Regular ramble readers will know that in November of this year, while on the traditional Green room Committee weekend away, TLF acquired a foxy friend (alcohol and bartering inspired by the television classic Celebrity Antiques Road Trip may have been involved). Ever since our triumphant return to Chez TLF, Bardolph, as he was christened, has languished in a bag in the spare room; another addition to the domestic ‘to do list’.
Finally, on Sunday, Bardolph was mounted (BOOMBOOM!), using some fancy, modern fixing system discovered by Mr TLF on the interweb. Whether it was the power of TLF’s scepticism vis a vis said fixing system or Bardolph just couldn’t take the weight of discovering that the ‘Mighty’ Foxes had whimpered to a 1-0 away defeat at bottom of the table Norwich City, by Monday 8.30am Bardolph had succumbed to gravity and was languishing on the landing floor.
We have now reverted to the traditional wall fixing that involves trusty hammer and nail. But Bardolph remains at risk. There is the ‘weight’ of expectation that Lesta city will bounce back in their FA Cup tie against a Championship side tomorrow and a home game against relegation-threatened Aston Villa on Monday night. I dread to think what will happen if he is disappointed and whether he could survive another drop.
Some have questioned the motivation of the players in recent weeks. I am not in that constituency, but I do hope they realise what is at stake now.
Suspended Fox
Staying up??