Apologies for being a bit late, but I have had a couple of important issues that I am trying to resolve regarding player recruitment.

The games today against Kettering Town and Rushden and Diamonds went very well. We have picked up a few minor knocks, but nothing serious.

The scores in the games today really don't matter. It was getting everybody out in the middle, giving everybody the chance to play and giving me the opportunity, with Whit, to get a feel for it.

After all those weeks it certainly gets the juices going, even when they are only just training games. That little buzz of excitement that you get in competitive competition is magic and it just whets the appetite for more.

I am delighted that John Griffin has joined my backroom team. He is only part-time, but he will be working and scouting London at Premiership Reserve team level and also Academy level for the coming season. He also has loads of contacts in non-league level and he was the man that persuaded me to sign a player for £5,000 and sell him six months later for 550% profit, which must be close to a world record!

He is a good scout, a good man and maybe he'll find me another diamond.

Best Wishes,

Martin