Sunday 27th September 5:05am - Paul McDaid is dressed in Steve Cram's shorts and the fleece waistcoat of HenryVIII around his kitchen table sharing a cider, cigar and tips on the lost art of digital love with an assortment of friends and family including a Ghostbuster, Adam Ant and several of the cast of Fame.
Sunday 27th September 10.18am - Paul McDaid is dressed in Steve Cram's shorts and the fleece waistcoat of HenryVIII stumbling down Chapel Street stopping briefly to claim his right to the throne of the land to club secretary Pam Reason
Sunday 27th September 10.38am - Paul McDaid is left in no mans land as Bubbenhall's second corner of the game floats over his head and into the back net for 0-1! If these three incidents are linked in anyway, i am a total loss to guess what it might be! This was our first serious test of the season and we never really got out the blocks against good opposition and it was no great surprise when they scored a well worked second before the half hour mark, no keepers error on this occasion just a very good goal 0-2! This team though has shown it's spirit endlessly over recent seasons and the battling spirit came to the fore again as Matt Trinder chased down a defender's poor backpass and lob the keeper for his first of the season. 1-2! The equaliser came just before half time when a neat one two between Benno and Matt Trinder led to Jordan having a tap in from 6 yards. This sort of goal has been our trademark during the renaissance and long may it continue, Half Time 2-2! Normally half time passes with no more incident than someone spilling water down themselves or farting when stretching but this week we were treated to the arrival of HenryVIII complete with strap on, silver tankard and a smelly blind dog on a lead. What Bubbenhall made of Gunner's outfit, state of mind or his demands to let Bishops win, one can only wonder at
Oddly, this surreal picture put Bubbenhall out of their stride and Bishops seemed much more relaxed and it was no surprise when Jordans skill took him around a defender and the ball squared to Joey for another "Bishops Goal" 3-2! The game was end to end then for at least quarter of an hour and for any neutrals watching ( perhaps Merv from Stockton was neutral?) was a good enjoyable match. Annoyingly Bubbenhall drew level through ex Kelseys forward Protheroe who outjumped an injured Seb with barely 10 minutes left 3-3! With the game looking like it would end all square Benno skipped past 3 challenges before the 4th and final defender tripped him and there was no doubt that it was a penalty. Ben picked himself up, dusted himself down and put the penalty away for 4-3! Full time
Unmentioned previously in the report is that Steve Smith had an outstanding game at the back and was efficient with the ball finding feet consistently and also troubling the keeper on a couple of occasions. Adam Trinder did everything but score including lobbing over once and from an identical chance shortly after clipped the bar with another lob. Bubbenhall also hit the post and from my slightly innebriated view we pinched the points here, but after all is said and done it's four from four and we now know what we're up against this year.
Great ball ing by Mr Maltby and Bez. And a massive thank you to ex player Leigh Barton who stepped in as a last minute referee after the scheduled ref went to Tachbrook instead of Itchington, he didn't even have the courtesy to call and apologise, i found out second hand from the other ref at Tachbrook.
Sunday 27th September 1.50pm - Paul McDaid is dressed in Steve Cram's shorts and the fleece waistcoat of HenryVIII. A testicle hangs limply against his left thigh exposed to all, in the next room is a childrens party
