an away game at a naughty gaff like West Ham will be gone.  There will always be lower league teams who are going to be gobshites, even European teams who want to stab you, but by moving to new grounds a certain experience is taken away from any trip.  Either of the aforementioned are going to be regular affairs for most of the league.  Sunderland was sound, had a laugh with a load of their fans in the boozer and I enjoy that just as much as going to a horrible gaff and collecting all three.  I’ve never been to Arsenal, I’ll be looking at getting to that.

I’m a bit gutted that the St. Christophers season is coming to an end.  We’ve had an alright season.  Considering its our first season in the top flight we’ve done alright, hopefully third sport will be ours, need 6 points from two games really.  Looking to next season, we do need to strengthen our squad really, I need to get fit and learn to kick a ball if I want to play.  But as john pointed out when he left that the team is just a group of mates, and maybe expanding beyond that might not necessarily mean success.  I think there have been very few games we have been out played.  We made some horrific mistakes, but also had quality moments. 

I’ve basically been granted a Canadian working holiday visa and I’m seriously considering going over.  I fancy just working in Toronto, doing a bit of the US and heading to the west coast as a holiday rather than stay for any massive length of time.  If I get a decent job over here that pays very well and I can see that progression is a realistic opportunity then I’ll use the money that I’ll have saved to move out.  Don’t think I’d buy my own gaff, maybe rather rent.  i’m not really prepared to move out of Liverpool for a job unless it was for mega bucks.  But I think we all know that’s not going to happen. 

At the moment I’m looking forward to the Leeds festival, Phils wedding and Stag do (Belfast) and the summer in general.

I’d like to make it to T in the Park/Isle of Wight festival and also Wimbledon this year, see what happens.

So that’s a bit of an update, I’ll try and keep this a bit more up to date in the future.