First of all apologies for the lateness of
the report - I had a dose of the flu last weekend so severe
that I couldn't even celebrate the '2nd force in English footballs'
victory over their inferior neighbours Liverpool courtesy of
'Roberto' Carsley's fine strike!! Accusations that I've been
too busy 'combing my pubes' for the past week are wide of the
mark...and quite frankly very upsetting for a man as sensitive
as I. |
| Anyway back to last Thursday evening...it
was a chilly old night up at Market Road - you know it's cold
round these parts when the hookers are wearing knickers! With
Steve otherwise 'engaged' (attempting to hang out of the back
of anything resembling 'female' at his work Christmas party) there
was a centre back debut for big Jim...erm whatever your surname
is (actually with the long hair and beard I think 'Amorouso' would
be an apt name - don't be offended Jim when living in Glasgow
I bumped into the big Italian and his wife who to this day remains
the fittest bird I have ever seen in my life! That's not high
praise you may well shout - however in my 26 years I've managed
to meet/stare at not only Rachel Hunter but also the ladies from
S Club 7). Elsewhere 2 Pauls made their debuts. We had one deputising
for the injured Will at left back, whilst upfront Paul C took
to the field controversially testing the boundaries of 'fashion'
by opting to fasten his shirts press stud..."looking good"
Jim Mc commented admiringly...."zat is sooo 80's" remarked
a clearly unimpressed Amorouso in a broken English/Italian accent.
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With Matt making a welcome return
to midfield the team lined up as followed: Rob, Andy, Jim Amorouso,
Mark, Paul, Matt C, Rich, Pete, Jim Mc, Paul C, James. Kick off
was actually delayed for a good 10 minutes whilst a few of the
Old Street midfielders traded some CD's with a local lady who's
clearly a music enthusiast (newer members of the squad
may well be wondering what the hell does he mean - sadly I can't
fill in the gaps here that's a story only to be told in Rosie's!) |
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Eventually the game kicked off
with Old Street fielding only 10 players - not that the Reds
actually capitalised on this continuing their 'mid season' slump
in form. However out of nowhere the Reds took the lead with
Jim Mc expertly dispatching a header past old streets 8 foot
tall keeper. Whilst the Reds weren't exactly playing well Old
Street didn't cause the backline too many problems with Jim
'Amorouso' and Mark 'Amanortherner' proving a strong partnership.....
HT 1 - 0
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| Once again with the absence of Will
(injured knee doing the can can p*ssed) Tom (injured falling down
a cattle grid in Ireland p*ssed) and Joss (busy crashing ambulances
- possibly p*ssed) the half time conversation centred not on the
quality of oranges but the game. In total 27 tactical alterations
were discussed with 23 agreed upon so the Reds ran out for the
2nd half with renewed vigour! |
| With 15 mins left Al clearly thinking
the game was won substituted the rather hungover match reporter
Marrs replacing him with Ben - who joined the other subs Sean
and Michael - on the pitch. However without 3rd choice right back
Marrs the Reds defence immediately disintegrated letting in a
soft goal. |
| The 2nd half saw Albion show flashes
of the passing brilliance last witnessed during those warm summer
nights when the red machine would stylishly destroy teams 5-0
without even getting out of breath! Like Arsenal they were considered
unbeatable back then but alas times change and nowhere is this
truer than in the game of Football. So once again the Reds had
to give 100% to ensure the right result. With Old Streets 11th
man entering the field of play the Reds knocked it up a gear and
the 2nd and crucial goal duly arrived with impressive debutant
Paul C expertly rounding the keeper and calmly dispatching a left
foot shot from a tight angle - with the press stud still firmly
fastened there was going to be no booking here for shirtless celebrations!
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| However with encouragement from the touchline
the Reds wrapped up the game producing the best goal since that
'made up' effort by Rob from his own half. With some immense first
touch 'pass and move' football the Reds cut Old Street open -
11 quick passes saw Jim whip in a low ball for top scorer James
to smash in number 3! I don't think I'd be exaggerating to say
if any ladies were watching on the old park bench they'd have
slipped off! Are the Reds better than Brazil - was the debate
on the touchline as the Reds comfortably saw out a the last 5
minutes. |
| So after a quick change it was down to Rosies
with a good sized group. Mr Rogers turned down the invite - instead
with Mrs Rogers still in South America - hurrying back to his
2 bedroom w*nk palace for another 2 hour stint. Pub Team: Andy,
Mark, Paul, Paul C, Sean, Al, Jim 'Amorouso', Jim Mc. |
The following topics were then discussed:
- How hungover did Rogers look? 4 minutes
- How old we are - a simple question you would think but oh
no it transpires Mark doesn't
actually know how old he is! 2 minutes discussing 30 minutes
ripping the p*ss.
- Where Jim Mc met/proposed to his wife 5 minutes
- Jim Mc's wife's enormous cl*t! Obviously a natural discussion
topic after the above!? A
rather awkward 3 minutes
- How much do we spend on our haircuts...5 minutes
- The fact that Jim Mc spends £50 on his haircut! - 1
hour
- Laughing at the barmaids estimate that Jim Mc's haircut costs
50p 11 minutes (obviously had a
few by this point)
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Anyway that's your lot for 2004
folks - see you on Saturday for a couple if you're going along
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if not have a good Christmas/new year |
