The X Files are alive and well and popping up in Surrey. Last night I could not sleep – a not infrequent occurrence and I am due a night at a sleep clinic soon – so I got back up and wrote my previous blog ‘Football? It’s a sunny new game!’, only to have my socks blown off when I read the paper this morning.

Firstly, I did not know the sad news about Ian St John passing when I referred to ‘Saint and Greavsie’ in the wee hours of this morning.

Secondly, less surprising I know, there was an article on our 0 – 0 specialism. I was going on about the Premier League but of course, there was the Europa League one too which makes it an unglorious hat-trick.

Thirdly, and this is the gobsmacker, there was an article on the back page of the Daily Express about robot referees. This particularly mentioned changing offside so that if any part of a player is onside then there is no offside. Not exactly what I was going for but come on! Close or what?

If I was going to have a prophetic writing session why could it have not been the lottery numbers for tonight.