3 points, 2 towers, 1 unforgettable decade

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Dartford's first three games of the new season didn't go particularly well: the 4-0 defeat on the opening weekend was swiftly followed by two games on the wrong side of a 2-0 scoreline. Only Tooting & Mitcham's 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Ashford Town kept us off the bottom of the league on Saturday night. Today's result – beating Harlow 2-1 – has put an end to our losing streak, and fired us up to sixteenth. An infinitely more comfortable place to be sitting.

▫ Sheffield's iconic Tinsley Towers were blown up in the early hours of Sunday morning, although not entirely successfully as the stubborn North tower did its best to remain standing. Not being a local lad, I can't claim any fond memories of them, but they sure were impressive. It strikes me as odd that such iconic buildings can be demolished so unceremoniously in one part of the country, whilst down in Ebbsfleet they're spending millions on building new ones.

▫ It's difficult to "waste" a bank holiday weekend when you don't actually have any proper work on either side (although that's all set to change in three weeks time when I start my new job), but I've spent much of lolling around listening to music or watching telly. We did all go out last night to Babylon, the new bar that opened recently in town. In the vein of Flares (the 70s bar) and Reflex (the 80s bar), it's all about the 1990s – which meant Gladiators montages, dancing the Macarena, and reminiscing about Saturday morning TV. I loved it.

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