He decides to try cracking a joke about Aston Villa's late, late winner against Birmingham yesterday. It is terrible to see such a promising career cut short by one simple misjudgement about the boss's sense of humour. I see him later, ashen faced and distraught. I'm almost tempted to go over and reassure him, but no. His lesson, like my pain, cannot be avoided.
You might think this column sometimes does too much football and not enough children. All I can say is my son understands ...
Tuesday: First of a series of sessions with all of the county's headteachers about our plans to redesign local children's partnerships. An excellent session - and I spend my spare time in the rest of the week rewriting my presentation off the back of what we learned today.
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