I trust your New Year celebrations went well. We had four friends around and a good time was had by all, even if my cold developed into the "Knock you for six" type during the evening. I still managed to drag myself up the A12 with dad and Paul yesterday to see a hugely disappointing game at Portman Road where Ipswich beat Blues 1-0 with a last-minute goal. It's amazing how your emotions aren't so clouded when you're already mathematically safe, or maybe the cold made it impossible for me to get too worked up about it all.

I trust your New Year celebrations went well. We had four friends around and a good time was had by all, even if my cold developed into the "Knock you for six" type during the evening. I still managed to drag myself up the A12 with dad and Paul yesterday to see a hugely disappointing game at Portman Road where Ipswich beat Blues 1-0 with a last-minute goal. It's amazing how your emotions aren't so clouded when you're already mathematically safe, or maybe the cold made it impossible for me to get too worked up about it all.