Mad Monday

This morning I was on Yard duty before school (8.30-9.30) and I noticed a large gang of lads walking the road behind the school. I asked one of the kids what that was about and he replied: 'That's Mad Monday'! The local football club lost the equivalent of the county Semi-final, the day before. After the match they started a pub crawl which would last until Monday night! It is the custom here and everybody accepts that they will not be at work-even the teachers who play.