This match was something else! Ten men arrived expecting the usual gruesome game and got just that as well as finesse, finishing and Rick "Monkey" Hill. This special match also welcomed back John "R.I.P." Barclay for a one-off exhibition match.
Both Barclay and Jonny "Score Master" Martin picked the teams in advance and they chose admirably. In fact, if I was Queen (or King, for that matter) I'd knight the both of them for a superb choice. And, proving that he's a true Slayer, Pete "Had To Brush My Hair" McCausland turned up ten minutes after kick off.
Goals were coming in left, right and centre from both teams with notable shots from Stephen "Was I Really Wearing Yellow Socks" Caldwell, Stephen "Are We Just Aiming For The Wall" Little, John "I'm Too Manly For Socks" Barclay and P "P" Perky. Play of the match has to go to Six: Perky (in nets) rolls it out to "Wasted In Defense" Martin. Martin launches the ball the length of the pitch to "Breakfast" K who drills the ball into the Back Of The Net.
Tidy defending by John "Walkies" Orme stopped Six from walking all over Half Dozen (as well as dirty play by "Hair" McCausland cutting Mark "Bystander" Ingram off just before he was to score the goal of the decade). Aside from losing the ball a lot, Ingram also had one of his best games ever in nets... much to the disappointment of Caldwell, Pete and Hill who just got more and more frustrated at his amazing saving ability. (I'm writing the report - it's called "poetic licence" to English buffs, "lying through your teeth" to the layman).
Final reckoning: This was a match for the books with both teams playing hard and each as good as the other. If the rest of the year is like this it'll be a great season!
Teams:
Six: Barclay, Perky, Waster, Special, Bystander.
Half (Dirty) Dozen: Caldwell, Hill, Pete, Orme, Little.
Sparboot: As it'll probably be his only game of football before 2006 we've awarded the Boot to Barclay. Good ball control, shooting and leadership... well done JB!!!