THIS week, I have resorted to adding a Coach Simulator game to my iPhone.

For two reasons really, firstly because I love driving and at least now I can get behind the wheel of something each day, and also because I miss going on the coach to away games so hopefully Level 39 will involve taking a bunch of U’s fans off to Valley Parade!

On a serious note though, let’s spare a thought for the real coach companies, who are also in need of desperate and urgent assistance at the moment.

I hope that you are all keeping safe and well, with your football withdrawal symptoms just about under control.

Although it’s not quite the same, it looks like there will be some live German football to watch on the old telly box soon. It might help to a degree.

As for football over here, well the struggle goes on between the two agendas of the Premier League and EFL, it seems with the latter’s future sadly very much in the hands of the former.

It feels like football is in for a massive shake up in this country and as I suggested a few weeks ago.

It is turning out to be a complete financial bun fight with those that “have” doing all they can to protect their own interests from those who “have not”. Let’s hope that the wider view is considered eventually.

Interesting to see that Gordon Taylor, who I actually thought had left the PFA, suggesting that games could be played with shorter halves. Personally, I cannot see that happening.

Who would decide the number of safe minutes in each half? If you’re going to do that, then keep your social distancing and the time players are out in the open, by having all of the remaining games brought to a conclusion with a penalty shoot-out. The U’s are top notch at those. Come on Deano!

You may have already read this week that former Liverpool CEO, and now EFL chairman, Rick Parry has made some strong comments on how he sees things ahead.

I loved the fact that he has not held back with his thoughts on the “evil” parachute payments and the estimated £200m gap in the budgets of the EFL clubs during this crisis, which by happy coincidence I think is just one Kane or Pogba. Sounds like a few home truths are coming out.

My comedy moment of the week came from certain “Premier” quotes about how unfair it would be to be relegated to the Championship if they had to play out their remaining fixtures at neutral grounds.

Good luck with that one and I wish them all the best placating the resulting angry Leeds supporters.

With so much going on, all we can really do as U’s fans is read the updates, sit back and watch as the big decisions are made above us, all whilst keeping our fingers crossed for Robbie Cowling and everyone at the U’s, at the same time as looking after your good selves of course.

Football is by far not the only thing to worry about at the moment, but boy do I miss it. Keep safe boys and girls.

Colchester United Supporters Association chairman Jon Burns