Hats Off To The Boys

Luton Andy is a happy man this afternoon.

After all the trials and tribulations his team has endured this season, the Hatters fans have got something to celebrate at last.

I managed to track Luton Andy down shortly after their victory in the Johnstone Paint Trophy final today.

Georgina: How are you feeling?

Luton Andy: Very emulsional. We knew it would not run on rollers and that we would need a few clever strokes. Because of our good preparation, we had the sprit to clean up. This has really put the gloss on our season.

No doubt he will be painting the town navy, white and orange tonight.

The Glory Hunter

2 points behind the leaders in League One is a very satisfying place to be. A respectable away draw against Oldham yesterday was enough to give me a feeling of general contentment and security.

What we all know of course is the only thing certain in the world of football is the uncertain. For every up there is at least one down, and the price you pay for the euphoria you feel when your team is doing well is the utter despair when things go horribly wrong.

One Tottenham fan has decided to go to great lengths to always be supporting the winning team (or at least avoid supporting the losing one). He calls himself The Gloryhunter, and has put his support for Spurs on the back burner (just as well given the season they are having!), to try a new approach which ensures he never has his week ruined because his team lost.

Starting at random with Grimsby at the beginning of the season, he moves to the area of the team he is supporting at that time, then continues to stay there and support them until they lose. He then upsticks and moves to wherever the team that beat them come from.

And so on.

Even more remarkably, the fans of the various clubs seem to regard him as something of a celebrity. Apparently, during the time he was supporting Brentford fans were heard to sing "There's only one Glory Hunter" during matches.

By my reckoning he is in Darlington at the moment, having been to Brentford and Luton since leaving Grimsby. It will be interesting to see if he stays in League 2 all season or crosses over at some point.

If he ends up at Leicester I will probably advise him to get some more permanent accommodation as judging by current form he will probably be there for while.

Happy Drugs

I'm very proud to announce that we are a team that can now string together 2 wins in a row! The first time for 16 months!

We beat Stockport 1 - 0 Tuesday night in the League Cup. On Saturday we play ... er ... Stockport again in the League. At their gaff this time.

And good old Luton beat Plymouth 2 - 0 in the same competition. Fair play to them I say. They deserve some good fortune.

One person who isn't celebrating today however is Adrian Mutu, who has been ordered to pay Chel$ea £13.68m for breach of contract after he was sacked for testing positive for cocaine.

Which just goes to show that happy drugs are not where it is at. There is no greater high than simply winning.

It's A Disgrace

I texted Luton Andy today.

Remember him?

He is a friend of my lover and a Woking fan. He is also a major Hatter's fan (hence the name).

My text said:

"Just heard the news. 30 points! It's a disgrace. Hope life is better for you in other regards. Georgina. x"

The news I was referring to was this of course.

He hasn't text back yet. I think he may be crying.

Not that I would condone or minimise the things that led to the punishment. But you do have to wonder where it will all end. The club now appear to have a group of people really committed to making things work in a transparent way, yet again and again they are slammed for the misdemeanours of Board members and staff now long gone.

In other disgraceful news that disgraceful numpty Sepp Blatter has disgraced himself once again. With all the sensitivity of an elephant balancing on a daisy (yes I know the simile is not very good but I just made it up) he has likened the transfer system for multi-millionaire salaried players to slavery.

What is he on?

Disgraceful!

No Laughing Matter

This won't be a long post tonight. I'm exhausted with the emotion of watching the Liverpool/Arsenal match.

What drama. I so wanted the Arse to win. They seem to just miss out all the time. And Walcott. He is a complete dream.

I went mad when Adebayor's goal went in. I thought that was it. And then to lose out to a penalty which was almost a carbon copy of the one Arsenal didn't get awarded in the first leg.

Babel's goal was the icing on the cake for them of course. But you couldn't claim that either team didn't put their heart and soul into trying to win that match.

Amazing.

So I have had a great, if agonising footballing evening Which began, interestingly, with a conversation on air with the man who runs this business. Who is also a Luton fan. (Well he would be, being into laughter therapy, wouldn't he? You'd certainly need a sense of humour)

Apart from that he was OK and we chatted about all sorts. My first foray into the local radio station I told you about the other day.

Oooh errrr!

Little did he know he was interviewing the soon to be famous Georgina Best.

You heard it here first.

Keep Singing The Blues

It's been a bit glum around here tonight as you can imagine. Both The Royals (the team my lover supports) and The Foxes lost their matches today.

We were trying to think of things to do to cheer each other up. Tricks. Stunts. Playing guitars. Eating cake. Singing.

Then we had an idea.

Do you remember how your mum always used to say "There's always someone worse off than you"?

So we counted our blessings and thought how glad we are tonight that we are not:

• A Magpie


• A Hatter


• A Ram


• Gary Megson

You see. Your mum was right.

Diamond Geezer

So it looks as if Luton are reprieved. For now at least.

A consortium led by TV presenter Nick Owen are close to finalising a deal to buy the club.

More well known for his long partnership with Anne Diamond, he is not without a sense of humour (well he is buying Luton for goodness sake!).

Anne, on the other hand has had more ups and downs in her career. In 1989 she hit the headlines after suggesting the best thing about the fall of the Berlin wall was increased shopping opportunities for East Germans! 1991 saw her champion the cause of cot-death following the sad loss of her baby son.

Since then she has struggled with weight problems and championed the cause of pie eaters everywhere. She was also 'outed' as a cheat on Celebrity Fat Club, when it was revealed she had had a gastric band fitted.

More recently she has taken to selling ... er .... diamonds.

Anyway, back to her former sidekick Mr Owen, who has the support of various groups of Luton fans. I reckon that if he can pull this rescue bid off, he'll be seen forever as their diamond geezer.

Its A Sad Bad Mad World

I don't know about you but I feel really sorry for the staff, players and fans of Luton Football club.

As Kevin Blackwell and other coaching staff tender their resignation, and fans watch players being sold off wholesale, you have to wonder where it will all end.

Even sadder is that in such difficult circumstances they are playing well. They have only lost one out of their last 13 matches, and recently took Liverpool to a draw in the FA Cup.

Not bad for a League 1 team on their uppers!

They are called the Hatters because of the town's historic links with hat making but you can't help thinking the fans probably think they are in the middle of a mad hatter's tea party.

Well here is a little something to cheer them up.