And why not?  Much to enjoy so far this weekend and once again my neighbour will be over the moon with another win for his beloved Gillingham, who secured a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers to retain their comfortable mid-table position in League One. 

On the south coast, Southampton held in-form Chelsea to a 1-1 draw, thus finally ending a run of six consecutive premier League defeats.  OK, it was only a draw - just one point - but a point that sees the Saints reach the psychologically important milestone of achieving 30 points so far this season.  Just a few more points needed from 14 games so us Saints fans can breathe again.   And yesterday`s draw not only led to ecstatic dancing in the streets of the city but also the prospect of yet another open top bus parade this morning.  Well, it`s not often you get a point against Chelsea.  This contender is poised, ready for action should the call come......

In other news, I`m afraid Mr. Covid continues to play havoc with the fortunes of other teams I follow.  The announcement in the week that National League South has been declared null and void for the season means that Maidstone United will play no further part in proceedings to join others such as Fort William, Brechin City, Truro City and Stoke Gabriel in limiting my football interest to just the Saints, Gillingham and Forest Green Rovers.

The last mentioned are due to play later today, the delay having been caused by Newport County`s pitch being used for a rugby match on Friday, leaving the Newport ground staff little time to prepare the pitch for today`s game with Forest Green.   I`m hoping that Forest Green manage another win to maintain their position towards the top of the League Two  table, thus causing yet more dancing in the streets of Nailsworth this evening.  Rodney Parade is always a difficult place to go to, however.  We`ll see.  More on that story later......

STOP PRESS: Forest Green did pull off a 2-0 win away at Newport this afternoon.  A difficult game played on a heap of sand following Friday`s rugby game but another two points to keep Rovers second in the table.  For some inexplicable reason, our street`s footy icon Scott Wagstaff remained on the bench for this game and is currently undergoing treatment for the removal of splinters from his rear parts;  I imagine he is being saved for more battles to come.