Four more days, y’all. I haven’t written anything about the Friend-des-Lys on Saturday, partially because it’s a friendly and we aren’t supposed to take much out of it. I’ll leave on-field stuff out for now, but I will say it was great to be back amongst my comrades in purple again.

It was great seeing some folks I probably haven’t seen since November, and other folks I see quite a bit more often. Watching my kids playing with other kids they almost exclusively see at games. Yelling at referees. Frowning and then grinning at the Cardinal Bird when he took my buddy’s UK toboggan out of his pocket and threw it on the ground. Arguing with friends over calls. Questioning whether Niall starts all season right before he scores a header. Good times! It’ll be here before we know it.