Hello everyone! Its been a quiet week since returning from the Dallaglio Cycle Slam. I haven't managed to get back out on the bike because of the awful weather here (not an excuse I promise(!), although I think my bum is glad of the rest!) But I have enjoyed getting the updates from the rest of the gang on Stage 2. It seems like they had the same deal as us, one good day, one bad, but again they all achieved it, which is great.

I was looking forward to catching up on some sleep once I'd got rid of Dicko, but I had a restless night before heading back to training on Friday. The boys were in good shape and I joined in with training. I did expect I would feel tired, but actually I felt good. Saturday we headed up to Wigan and I thought it was a great result on a difficult pitch. Good to see Pav get on the scoresheet.

I planned to get out on Monday on the bike, but with snow on the ground I decided to give it a miss. I've decided I definitely want to go back out for Stage 5, so I do need to keep the legs ticking over and now I feel like I've got fit again I don't want to let it drop. Training again Tuesday morning and we prepared by doing a long warm up followed by a 9-a-side game, which didn't last too long ahead of the game against Bolton in the FA Cup. The games are coming thick and fast at the mo, and we're trying to keep the players as fresh as possible. But this time of the season is where the strength of the squad is tested. But we had a great result against Bolton 4-0, with another two goals for Pav again. Fingers crossed for us against Everton this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it, but it will be a real test.... See you next week.