It has been a busy time for me but my main priority of course has been getting my fitness back to optimum level. Apart from my tribute dinner on the 25th October, which was a huge success, I have kept my evenings for relaxing. Speaking of the dinner, Sue Barker was great. I felt very at ease and it was just like having a chat, only there were hundreds of people.

I was due to appear on ‘A Question of Sport’ on Monday of this week but due to the crazy weather it had to be postponed. I turned up at Villa Park to find that even training had been cancelled. It was as though the country came to a standstill! Against natural disasters man is powerless.

Training has been coming on very well. Mentally I feel strong and the great news is that it looks very likely that I will be back in the squad for this Sunday’s away match against Everton. I CAN’T WAIT. It has been such a frustrating time for me and at last I’ll be able to get out there with the boys.

I am now fronting an advertising campaign for Heathrow Express promoting their special winter offer of free travel on the Heathrow Express if bulky sports equipment such as skis, snowboards or golf clubs are checked in at Paddington Station. So yesterday afternoon I went to Paddington Station to do a photo shoot and I posed for photographs with skis, snowboards, golf clubs and 20 footballs!

Today, after training, I did my bit for Birmingham. I unveiled a sign commissioned by Birmingham City Council that reads ‘Thank you for visiting Birmingham’, which is located where the Birmingham Boundary crosses the A45 Coventry Road on the approach to Birmingham International Airport. So you there you are; London, Birmingham, two beautiful cities, easy to access and to fly from.

A sad occasion was the closure of Wembley Stadium yesterday. It is now going to be demolished and rebuilt. So goodbye to the great, mythical colosseum - we shall miss your two towers!!!

Well my friends, I must close now. I wish you all a very nice weekend.

Au revoir.

David Ginola

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