It turned out that John and Ashley had pinched it and were going to read it after training today, but I found it on the left side of the training pitch - I'd hardly been over there all day!
I have got the captains armband now, I wear it every day to training and whenever anybody disagrees with me, I just have to point to it. Mr Pearce said to the lads that they have to do what I say, always. He said Mr Capello agrees, but none of us are sure how he knows this, because it doesn't seem like Mr Pearce understands Mr Capello either. I like Mr Pearce.
2pm. Got my revenge on John, ha ha. I borrowed Frank's copy of New Humanist magazine and rolled it up into a tube, then i snuck up behind John and blew a raspberry into it, so it made a trumpet noise in his ear! He was very cross, he called me a "flipping twerp" but then I showed him my armband and he went quiet and looked a bit angry, so I laughed and ran off, blowing my brilliant little trumpet.
5pm. Frank took my trumpet away and called me an 'impertinent dingleberry,' which I think means, 'intelligent chap.' We're having such a nice time together.
Thursday 10th June
11am. Well, Frank was right, I'm so clever! One of those African chaps saw my invention last night and was asking me lots of questions about it. Now he has started selling plastic versions of the trumpet. I am going to write to Mr Blatter and tell him it was my idea, and that they should call them: "Stevies."