2008-9 Season
Thin blue line digs in for a draw
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Last week the entire squad was berated by RSM B. “You ‘orrible lot! You’re a disgrace! I want to see better than this. Punctuality is the order of the day from now on” screamed the Sarn’t Major.
So what happened this week? The entire squad, including the returning Captain Newbod and Field Marshall EP, turned up at Spelthorne barracks, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, boots blacked and on time…..and where was our hero? Nowhere to be seen!
At long last he arrives – clutching his trade mark water bottles – only to hear EP remind him that the last time he turned up late he found himself on the bench for the first half.
No danger of that. We had a threadbare squad today – only ten, until Tom B arrived even later than Stevie B and then – the cheek of it – he gets bawled out for his lateness by Tardy B!
And so to kickoff, the squad feeling confident now that the calm hand of EP was on the tiller, lining up with Prof Power wearing the gloves, a back three of El Tel, Wayne and Tom T, midfield of Tom B and Euan on the flanks, Stevie B, John and a sickly, snivelling Newbod in the middle and EP and Jake up front.
We repulsed whatever Spelthorne threw at us and played some decent football but couldn’t manage to find the net and went in at half time 0-0.
Spelthorne had three or four subs to bring on. We had no-one and so the second half was always going to be hard work for us if we were to get anything out of the game.
Within minutes of the second half starting we were a goal down making it even tougher for ourselves. Stevie B laid the ball back to Tom T who was dispossessed by a Spelthornite. The Spel whipped in a cross and the big front guy raced in to head an unstoppable goal.
Now we were well and truly in it, but we dug in and inspired by a sterling keeping performance from MOTM Mike Power we stuck at it.
Late into the half El Tel goes forward into their box and gets a head to a Stevie B corner, knocking it on for Euan to blast into the net from close range, one-one. We held on to the end to grind out a draw that was well deserved.
After the game the Spelthorne Social Club really pushed the boat out and laid on a spread of the finest cheese and onion sandwiches known to man. Stevie B was the first to dive in…
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What a great birthday weekend. Youse lot gorra draw and we beat QPR. Anne Marie got me a lovely new pair of trainers and all.
El Tel – good report. Let’s see if the boys can be on time for the next few weeks when there isn’t a wind up in place!
Greeno – Next time you leave me off the circulation for the match report, you’re fired!
I always say if we can add a bit of creativity to our game then we’ll be heading in the right direction.I’ve got a rebuilding job on me hands at Derby after the horrors of last year;last season we would have lost that game to Birmingham,but we kept going and knocking at the door. We know we’ve got a never-say-die attitude, and that’s what you gorra have lads if you wanna play with the big boys.