Another new experience for me tonight. I went to my local Tesco's and shortly after entering the store took off my flip flops and shopped barefoot. I had the advantage that there was only one manager on and he was too busy with staff to notice me. In fact, nobody seemed to notice my lack of footwear, or if they did no-one said anything. There weren't many shoppers there and I'd say they were probably outnumbered by the amount of nightshift staff who had just started filling the shelves.

I have a feeling that I'd attract negative attention if I tried it during the day. I used to work in retail and I found that one truism is there's always one among the management team who goes out of his or her way to be a complete twat.

I can't wait for tomorrow. I haven't a clue which match I'll end up at as it depends which pitches recover from a frosty night in time to be playable. I'd enjoy the day anyway but I get an extra buzz now that I've started travelling to matches barefoot, ay least for part of the journey.

According to the Metcheck website it will be 2C in Didcot (which is where I'm hoping to go) but will feel like -3C. I don't plan to take any trainers with me, only flip flops, so it will be a real challenge for my toes as I'll be standing still on a terrace for the best part of two hours. Still, at least this one is only a ten minute walk from the station, unlike last week which took 35 minutes!