This year's NAFC is nearly upon us, rosters have been submitted (naughty step for latecomers) and travel plans have been made.

I'm delighted the organisers haven't fallen for the whole stupid anti-sneaky git/bribe thing so sadly prevalent in major tournaments recently. That small section of purists (what's that smell?)can bang on about volatility and the rest of us can concentrate on having fun.

I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing old acquaintances, buying drinks for old friends and maybe making a few new ones as well as being rude to a couple of my favourite enemies.

As usual I will be taking stunties, flings this time, and will be hoping to challenge for the stunty cup.

Through an unlikely combination of blind luck and cooperative opponents I actually managed to win the Stunty Cup with goblins in 22. You can read my absolutely true and totally not embellished report in the GLN#18(I'd put a link in but someone's moved the GLN page and I'm too stupid to find it now and also too lazy to ask anyone).

My next outing in 23 with Snotlings was somewhat less successful and I finished in mid table obscurity, though I did have the pleasure of seeing my young friend Minimorg win the U18 trophy with his own Snotlings.

I will as tradition dictates, be getting uproariously drunk on the Saturday(I didn't in 23 and I'm certain that's where it all went wrong) and I hope to find the usual smear of Northerners, Scandinavians and Irish littering the bar when I do. Naturally most other nationalities are represented but I find a majority of the really heroic drinkers tend to be the above. As a southerner I will endeavour to hold up the honour of Kent in particular and Albion in general and make a proper beast of myself along with them.

Anyway, post your thoughts/teams/random abuse below and I'll see you all there. Tata