OUR boss Paul Sturrock was quite good to us last weekend, giving us the time off because we didn't have a game due to the internationals.

It was a nice relaxing time I was just around the parks of Cardiff watching my son Ethan play football.

I didn't miss playing. Any little time off we get is a blessing, but come 3pm you do think: I'd be ready to play now.'' In the last two days we've had some intense training sessions.

The problem is, when you have time off you have to make it up somewhere.

Obviously what we have been doing this week is geared up to the home game with Tranmere on Saturday.

It is the perfect game to come back to. They are near the top of the table and it is something we can really test ourselves in.

Our minds will be focused on the game despite what has been going on around the club for the past couple of days.

I know one takeover has failed and the club are talking to new investors.

The players have been talking about it but it is our job to do well on the pitch and regardless what is going on, that is what we are going to do.

Some of you may know I do a bit of work for BBC Wiltshire as well s this column.

I like the media and it is something I certainly want to do after football, radio, television or newspapers.

I'm 28 on Monday and the future is something you start thinking about as you get older.

Throughout my career I have been interested in that side of things. I like the way they conduct themselves and the work they do.

I was going to do a two year journalism degree at Staffordshire University this year and chatted with the gaffer about it, who said he was happy for me to do it.

But, unfortunately, it clashed with two important training days for us, Monday and Thursday.

I was never a big studier at school. Once I knew it was going to play football then it went on the backburner. So I am going to have adjust and change when I start to learn again.

Being in the media gives me a chance to stay in football, which is something I would like to do after I'm finished.

I'm not sure about any coaching. With all the badges you have to do it can be quite a long process. Mind you, I do fancy being an assistant manager.

The boss has to make the hard decisions but the assistant brings a fresh balance between the players and the staff.