WELL WHAT A NIGHT. HOW MENAN ENDED UP BEING BEHIND TO THIS SQUAD IS SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSING ALTHOUGH IT WAS A TIDY FINISH THAT LED THE SPIRITED YOUNGSTERS TO AN EARLY LEAD.
MENAN NEVER LOOKED BACK AND STEPPED UP THE PACE AND PRODUCED A MASTERCLASS, SHAME IT WAS ONLY AGIANST 15 YEAR OLDS, BUT THE OLD SAYING OF YOU CAN ONLY BEAT WHATS IN FRONT OF YOU WAS PUT INTO ACTION EARLY FIRST HALF.
DAVE HUGHES IS AN EARLY CONTENDER FOR DANCING ON ICE RUMOURS ARE HE IS DUE TO BE A MYSTERY GUEST ON THE TOUR AT THE ECHO ARENA AFTER HIS FIRST CONTRIBUTION OF THE GAME , HOW A MAN CAN DANCE ON A BALL LIKE THAT BEATING AT LEAST SIX MEN IN THE PROCESS IS A CREDIT TO PETE THE MANAGER OF HESWALL THROUGH THE YOUTH SYSTEM TO INSTILL THIS KIND OF CONFIDENCE. IT IS TO OFTEN YOU SEE A PLAYER WITH TRUE NATURAL ABILITY HAVING TO PLAY THE OLD ENGLISH WARRIOR APPROACH OF TACKLE HARD, PASS EARLY AND IF IN DOUBT HOOF IT OUT , THIS WAS CERTAINLY NOT SEEN IN THE MENAN RANKS THIS EVENING.
WHAT CAN I SAY THERE WAS ALOT OF PRE MATCH HYPE ABOUT THE EXPECTED FIRST GOALS OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR PHIL SINGLETON, IT WOULD BE NICE IF HE COULD SCORE AGAINST THE ARDLEY ATHLETICS BUT PHIL TONIGHT SHOWED IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TEAM YOU SCORE AGAINST WHEN YOU PLAYED SWEEPER ROLE FOR THE LAST 6 WEEKS WITHOUT A SHOT ON TARGET TONIGHT THAT GOAL WAS GOING TO GET A BARRELL FULL OF ABUSE.
HE CERTAINLY PUT THIS TO THE CASE AFTER SCORING HIS FIRST , HIS SECOND GOAL AFTER A THREW BALL FROM DAVE HUGHES, I AND THE REST OF CHAMPION SOCCER FEARED FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD GOALKEEPERS LIFE, WITH A CHARGING 13 STONE MAN CHASING ONE BALL WITH ONE EYE ON THE BACK OF THE NET, IT WAS A CHARGE WORTHY OF THE GAUNTLEETT ON GLADIATORS, EVEN WARRIOR WOULD OF RAN A MILE.
PHIL SAID AFTER THE GAME HE TRIED TO CHIP THE BALL AROUND AND OVER THE KEEPER I THINK IT WAS A CASE OF SCRUM DOWN IM GOING TO SCORE, THERE WAS NO LOOK BACK FOR THE KEEPERS SAFETY JUST ARMS RAISED TO THE SKY LIKE HE WAS CELEBRATING MENANS CUP FINAL VICTORY LATER THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
IT WAS NCIE FOR PHIL TO COMPLETE HIS HAT RRICK HE CLAIMED AFTER THE GAME, "IM CLINICAL I SCORED THREE OUT OF THREE CHANCES", IM NOT SO SURE IT WAS THAT CLINICAL , I THINK WE NEED CARLING OPTA STATS TO CONFIRM, IT WAS MORE LIKE 3 OUT OF TEN - STILL NOT BAD FOR A CENTER HALF.
SO ON THE SCORE SHEET NATHAN VINE WITH ANOTHER 3 GOALS, NATHAN WAS JUST UNSURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS GAME, HE PROBABLY WOULD RATHER TAKE THE THREE GOALS OF THE STATISTICS TABLE COMMENTING, "I JUST DID NOT WANT TO TACKLE THE POOR LADS", THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT A COMMENT SEEN AFTER HIS GAMES VERSUS ONE EYE WALCOTT AND SQUIRRAL DO CREP. A NICE CHANGE NOT SEE VINE IN A VERBAL ATTACK MUCH AS I LOVE IT AND KEEPS ME ENTERTAINED IN GOAL.
