One of these days I will really get the hang of this blog thing. Funny thing is I used to keep a diary until I went to uni when I was worried that somebody would raid my room on campus and broadcast which girl I had a crush on. It's now three months since my last entry.
My heartfelt thanks to Fr Tim Finigan for his kind remarks. I still miss my grandad but that's grief I suppose.
There have been bright spots since then. Blackpool FC got promted to the Championship after an amazing 10 game winning streak. I am still slightly in shock by this achievement as it is nearly 30 years since we made that league. I started thinking of all the things we Pool fans suffered - the re-election trauma of the mid 80s, Sam Ellis's up and under football, the numpties like Megson and Worthington who took the helm. the respite of the superb football offered by Steve McMahon's men or the bizarre season of 96 with our third place, Sam Alllardyce's short tenure, the Oyston incarceration and the dodgy play oiff defeat with Bradford. Whatever happens next season it is time to savour better teams at Bloomers and more big games.
Once again I am moved to write by the sounds of the Catholic Church machine gunning itself in the foot. My parents tell me of the wholesale church closures planned by Lancaster Diocese. What can you say? The logic seems flawed to say the least the bishops syas his doucment is not really about closing churches buyt is about preparing for a bright future. Yeah right? Congregations are falling , the number of priests is dropping so we shut the churches. However if this logic is followed further we will create a spiral of decline because unless we stem the this drop in numbers we will need even less churches by the reasonin g of the bishop and his advisers. When the Son of Man returns will he find any faith in Preston, Blackpool, Carlisle, Kendal, Lancaster etc. Have Mercy On Us Oh Lord
