Good night Mikey.

I think the thing with Neil is that he just wants to enjoy his footy, like we all do, but because he wasn't really around with us much last season, has now got himself 50:50 between two bunches of mates who both have footy teams. He just wants to play with his mates, so he's got two options, and each time he goes out with one of the groups of mates he has a good time and can therefore see himself playing happily with them next season. So on Saturday night he had a good time and therefore genuinely wanted to play for us next year. But the next night if he went out with the Banks boys and had a good night I expect he would be swinging back again. The Banks boys are an alright bunch of lads so it's fair enough - not like when Sebbie went to Cold Ash, the muppet.

It would be great to have Neil back, he's already showing at training that missing most of last season hasn't affected his ability in the slightest - so to have him in the squad is a major asset to the club. That said, if he's not happy with us then there's no point forcing someone to play for you, it just drags the whole team morale down.

So to summarise, I really want him to stay, but I'm not going to get pissy with anyone who wants to leave if they're not enjoying themselves. We'll just have to wait and see what decision Neil makes and accept that his decision is completely up to him to make, on his own.

In terms of the rest of the squad, I was dead chuffed with the turn out and atmosphere on Saturday night, even for Dave Frew making it all the way over with the delectable Hannah and not drinking either but still coming across for a while to be a part of it. With Craig coming along as well, Colin back, Newy signing and John Lamb desperate not to be torn away, it should be a good solid season ahead of us. As for promotion, you just never know what other teams will do, but we know we're good enough to match most teams these days - except Partick for some reason.

I'm finished now.