Match result – 5 November 2006
Score – 8:8
Red bibs
Ged, APH, Richie, Robbie, Jamie
Blue bibs
Damian, Mark, John D, John H, Ali
Do you remember the good old days ? chestnuts roasting on the brazier, the bonfire was lit by mum & dad at the bottom of the garden, potatoes were wrapped in silver foil and thrown onto the fire to bake – fireworks consisted of some rockets and if you were really lucky, you were allowed to hold a sparkler – occasionally the box of fireworks contained the odd Catherine Wheel or Roman Candle !! The Fire Brigade on constant call out to extinguish all the bonfires lit in old peoples homes by the local scallywags and ragamuffins !!
Public Service TV Broadcasts imitated the cry of all young children ‘Remember, Remember, the 5th of November’ whilst reminding us of the dark consequences of what fireworks in the hands of evil children could wreak, when bangers & the like are thrown around in the streets for the sheer hell of it !!
Happy days – none of this politically correct organised safety first nonsense we serve up today.
Sunday’s football was much in the vein of the those old time ‘bonny nights’ – explosive – evil children – the authorities on stand by waiting to intervene – warm feelings at the end of the event – no political correctness.
The blues 7 – 3 up at half time and cruising – the reds wondering if they could get back into it - a mighty effort would be required.
Led by the big man and his demolition of Ali [did you wince ??] the lads through sheer determined will, pulled themselves back level – not even iron man Mark and his crushing of AP [will he recover for next week] could break the reds focus.
Damian & John started the in-fighting amongst the blues and as quick-witted as Damian was with his retort to John, the reds knew they had them on the run as the pace of the blues football was not a match for Damian’s speed of thought for his retort.
For the discerning amongst us I quote :
John : ‘We’re not making the right pass’
Damian : ‘the right pass was 10 minutes ago John’
Like all bonfire parties, once the main event is over, things seem to die out with a whimper as the Catherine Wheels slowly grind to a halt; as the equaliser was struck, so the game ground to a halt – Reds glad to be even, Blues not willing to risk all for the winning goal - honours even for the night – just about right.
Kitsch watch
Step forward Richard Askew – had he been hit with his rhythm stick before rummaging in his wardrobe for suitable kit or did he come straight from his regular Sunday game of beach volleyball down at Egremont shore.
Richard sported a distressed ‘coke’ tee shirt posing as salmon pink – it had seen better days but did dovetail nicely with the big man’s laid back approach to life; matching shorts were a pre-requisite but contrasted with the bright white England boots – only true masters should ever be allowed to don the white boots [Alan Ball for instance as the rest are just pretenders] and Richard was proud to be nominated for the F. A. Hall of Fame (trend setters section) for his notoriety in the great white boot scandal of the 1960s.
Score – 8:8
Red bibs
Ged, APH, Richie, Robbie, Jamie
Blue bibs
Damian, Mark, John D, John H, Ali
Do you remember the good old days ? chestnuts roasting on the brazier, the bonfire was lit by mum & dad at the bottom of the garden, potatoes were wrapped in silver foil and thrown onto the fire to bake – fireworks consisted of some rockets and if you were really lucky, you were allowed to hold a sparkler – occasionally the box of fireworks contained the odd Catherine Wheel or Roman Candle !! The Fire Brigade on constant call out to extinguish all the bonfires lit in old peoples homes by the local scallywags and ragamuffins !!
Public Service TV Broadcasts imitated the cry of all young children ‘Remember, Remember, the 5th of November’ whilst reminding us of the dark consequences of what fireworks in the hands of evil children could wreak, when bangers & the like are thrown around in the streets for the sheer hell of it !!
Happy days – none of this politically correct organised safety first nonsense we serve up today.
Sunday’s football was much in the vein of the those old time ‘bonny nights’ – explosive – evil children – the authorities on stand by waiting to intervene – warm feelings at the end of the event – no political correctness.
The blues 7 – 3 up at half time and cruising – the reds wondering if they could get back into it - a mighty effort would be required.
Led by the big man and his demolition of Ali [did you wince ??] the lads through sheer determined will, pulled themselves back level – not even iron man Mark and his crushing of AP [will he recover for next week] could break the reds focus.
Damian & John started the in-fighting amongst the blues and as quick-witted as Damian was with his retort to John, the reds knew they had them on the run as the pace of the blues football was not a match for Damian’s speed of thought for his retort.
For the discerning amongst us I quote :
John : ‘We’re not making the right pass’
Damian : ‘the right pass was 10 minutes ago John’
Like all bonfire parties, once the main event is over, things seem to die out with a whimper as the Catherine Wheels slowly grind to a halt; as the equaliser was struck, so the game ground to a halt – Reds glad to be even, Blues not willing to risk all for the winning goal - honours even for the night – just about right.
Kitsch watch
Step forward Richard Askew – had he been hit with his rhythm stick before rummaging in his wardrobe for suitable kit or did he come straight from his regular Sunday game of beach volleyball down at Egremont shore.
Richard sported a distressed ‘coke’ tee shirt posing as salmon pink – it had seen better days but did dovetail nicely with the big man’s laid back approach to life; matching shorts were a pre-requisite but contrasted with the bright white England boots – only true masters should ever be allowed to don the white boots [Alan Ball for instance as the rest are just pretenders] and Richard was proud to be nominated for the F. A. Hall of Fame (trend setters section) for his notoriety in the great white boot scandal of the 1960s.
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