Flasking
When our Nige wants to get away from the rigours of club management, he can often be seen indulging in his favourite past time flask spotting or flasking as it is more commonly known.
He can usually be seen in the dugout, jotting down facts and sketching specimens that catch his eye at Glanford Park during slow passages of play.
Below are Adkins' take on some of the flasks in use today.
The McFlask
The McFlask, usually used by the over sixties.
A sturdy little number with a distinctive tartan shell to match the blankets covering the users legs.
Mostly filled with weak tea (loose leaf of course)
The Soupastar
Not a flask in the purist sense of the word, but solid in structure, usually used for heinz big soups, hot coals or dry ice.
The Femiflask
One for the ladies, the Femiflask is ideal for camomile tea which is particularly good for easing menstrual cramps.
The Flaskulator
A futuristic looking affair, while very sleek, with clean lines, it's capacity leaves a lot to be desired.
Found in great numbers at Accident and emergency departments, ("I left it on the toilet seat, had a bath and...honest!)
The Tardis
And finally we come to the pièce de résistance, a very rare specimen indeed and a real coupe to any Flasker.
This particular one is as old as Glanford Park itself, with the battle scars to prove it, sustained after many kicks down the steps of the terraces.
Being a '2 cupper', it's a very social flask and it holds what seems to be a limitless supply of brew.
The Tardis is able to take any type of beverage hot or cold, tea, coffee, oxo, soup, crisp'n'dry, you ask it beverage based questions and it answers in spades.
The highest accolade I can award it is HEY WOW.
Next time...
Nigel takes us through the joys of socking and pencilling.