Walk on, with hope in your heart...

Apparently, Thursday was Walk to Work Day in London. Either it was a noble attempt to encourage us to lead healthier lifestyles, or a cunning ruse on the part of Transport for London to ease congestion on the Tube. Of course, the other 364 days of the year in the capital are Sit In Traffic Seething With Barely Contained Road Rage Day.

Saturday, meanwhile, is the start of another ambitious pedestrian plan. It's Walk to Stockport day for four Brentford fans. And no, there aren't engineering works on the West Coast Main Line. Like Martin Allen a couple of years ago, the fans are walking away from Griffin Park... their ambition not to manage a bigger club but to raise thousands of pounds for Bees United, the club's excellent supporter's trust, and a cancer charity, the Paul Levitt Foundation. (A physio with the club's centre of excellence, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in his thirties.)

At 5.30pm on Saturday, after Brentford have played Hereford United, the brave four - Chris Tate, Peter Maynard, Claire McNicholls and Natasha Judge - will set off on the 196-mile trek, going via such glamorous locations as Watford, Dunstable, Towcester, Lutterworth, Tamworth, Uttoxeter and Macclesfield. They're aiming to arrive at Edgeley Park a week on Saturday - in time to see Brentford lose to promotion-chasing Stockport in the last game of the season. Hopefully they don't then have to walk home.

Best of luck... the dedication and enthusiasm of lower-league fans never ceases to amaze.