Estate Agents: James, Oz, Kevin, James C, Julius, Eliseu, Daniel, Richard P, Colin
Hairdressers: Alan, Tom, James, Ben, Stu, Danny, ?, Steve, John M
We offered to take on four of the hairdressers but suddenly their late arrivals swelled the numbers to 17! Steve and John M kindly offered their services to the opposition.
A game of two halves. Closely fought in the first half despite them being a man down. We went ahead. They equalised after a failed dribble clearance by Eliseu. He rectified the mistake by scoring the equaliser shortly afterwards.
In the second half, we fell apart. They took on a lingering random who wasn’t a natural but made some useful clearances and they equalised shortly after the break. We couldn’t string more than two passes together. Abysmal. It got a bit heated too with a couple of “discussions” due to them being more physical than we’re used to and us being a bit delicate! And for the first time that I recall, we started to have a go at each other – contagious negativity! How we remained at 2-2 for so long I will never know, some good last ditch defending from Kevin and Richard P. But with 10 minutes remaining they finally made us pay – three goals in quick succession. Scored by their tall man Danny but their central midfield trio of James, Ben and Tom regularly tore us open. And to make sure that our spirits were suitably dampened, the heavens opened and soaked us in the last two minutes.
Final score: Us 2 – 5 Them
Being donated to the opposition is an emotionally difficult situation to recover from. To limit the scars we alternate the donatees. Presently, the Donated Membership Fellows include: Kevin, Richard N, Scott (retired), Daniel, Steve (twice), John M, Darren, Rob (retired) & Matt. Our time is served. If you’re name is not on this list – you could be next……