It's bad enough that the NFL season has ended, but what are we supposed to do over the next couple of months now that Brett Favre has officially retired?

If you’ve come to mourn the departure from the NFL of one of the greatest and most popular quarterbacks of all time, I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place. I won’t miss the gunslinging, the interceptions and the sheer heart with which number four played. No, the most upsetting fact about Favre hanging up his cleats is that he has now retired from retiring.

I was on a deck chair last July in the South of France when the rumours about Favre un-retiring gathered pace. Embarrassingly I had enjoyed all previous Brett Favre sagas, so you can imagine how excited I got about an 'un-retirement' story. I wanted not to care, I really did. But the need for detail and to follow yet another wonderfully dull saga destroyed me.

To my girlfriend’s dismay, I scoured the internet daily for absolutely any detail I could find on the story. I wanted to know absolutely everything about Brett’s thoughts, his movements, the contents of his shopping basket and whether or not he was shaving every morning.

In the height of my enjoyment, I sincerely wondered whether or not there should be a Brett Favre TV channel in order to follow and scrutinise his every move. I had flashes of the exciting breaking news we might be treated to:

‘I can confirm that Brett did indeed mow his front lawn today but DID NOT trim the hedges. Early reports suggest this is because he’s considering playing football again’

Or…

‘Yes that’s right Judy, we’re stationed here outside the waffle house that Brett has been in now for a good fifteen minutes. Our man on the inside has told us that Favre ordered eggs on toast but NO SAUSAGES. Surely this means he is retiring.’

Alas, I had to make do with the plethora of information coming from the American TV networks. Perhaps my favourite story was regarding whether or not Green Bay had officially removed his locker or not. Several players were interviewed about the issue including poor Aaron Rodgers who unsurprisingly appeared slightly bemused and annoyed to be being asked questions about the removal of a piece of wood. I loved every second of it.

Many internet message boards and forums are rejoicing because we will no longer have to put up with stories such as the above, but we’ll see how the cynics feel once the NFL Combine is over and we have a wait of a month and a half until the Draft. Favre has provided us with excitement and questions over the past five off-seasons, which is more than can be said for the players that agree contracts in a timely fashion. I'm looking at you Matt Ryan! What’s your problem? Demand more money or something!

The Brett Favre Retirement Classics are a great indication of the way the public consume sports news today. I very, very rarely find myself discussing the fortunes of how the Giants are doing on the field and am instead entirely engrossed in stories of players shooting themselves in nightclubs. Whether or not this is a good thing is open to debate, and I'm keen to hear from those of you that are thrilled that this summer's story has been ended before it got a chance to gain some momentum.

Of course, it's always important to take anything Favre says about retiring with a pinch of salt, even if he has reiterated that this time, the decision is final. But either way, all is not lost. I see another possible saga on the horizon. LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers: your time has come.