I hope the administrators of our senior non-leagues have learnt something from one of the wettest football seasons on record.

The Ryman and Dr Martens Leagues finish next Saturday, but only thanks to the co-operation of the clubs, some of whom have been playing four or five games a week this month to catch up on the backlog caused by the winter washout.

The County League will continue into the third week in May - before it starts all over again 11 weeks later as the shortest summer break follows the longest season on record.

So what can be done, apart from praying we don't have a repeat next winter?

Leagues must surely think about playing more midweek games during the first three months of the winter when the weather is normally settled. By that I don't mean the first three weeks of the season and then occasional cup ties during September and October.

I know of several club chairmen who are wondering why they bother with the expensive installation of floodlights when they are only used half a dozen times each season.

Players certainly prefer playing to training and midweek games in the early autumn, when the weather is normally okay, would surely attract more spectator interest.

Only the diehards among non-league fans are happy to troop along to their local ground every other day as is the case at the moment, especially as most teams have nothing to play for. It's even worse for the volunteers who run the clubs, some of whom will have spent more time at the ground than their own homes in recent weeks.

Funniest sports story of the last few days? It's got to be the one about 'Fat Neck' - the bloke who got in on the end of Manchester United's team picture before the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich. What a stunt that was.

Shame the United defence couldn't maintain the concentration which seemingly made them oblivious to the imposter in their midst during the game itself.

Roy Keane was the only player who knew what was going on and the glare he fixed Fat Neck as the shutters clicked made the picture just perfect. Come to think of it, Keane pulled a similar face a few days later when he was trying to break Alfie Haaland's leg in two.

You have probably missed it amid all the hullabaloo surrounding Albion's promotion, but Sussex started their first cricket match of the new season this week. Not much is expected of them this summer which is hardly surprising after the way the wheels fell off at the end of last season, but I think they might surprise a few people.

The new players could all make a significant contribution. Murray Goodwin will have to go some to emulate the performances of Michael Bevan, but I reckon he could have a similar impact to that of Michael Di Venuto a couple of years ago.

Sussex now have a proven second spinner in Nick Davis while Matt Prior, as well as being an improving wicketkeeper, will, along with Davis, add much needed depth to the batting order.

You never know, both the county's major sports teams could be celebrating promotion.