Sick As A Parrot

The Phil and James express train rolled into town this morning which could only mean one thing. The seasonal bragging rights were up for grabs. This time however the stakes were higher - all expenses paid slap up breakfast at a venue of the winners choosing on FA Cup final weekend. The 8 am kickoff left us short of players so I volunteered to do a shift in goal for the first half. Phil, sensing a potential chink in our armour, had a crack within the first few minutes. "Test the keeper early" he reckons. What a test - trotting behind the goal to retrieve the ball. Almost pulled a hammy going for that one. They got off to a flyer to be fair but we slowly got organized as people arrived and we started to get some shape. Ronnie was a rock at the back and Elliot came in bolster the back line. Phil and Jinksy were getting plenty of chances but they were being mopped up reasonably well. A comical goal, scored by Ali, near the end of the first half put us up 1 - 0 and what with stop...

3 - 3 on Sunday with them scoring with literally the last kick of the game. Of course not literally the last kick of the game coz the ref gives us time to disconsolately trudge back to the centre circle for the kick off. So technically it was the third to last kick of the game the allowed them to tie up the scores. It started reasonably badly for us with a goal being conceded after about 4 clear chances on our behalf. It was looking like one of those days - a typical Gunners performance I'd say. I was giving the new boots a run out and had sent in 4 crosses each of which begged to find a final resting place tucked up in the onion bag. I credit the new gear of course. According to the ads I reckon with the new socks and boots I'm 9.35% better footballer. That comes from the added comfort from the socks and ball control and foot stability from the boots. I can't wait to see what'll happen if I get new shin pads or god forbid some shorts with solid manly support built in...

8 - 0. Details to follow... If nothing else please appreciate the classic red-top attention grabbing reporting style whilst you wait.