So welcome to Inside the Huddle.

Smack bang in the middle, really, the stage of the franchises.

But we're going to change it ever so slightly today.

I'm Darren Fletcher, who's made the effort to be on the line.

Neil Reynolds is in the house with his slippers on and he's dressing gown and he's on the phone.

You, by the way, have saved me from another DIY nightmare.

Oh, why's that?

Well, because I've got, you know, it's the off-season, so I get a list of DIY jobs that need

doing.

You know what happened last time?

Yes.

Broke my own nose.

The hammer in the nose, yep.

But today I'm only painting. So I don't think, and I tickle myself to death with a paintbrush, I don't think I'm going to do too much damage.

Well, I don't know.

You see, I've got that vision of Sid James with his foot in the painting hopping around his living room and ruining your carpet.

So I think that might be a possibility.

It could happen.

Here's a word of advice, and I know we've got lots to talk about with free agency. Never start painting your skirting boards. You paint one, brilliant white, everything else looks yellow.

You never stop after that.

All right, okay.

That's today's tip for you.

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