Sticking To Your Routine Is Vital

The impact of Covid-19 has been considerable – probably the understate-ment of 2020 and 2021 put together! The world of football that we love, sometimes hate, and mostly obsess about, has, like many other industries, taken a big hit.

The decision that the National League should continue but that North and South should not, has caused a massive amount of debate. No doubt, some very long nights have been spent pondering how this might affect owners, fans, players, staff, and community as a whole.

The town or city’s football club is usually at the heart of everything. It’s the talking point, the good the bad and the ugly. It’s the reason people can bond in a workplace and what so many look forward to at the end of the week.

When I think about the players and staff at those clubs, there is normally only one consistent. We do it because there is a game at the end of the week, and the chance to get three points. Now that this has been taken away, what now?

For fans, it’s a big blow of course, but maybe there is a secondary team to follow – a Premier League team who can at least fill 90 minutes on one day of the week and offer that platform to celebrate, or air any grievances.

For staff and players though, it’s a case of having to keep fit and focused. Obviously, next season is such a long way ahead that there has to be a downtime period. Perhaps it’s a time where a player can focus on the day job, on the family, or maybe even enterprise into something completely different with his ‘free’ time.

I know a couple of lads who are committing to business ideas, some who are trying to upskill and take further education. Others are simply loving the fact that they can have a long period of rest.