Red Wednesday vs Orange Wednesday

I had to make a big decision last night and chose to go to Anfield to watch Liverpool's 4-0 walkover against Stoke City (my first correct prediction of the season on the Guardian Pick The Score)instead of the usual Orange Wednesday trip to the cinema. And it was a good decision as it was my first chance to see Glen Johnson who put in a stunning performance scoring one goal and assisting in two more.If he keeps playing to that standard he will be a huge asset to the team. It was my first match since the hip problem arose and when the crowd stood up (as they do for any exciting bits) I found myself lagging behind. Let's have a good old boring 0-0 next time lads.



But the local Vue didn't lose our regular £5.50 as Marion and her friend Jane went instead and saw The Time Traveller's Wife. Her verdict? Not as good as the book but still worth seeing. It appears that there was not a dry eye in the house which at times was echoing to the sound of sobbing.



Let's hope that I am not sobbing next week when our financial year ends. I've just done the figures for July and thanks to Marion's excellent book keeping they balanced to the penny again. Our 11 month figures showed a drop in turnover of 0.4% on the same 11 month period last year so if we can beat last August we should manage to end the full twelve months at least level with the year to August 2008 or maybe slightly ahead which is not bad for a British manufacturer during a recession.As we spent a fortune on R&D in 2008 our profit for 2009 should be a lot better. The new products have helped us to keep our sales level so it was an investment worth making.

I'll close today with not one but two short clips. As we are back into the football season both are soccer related. Firstly it's brilliant to see my all time hero -God himself - Robbie Fowler has still got a kick on him.



And you know those stupid bits at the start of Sky sports coverage of the matches where they show the players posing arms folded and trying to look hard. Here's an out take from Jimmy Bullard's. Nice to see a professional footballer who doesn't take himself too seriously.