WELL ANDI VINE STILL MANAGED 4 GOALS EVEN ALLOWING PHIL TO BOMB ON AND CLAIM SOME STATISTICS, ANDI HAS ALOT TO PROVE TO THE GAFFER THOUGH , COMING ONTO THE PITCH FIRING A BULLET INTO A CROWD OF PLAYERS AND STRAINING THE GAFFERS ANKLE WILL NOT GIVE HIM FUTURE MOM AWARDS. BUT ILL LET HIM OFF ON THIS OCCASSION AS I SEE HIM AS HAVING A PIVITAL ROLE IN THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF MENAN BEING A TOP FOUR CLUB.
DURHAM ADDED GOALS AFTER A RECENT DRY SPELL IN FRONT OF GOAL SECURING A HAT RICK , HE IS BECOMING A MAN WHO CAN ONLY SCORE HAT RICKS, HE NOW NEEDS TO CLAIM SOME VITAL GOALS WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS IN TIGHT AFFAIRS TO SECURE A PLACE IN MENAN HALL OF FAME. CREDIT FOR THE MAN TURNING OUT FOR AN 8PM KO HE HAD A DRIVE OF TWO AND A HALF HOURS AFTER THE GAME FOR A COURSE ON HOW TO DRESS APPROPRIATLY FOR A FIXTURE FOR MENAN WITH THE CORRECT MATCHING SOCKS - AND SOMETHING RELATING TO BEING A HEAD OF DEPARTMENT FOR PE.
NIGEL AFTER CHANGING HIS BOOTS MANAGED TO SCORE TONIGHT FOR MENAN AND I SEE THIS AS A MASSIVE CHANGING POINT IN THE SEASON FOR POWLEY, HE IS THE JOHN WELSH OF FOOTBALL AT THE MOMENT FOR MENAN NOT OFTEN MAKING THE HEADLINES BUT DOING ALL THE WORK THE FANS SOMETIMES DONT NOTICE, I CAN ASSURE YOU POWLEY THE GAFFER NOTICES EVERYTHING.
WELL ONTO SINGLETON IN GOAL 80 MILE TRIP - 1 - 0 DOWN AFTER 2 MINS NOT TOUCHED THE BALL , STRAINED ANKLE , WHAT A JOKE OF A JOURNEY THIS IS, THEN THINGS STARTED TO COME TO LIGHT , A LEFT HANDED SAVE FROM FC TECKKERS MOST DANGEROUS PLAYERS , GAFFER ENJOYED THAT ONE, AND MOVING INTO THE SECOND HALF AFTER DOING ABSOLUTLY NOTHING FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS, THE CAT WAS CALLED INTO ACTION, A GARY BENNET LOOPING HEADER ALMOST NESTLING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET WAS FINGER TIPPED FOR A CORNER , SOME FANS CANT QUITE BELIEVE THIS MORNING HOW THE MAN GOT TO THE BALL, I CAN REVEAL I WAS HALF ASLEEP , THOUGHT VINE WAS ALL OVER IT WITH AN EASY HEADER TO THEN MY AMAZEMENT THIS BALL TRAVELLED LIKE A ROCKET AND IT WAS A LEAP LIKE A SALMON OUT OF WATER THAT MANAGED TO KEEP THE BALL OUT THE MENAN NET.
ALL AROUND A PERFORMANCE YOU CANT REALLY GAIN MUCH FROM BUT VITALLY IMPORTANT AS GOALS MEAN CHANCES OF QUALIFICATION TO THE FINAL PHASE OF THE KNOCKOUT STAGES. BUT MENAN MOVE ON TO NEXT WEEK WITH A SIMILAR PERFORMANCE NEEDED. AND THEN THE RETURN OF LEAGUE FOOTBALL BEGINS AGAIN WITH A RETURN MATCH VERSUS DISTINCTLY WHICH MUST BE WON
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