Is it me?…….naah!……

I’ve been on a bit of a downer for the last couple of days to be honest, which for those who know me well is pretty out of character. After a string of failed relationships I’m starting to wonder if the right one will ever come along at all, and whether it’s me that’s the problem…do I have anything to offer someone? Am I really that funny looking? Do I care too much? Not enough? All those things have been going through my head to the point where I’ve almost resigned myself to being on my own. To be honest though, after a flick on the forehead from a mate back home I’ve realised that it’s their loss and they just weren’t the right choice for me, so I shall try and be a bit more positive on that front from now on!

Not much in the way of news to report really, although we’ve had some good news on the sponsor front. After touting our portfolio around various different companies and having mixed reactions, Jagermeister UK have responded saying they’re interested and will be in touch soon so things could be looking good on that front. Something like that would be a really big deal to us and the sport, with a worldwide company like them getting involved it’d really help the profile of the sport and perhaps get other companies to sit up and take notice of what drag racing can offer as a marketing tool. We know that as a team we could do a cracking job for a big sponsor, full uniforms, merchandise, car shows, trade shows etc etc, we just need to be given the chance to shine. Fingers crossed eh?! McDonalds also replied saying they’ll get back to me soon too which was surprise, I was expecting a flat “no thanks” but another door has definitely opened so to speak….maybe we will be able to defend that big number one spot after all?….

I got a call from back home on Monday too, offering me the job that I had an interview for not long back. I’ve got mixed emotions about it to be honest; on the one hand it’s nice to know I’ve got something to come back to now, and it should be a real challenge and something new to try. The company itself seems to be pretty cool and the after having a chat with the gaffer he seems sound enough. On the other hand though, it’s a big departure from what I’m used to and the last step away from the motor trade that I’ve been part of all my working life. It’s a lot of work and a bit of an unknown quantity for me but I’ll give it my best shot. I’ve got a brain in my head and can adapt to most things so I don’t see it as being a problem, I just don’t know if the industry as a whole is up my street so to speak. Time will tell I guess, but I’m expecting a few headaches; nobody like having someone coming in to their place as a new boss or someone in charge so there’s bound to be a few clashes at some stage. As I said on the phone though, I won’t be going to work to make any best mates so if anyone wants to be funny then they’ll get plenty of change back. All I can do is try my best and give it a good crack of the whip and see how it goes, like I said it’s definitely going to be a challenge and it’s the sort of job where something different will happen everyday so on paper at least it sounds good.

It’s Charlotte’s 12^th Birthday tomorrow and I can’t believe where the time’s gone! It took plenty of getting used to at first having a Sister that’s 12 years younger but as time has passed the gap has got closer and closer and I wouldn’t swap her for the world. I feel quite bad missing her Birthday but I guess there’s nothing I can do, I’ve sent her a big bouquet of balloons though and a stuffed bear thing and wrote on the card that I’ll take her out and get her something nice on my return, hopefully she’ll be happy with that.

As I wrote in an earlier post, time is continuing to fly by as predicted. There is just under two weeks left now before I come home and all this will be a memory. What a memory it will be though, there have been plenty of moments out here both good and bad that I’ll never forget. I suppose I better think about getting my stuff together at some point now but to be honest there isn’t a great deal to arrange, although another suitcase may be in order for the pile of clothes I seem to have acquired out here!

Gutted about the Stags result from last night, I really though we were on a role, and we hadn’t lost away at Hereford for over 6 years. To be honest though, the Bulls are a different team this year and after they mullered Darlington over the weekend it was going to be a big ask for our lot. I was pleased to see that we fought back though, in seasons past at 2-0 down away from home we’d often collapse, but we managed to pull a goal back and keep pushing ‘til the end which shows that there is plenty of spirit in the squad now that Keithy Haslam has packed his bags and cleared off at last. With the teams around us losing too it hasn’t really impacted us that hard, and it’s nice to see Lincoln languishing around at the bottom still!  Next up is a match against non-league Lewes in the FA Cup and to be honest games like that always makes me nervous. Although Mansfield aren’t exactly footballing giants Lewes will be pulling out all the stops to show us up I’m sure, and if we take our foot off the pedal at all we’ll get embarrassed. It’s a must win game for one other important reason too…to keep mine and Wiggy’s hopes alive of a 3^rd round tie away at the Emirates!

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