New opposition for the ‘Chels today was uncovered by an EP-Newbod attack on the FA’s Observer’s Book of Aged Football Teams. Today’s offering was the Village Vets – although the village in question was unspecified, judging by the look of one or two of them it might have been Royston Vasey where they apparently have a local team for local people.
Today the kit came neatly wrapped – shirts, shorts and socks all neatly packaged in their own little plastic bags courtesy of Stevie B. We were all greatly impressed with this touch of orderliness – which makes a change from the usual shambles we see out on the pitch.
Your intrepid match reporter El Tel is back form trekking in the Patagonian wilderness, a trip that incorporated two days in Buenos Aires where he visited the Boca Juniors stadium. This pretty, compact stadium is known locally as La Bombonera which translates as The Chocolate Box. If the ‘Chels had a similar stadium, no doubt given the gluttonous nature of certain players (no names, no pack drill – you know who you are) it would be known as The Empty Chocolate Box.
It was the foggiest day on record at the Kings House Sports Ground, Chiswick. The new sign “Kings House Sports Ground – home of Kensington & Chelsea FC” was proudly displayed at the ground entrance, just to let BP know they were coming to the home of “West London’s most talked about Veterans Football Team”.
Another Sunday, another strong performance and another decisive victory for Kenchels as JamRock were given a lesson in finishing (OK – wait for it) at an unseasonally warm and sunny Duke’s Meadows yesterday. For once we were fielding a reduced squad, and for the first twenty minutes of the game it looked as though we would be in for a tough examination…