I believe I can claim without fear of contradiction that I'm the first person to have broadcast updates of an Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic fixture to an Aberdeenshire listenership. With the welcome assistance of an online Villa fans' forum and regular reports on social media from Jack Douglas perched on his Pittodrie seat, I was able to intermingle indy music tracks with football match updates from the Villa and Aberdeen matches today and great fun it was too.

Jack shivered through Aberdeen's dull goalless draw, his reports providing good value. " Sun setting pleasantly over the Merkland Stand" was the highlight of the first half and "booed off" says it all about the second. Meanwhile I was being appraised of the Villa game by the match thread on Heroes & Villains which bemoaned a game equally as awful. Comments here included -

"blimey this is turgid" - Hampshire Villain

" I'm desperately thinking of ways to stave off the boredom. Would anyone like to have a fight" - Jimbo

...but then came the 88th minute, Jack Grealish postage stamping a 25 yard winner and a broadcaster several hundred miles north of Villa Park was rendered speechless.  Ironically and beautifully, I was having to broadcast from Stonehaven Town Hall's broom cupboard. The town hall was hosting a pantomime and our studio had been given over to the cast for costume changes. The floor manager, a bluenose from Solihull would you believe, triumphantly packed me off to the cleaner's mess but I had the last laugh since we won and Blues got mullered. Sweet.

Thanks to Jack Douglas and the H&V crew for providing the entertainment today, your contributions were invaluable. The music came from various indy bands of my choice, tune in next time if you want to enjoy the fun - Boxing Day sees Villa v Burton Albion, rock and roll.