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Seasonal greetings, blog comrades! I am amongst the pressies at Chateau Walker, my wife is wrapping furiously and I am offering occasional pathetic advice and stealing Chocolate Buttons.

This week, I thought I would try to answer a question I get asked quite regularly and give you another glance behind the Football Focus scenes as well. Consider it my little Christmas present to you all.

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The exclusive! The sort of thing that every journalist dreams about but almost never delivers. In the world of modern media, an "exclusive" is almost as rare as a defender's hat-trick or a tasty brown banana.

And yet last week we had one. There weren't any clandestine meetings or weeks of research, but it was a bona fide exclusive nevertheless. A "you can hear the rest of that interview on Football Focus" jaffa.

The subject was Robinho and this blog is the story of how it came about.

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I'm feeling a little bit sorry for myself as I write this. A sore throat has developed into some sort of and I am struggling with phlegm.

My grub of choice reflects my current predicament. I have here two pieces of toast and a cup of tea. The toast is white. Piece 1 is accompanied by shredless marmalade while Piece 2 is covered in the classic combo of honey and marmite. If you are reading this and screaming "what are you doing you idiot?", then I suggest you try the second combination and tell me I'm an idiot. Prepare to have your culinary eyes opened wide.

About two months ago, I received an invitation from . If you don't know much about the team, they are still living on the glories of an FA Cup run that took them to the third round in the 1991-92 season.

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Mrs Walker and I are trying to eat a little healthier at the moment. For dinner on Monday, for example, we had grilled fish and stir-fried vegetables! About an hour later, I supplemented the meal with three Weetabix and two fingers of Fudge... epic fail.

In fact, I have failed miserably for the last few days. Our Football Focus trip to Portsmouth didn't help. We ate a fish and chip supper twice in two days, consumed one morning and downed large amounts of cake before finishing off with a chicken tikka rogan josh and peshwari nan on Saturday night.

The sad news is that fig rolls are off the menu. I have gone 10 days without cracking open a packet. If it goes on any longer, I might need a "figarette" patch!

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