Cod Almighty | Diary

All of these dreams, I dreamed with you

5 July 2013

Mardy Diary writes: Right. I'm going to concentrate really hard and try to get excited about the new season. One. Two. Three. Go... OHMYGODWE'VESTILLONLYGOTONECENTRALDEFENDER. Aaaand breathe.

There we go. Nope, still not feeling it. I'm not sure what it is that is stopping the usual feeling of anticipation. Aside from the scarcity of defenders, the squad is shaping up nicely, and the signings all fit the 'quality over quantity mantra' that Shouty and Shorty have been rattling out. So it's not that.

No, I think it's just a lack of a proper break from football. It started, really, with the Conference season ending ridiculously early, meaning that 'other' football in the UK just seemed to drag on and on for weeks after the season – or my season anyway – had come to an end. And then there were cup finals, all that Champions League guff and other assorted odds and sods of matches and it's felt like these were still going on up until this week.

Everyone was still talking and talking about football, and none of it was about football that I was even remotely interested in. I am fatigued. And Town play their first pre-season match on Tuesday with me feeling like I need a break from it all already.

Of course, I realise by writing this diary I am adding to the unending stream of non-football news, but secretly I'm hoping that as soon as it's published we'll finally sign that central defender. And then I can have a couple of days off from the football before it all starts again. Have a good weekend.