Onwards and Onwards

Lymm 9-0 Bramhall

Well, at least we won!

It didn’t start well, at least 3 members of the side needed eye surgery after the sight of the biggest ginger and black stripey object seen in Warrington for decades. Some unkind soul even remarked that it looked like we had Tony the Tiger guesting today!

So off we trotted for a warm up, noting the distinct lack of height displayed by the oppo, before El Capitan dropped his little bombshell, the three subs could choose who they were replacing!, and the minor one that young ‘Lucky’ Jim Davy was playing at the top of the forward diamond!

Fortunately, some grown ups arrived to bolster the young ‘uns from Bramhall, and the game got under way. With Cooper playing in a more distribution based role, it wasn’t long before Davy got his hatrick, it could have been more, but, just between you and I, I think the excitement got to him, and the fact that Nick ‘The Agressor ‘ Murphy fancied his chances, saw Davy take a rest at the first change. I think Cooper had scored by then, and there may have been others, but my usual source of such information failed me doubly, of which a note has been made!

Anyway, to Bramhall, a risky decision, bringing such a large complement of youngsters you may think, but just ask any of us who played against them!

Every body was embarrassed at least once, some more than others, by these kids, who fought hard, fought fair, and just wouldn’t ever stop!

More changes, half time, more goals, and then The Aggressor struck, (not factually accurate, but I only just remembered) charged with applying pressure straight from a re-start, one would have expected him to follow the ball, and, as ever intoned by our glorious leader ‘get his eyes down’, but you should never assume with our Nick, as he went about the task his own way! Instead of the customary five yards from the poor wee timorous chappie taking the hit, young Nick, all 7’4” and 19 stone,(or so it seemed to the poor chap, interviewed exclusively after the game, when asked what he was feeling at that moment, he admitted, “a little wary, but it was the way he was beating his stick on the floor and growling that convinced me that it was ok, and if I didn’t move he wouldn’t see me”) closed to within no more than 5 inches and tried to frighten the lad off!

As for Cooper’s subtle check, delivered to one of the older members of the Bramhall side, it was merely a taster of what was to come from the South Africans later that evening!

So, the tenacious tykes fought us all they way to the end, but never really came close to beating the Lymm defence. Credit has to be given though, they kept their heads up right until the end, and we have scored less goals against much older sides whose demeanour has been, shall we say, different towards the end?

Anyway, my teas ready now, and I cant remember much more, there was a hatrick for Cooper, and Sticky finally scored, whoever else did, I’m sorry, but I’ll be nice about you in the next report!

Byee