A game played in good spirits on a lovely spring morning in Stevenage. Walkern are a good footballing side and the games against them are always enjoyable.
Ronald was back from his romantic break on Saturday and with a bottle of beer and onion bhaji in hand laid out the team on one of Tommy’s prized drawings. Ronald would not be able to make the start of the game as he had to make breakfast in bed for Maggie, clean the pillow case drawer and go shopping in Waitrose first.
I couldn’t remember the tactics or team talk for the game so informed Chris G he was captain and told everyone to ‘run around a bit’. Run around a bit we did and before long we were 2-0 down.
Walkern went ahead after a cleared corner was played back into the box and their forward scored with a neat touch past Trevor. Their second goal came after another set-piece that somehow dropped nicely and they couldn’t miss from a few yards out. We had started a little slowly as usual but we seemed to have a lot more energy and pace throughout and we also played some nice football.
2-0 it was at half time so we decided to run around a bit more and the half was pretty much one way traffic with more nice football played and a few chances created. The score was soon 2-1 after a super defence splitting pass from Bully picked out yours truly to finish off left footed past the keeper. Not long after and we were level with a bullet header from Gorgeous Gavin from a Bully set-piece delivery.
The winning goal came from a break down their left with the Walkern player racing away to finish past Trevor at the near post. And that was it for the scoring as Walkern dropped deeper, defended well and we could not break them down. In the end if they hadn't scored any goals, we would've won! Ronald finally turned up late in the game but unless I am mistaken he appeared to be watching the MBDA v Saints game.
A cold shower after the game and then we were off to the Fat Cow pub to sit in the sun and eat sausage and chips coated in red vinegar, yum yum. As Brian Clough once said when told that Elton John was waiting to meet him "Tell the fat poof I'll be out in a minute".
John
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Bully wont be playing against Kempston as he will be at Wembley cursing the soft turf that had a major hand in Arsenals demise. If all else fails with getting in to europe this season Arsenal are second in the fair play league behind Fulham.
Wi nivvor lost again dd wi? And with such a strong team outrunning and outplaying the old folk of Walkern?
Are we not as good as we think we are or are the tactics wrong- let them score a few and we'll catch up?
Bring back hamstrung Bill, stroller Mark and crippled Ron they can't do worse. And worra boot triathlon bound Brendan, what lungs and his arse is no bad either.
I think we've been a bit unlucky. Chances have been missed, a couple of mistakes have been made and that's that. The flip side probably happened earlier on in the season where we won games. Chin up chaps. Football is fun, isn't it?
Fun, fun fun since me Daddy took me T-bird away.
Arriving at the game with 15 minutes to go, via a walk to Graveley, am hardly in a position to judge a game in which I witnessed none of the goals, but I will.
We had a strong team out, we were fitter than them, a tad younger than them and played better football than them in the closing stages. What could go wrong? Obviously tactics. Get the ball over the top to Gav he should have filled his nappy against that lot.
Perhaps this was a game for 3-5-2.
They missed a sitter in the closing seconds.
Still it was nice and sunny in the How Now Brown Cow and Jack and Phil hit the sausages and chips with a vengeance.
John spent the rest of the afternoon in a church of his choosing, I cleaned out the wife's car. I still didn't do it right!
Everyone seems to have enjoyed the game so that's alright.
Four games left including a last home game against Kevin Patrick's Potters Bar side.
Toodle pip.
Anyone for arse shaving?
please dont let bully miss the next game, plead with him Ron
he's going to the Isle of Shite- I can't.
A black mark gainst his name.
Who was stand-in manager on Sunday? Please don't tell me it was chairman Al. I believe the team need to vote for a stnd-in whilst Ron is out on his country walks.
How about John Twigg.
Or fatty ballatty the king of the Jews.
Warm weather- Nowt much to say or do- what's happening on Sunday night?
ron was not out on a country walk, he had important things to get done!
Like disinfecting the cat litter trays- they wont do themselves you know.
£2.25 for a Guinness. Not bad.
Price OK, Guinness shite and service comatose to the verge of apoplexy.
Hey divvint worry aboot austerity.
The 2009 version sounds luxurious to me being dragged up in the 1950's.
Will aal survive until the sun gans oot for us, another few billion years.
you been on the juice again?
Always!
Yiz o aal puffs- droppin oot like flies.
In fact av seen harder flies!
And played with them.
Just cos Bully's not playing nobody waNTS to play. What does this mean you batty men?
Id play on Sunday, but i will be watching instead.
despite injury I will play If required.I don,t know if I was supposed to be playing anyway,as Ron's email was sent to me but I was not on the team sheet ?
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