There's definitely a touch of the old showman about Uncle Ron, releasing a statement two days before December the 25th.
Not sure if this one is any shorter than the last and, as ever, however much he sounds as if he's trying to be straight, you can never actually be sure he is.
Anyway, there's more explanation of what he tried to tell us before, and Roots Hall Ltd. is all his folks, so Sainsbury's won't be moving the bulldozers in just yet.
Also there's a plea to but your pizzas away from shops on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Fairfax Drive, don't mess with Ron people.
So, the future is bright, the future is Blue, the future will be, well mid-table in League One about May with a team in place playing at Roots Hall next season, that's something to hope for this Christmas.
And six points against the Farmers and Borient.
Happy Holidays, and for the full statement, if your free until New Year, here:
www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~1913840,00.html