Tuesday, May 23, 2006
23-May-2006, Anatoly Karpov's 55th birthday
Thrashed 18-5 ...
5-a-side, us (Andy, Ed, Les and Chris) borrowing Duane (again).
Conditions: warm.
Highlights:
5-a-side, us (Andy, Ed, Les and Chris) borrowing Duane (again).
Conditions: warm.
Highlights:
- an exciting new weighty all-surface ball from Tesco
- them getting into double figures before we scored our first
- their John scoring with a backheel more than once
- Harry being elbowed
- everything working for them, nothing working for us
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
16-May-2006, Pierce Brosnan's 53rd birthday
Lost 10-9 ...
5-a-side, us (Andy, Ed & Les) purloining the non-white shirts of io, namely Duane (again) and Phil.
Conditions: fair.
Highlights:
5-a-side, us (Andy, Ed & Les) purloining the non-white shirts of io, namely Duane (again) and Phil.
Conditions: fair.
Highlights:
- the return of io's James
- Harry attempting to throw the ball back over the fence, only for it to sail into the bushes on the side
- repeated handballs from Matthew
- ball kicked on to the sports hall roof -- everyone fearing the worst -- then bounced & fell to earth
- us storming 3-0 up, still leading 9-7, then letting in two
- next goal wins, sloppy defending, and their John put it in
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
10-May-2006, Dennis Bergkamp's 37th birthday
Won 10-9!
4-a-side, us (Conor, Ed & Les) borrowing io's Duane, who happened to be wearing a white shirt, luckily for us.
Conditions: hot.
NB A rare Wednesday outing due to someone else pre-booking the pitch on Tuesday.
Highlights:
4-a-side, us (Conor, Ed & Les) borrowing io's Duane, who happened to be wearing a white shirt, luckily for us.
Conditions: hot.
NB A rare Wednesday outing due to someone else pre-booking the pitch on Tuesday.
Highlights:
- io fielding (yet another) new player, Phil
- Conor's attempted equaliser which sailed over the 16ft fence
- io going ahead 5-0, then pinned them back to 5-4, and neck & neck before we equalised
- next goal wins, some nice passing, then Duane put it away
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
2-May-2006, Jimmy White's 44th birthday
Won 14-13!
4-a-side, us rotating one player (Al, Andy, Dave W., Ed & Les).
Conditions: sunny.
Highlights:
4-a-side, us rotating one player (Al, Andy, Dave W., Ed & Les).
Conditions: sunny.
Highlights:
- Dave Woods getting repeatedly smacked in the stomach with the ball
- hotly disputed equaliser for us, knocking the ball out of Harry's hands
- io's John getting crocked
- Azure going 10-6 up, then somehow falling behind before pulling level
- next goal wins, and Les put it away
