Well, we went, we saw...We came back as runners-up. Good in some ways, bad in others. We should have won. However, I think being runners-up is quite an achievement. First of the losers, yes, but it's still something to be proud of. The highlight had to be the semi-final though, which went down to penalties. With me in goals, and with somebody who had actually played for a professional team before (ok, not the first team, but reserves none the less) in goals for the other team, the odds were heavily stacked against us. However, I saved three of four penalties, with the other lads keeping their cool, to put us in the final. Shame it didn't materialise (we lost 5-3 in the end).

Anyway, I bet you're thinking that's what the "bitter sweet" part of my entry is, no? Wrong! No no, the bitter part deals with matters more close to home...The sweet part was the fact that I had a really good day, and that we did so well in the tournament. The bitter part was not losing in the final, but in fact on the way back up, in the bus...

I've recently made friends with this guy that works alongside my good friend C. We'll call him...Chris. Anyway, Chris was in the football team with me today, and he was talking to some guy from the other team we entered on the bus, and he was talking to him about good looking girls. Well, whose name does he mention? Yeah, you got it...And not only that, he brings me forward and says to me "[JacquesTheLad], what do you think of [C]?" I tell him I think she's really nice, and he says "Yeah, she is quite good looking, isn't she?" Basically, he is telling this guy to come and look at her next time he's working, to see how attractive she is.

I think I'm going to explode. I really like Chris as a friend, don't get me wrong. He's a great guy, one of few around. And I think it's only natural to talk about girls. And I can't exactly blame him for liking C, can I? I mean, I'd find it hard for somebody not to...So, my anger is not at Chris. No, my anger is at the fact that every guy seems to like C! Which makes it so damn hard. I think I've decided what I'm going to do.

Next time I see C, I'm going to say to her "Look, you have so many guys after you, do you realise that?" Then, I'm not sure what her response will be. Probably one of flatterment (if that was a word). Anyway, after that I'm going to say "Well, if you were to put all of the guys who liked you in a line and choose which ones you'd go out with, you wouldn't pick me, would you?" Not sure what she'll say after that, but once she replies I'd say "Basically, you're never going to agree to go out on a date with me, are you?" When she says no, I'll say "Look, that's ok. I'd love to be friends with you. Just that I need to know so I can try and stop thinking about you in this way." Which will probably take a hell of a lot longer than I'll make out - probably a couple of months - but I really need to get on with my life. As hard as it is. See, I actually liked the way she spoke to me before I asked her out. It was almost like how I'd imagine two people in a relationship would speak to each other. Of course, I'm only imagining, because I haven't been in a relationship for goodness knows how long. But I think that's probably the main thing that drew me towards her. I mean, she's totally gorgeous, but the type of person that she is made me so...wanted.

Well, maybe next time, eh? Probably not.

Have a good week folks...Take care.