There comes a time when you realise it is far better to use your own judgement.

The last 24 hours have confused even the most patient. We are being not being ‘told’ to act in a certain way but being ‘advised’ to behave safely. In other words, we are in a ‘kind of a lockdown’ but ‘not a proper one’.

I have had several people ring me in the past day asking if I know what it all means?

I have tried to keep abreast of what is happening and then I thought long and hard and have come up with something radical for the masses. We actually don’t need the government to tell us what to do.

We don’t need them to keep posting rules and regulations. We don’t need updates which then need to be explained to us. We, the people already know what we need to do.

Let me put this simply we have reached the part of a manager-player relationship when I decide to do what is best for the team. I don’t think my manager knows whether we should have a back four and he has no idea whether it is going to work anyway.

It is time for us, the players to try to win this game ourselves. I mean he isn’t a completely hopeless manager and he did manage to get the drinks order right. But he just doesn’t seem to learn from the last game and the game before that.

He is now waving his arms from the side lines but none of makes much sense. Some of the players are shaking their heads and just can’t understand the instructions. Here’s what we the ‘affected’ towns and cities are going do.

We are going to shield and take car of our most vulnerable. We are not going to leave to go somewhere unless it is ‘totally necessary’ and we are going to try to get through this together.

Yes, we will make mistakes and we will blame people for screwing things up every so often. But we need to make sure we encourage everyone to vaccinate and get tested regularly.

We know Covid cases are rising and it is in all our best interests to do what is best for our neighbours and friends.

I know I will have some people a little concerned with what I am going to say next but I do so because I actually trust the common person than anyone else.

It is time to forget the Government advice and use your own common sense.

And if that does not work speak to someone else with some common sense and they will tell you what to do.