When Saturday comes

What a week, dashing backwards and forwards between our offices in Cambridge and London for meetings, interviews and more. Every time I've come out of a meeting there has been at least 15 calls waiting to be returned, usually from journalists or broadcasters.

(Apart from the usual requests for quotes or interviews with a Forest spokesman, a journalist from the People wanted a dedicated smoker to go with him to an Allen Carr quit smoking session. I nominated Jenty, a Forest supporter of long standing, whose dry sense of humour and love of nicotine can be guaranteed to withstand even the most persuasive stop smoking mantra.)

Fortunately I've had fantastic support from Sonia, Barbara, Jacqui, Rebecca, Neil and Freya without whom etc etc. Thankfully the cricket match I had organised last night was cancelled due to the weather otherwise I may have imploded - and I certainly wouldn't have completed the table plan I was working on with Boisdale. (Have you ever done a table plan for 400 people? It's not that easy, especially when you've got to accommodate MPs, peers and distinguished guests. It's a tightrope of diplomacy!)

Next week is shaping up to be even more hectic - as you would expect, with the smoking ban eight days away. But first, I shall use this momentary respite to catch up on a whole stack of emails, some of which are rather interesting. Watch this space.