25 things that make you feel like a real man

1. OPENING JARS – nnng, she’s struggling. You take it from her hands, open it effortlessly and pretend she loosened it for you. She didn’t. Jars are men’s work.

2. CALLING SOMEONE ‘SON’ – Especially policemen but even saying it to kids makes you the man.

3. DOING A PROPER SLIDE TACKLE – Beckham free kicks? Gay. A Stuart Pearce tackle is the pinnacle of the game, simultaneously winning the ball and crippling the man. Magic.

4. SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH A STANLEY KNIFE – Blunt, is it? Hand it here love. No, I don’t need a sharpener, you think I can’t whittle?!

5. GOING TO THE TIP – A manly act which combines driving, lifting and (as you thrillingly drop your rubbish into another huge pile of other rubbish) noisy destruction.

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Whats going on?

So Darlington have actually signed another decent player, I wish they could have done it before he scored 2 past us at the weekend. But whats going on with this photo?

Julian Joachim

Here is our new signing Julian Joachim posing with his lovely new shirt, but if you look at it it appears to be too big for him, its got the wrong logo on and if you pay close attention you will see that they just grabbed one from the discount section of the club shop, they’ve left the price label on so it might even have gone back on sale after the photo shoot.

Guilt trip

So yesterday was the Darlington 10km road race. I meant to enter but things cropped up and I spent more time out drinking and not enough time training. I figured if I felt like it, I would just enter on the day. I never felt like it and so went to play bowls instead. I felt bad, so today have just been for a 10km run. I thought I would feel good, but don’t it must be something to do with the t-shirt.

The simple life

Well its official I’m completely skint. My wallet is empty and will remain so until Tuesday which is the next time I’m going out. After a little bit of over indulgence at the beginning of the month I’ve decided to completely cut back on everything in a bid to get back on an even keel. So that means staying in lots and watching TV, have just started watching Alias (all 5 seasons) which should keep me going for a while, when I finish that I’ve got 5 seasons of the Sopranos by which time I should have got paid. Life is fun.