But realising how much I relied on TV football for my end-of-day excitement

And how often I logged on to HNA. However, now it's a case of "one thread, you've only got one thread".
For the time being I'm avoiding live football substitutes like re-runs of old matches, old DVDs / videos, anything on Sky / BT.
Will crack tomorrow as Netflix are showing a re-enactment of the epoch-marking 1883 FA Cup Final featuring those Berkshire-ish boys, the Old Etonians.
Should send Sandman into a frenzy.