It's about 11pm here in Oz and Christmas is nearly over -HOORAY!!!!
I'm a real grinch, I have always hated Christmas, especially in Australia because it's too hot and the whole place literally shuts down for weeks ahead of the day and remains shut until late January.
For a football lover like me, it's a double whammy because we just got started with some pre-season training, which then got suspended, and will not take off again until January 4.
The Premier League comes to the rescue, with Boxing Day games, but of course for us the games are at night, so I can't see them with a mate down at the pub.
We do have our own A League football, and there are controversies and intrigues pertaining to that, but to be honest our local league is just as good, and I often spend the weekend teeing up two or more games to see, driving from one to the other, maybe catching only the second half of the second game. This is on top of seeing my own kids play.
Anyway, Christmas day is over, we're on the way out of the season, and that's the REAL celebration. Here's to Business As Usual and normal life!
