Started off the Worldnet weekend by not being allowed on the plane from Amsterdam (security queues too long), finally getting there to encounter a wierd "pre-pay" taxi system, available to any who wished to brave the torrential downpour and then at last - Boddington Hall. A quick lie down - bugga, all of a sudden it's 2 in the morning.
Still - I could take my Satdi morning pre-match asprins without a hangover to dilute their effectiveness. Met up with the rest of the Lards - didn't know anyone though I think I've mt Dean, the team manager, before - possibly the last time I came to Worldnet. They all looked at me as if I was from another planet when I got the Slivovitz out as a pre-match warmup. First match Arsenal. We actually played very well. we were very organised, defended in depth and rarely allowed them a sniff of an opportunity.They still scored though and we couldn't so 0-1. BTW their scorer had done nothing all match - the goal at the end of the second half was almost his first proper touch. I watched Arsenal's next match, same again same bloke scored after not being in it at all. This was unlike us. Our forwards and midfield worked their socks off all weekend for just one goal over five matches. That's a Richard Walker conundrum ;) Second match Bury. For the first five minutes, everything we did right in the first match we did wrong. Bury quickly scored 2 while we weren't organised. The idiot who was playing right back was dropped from the defence and didn't go back for the rest of the tournament ;) The rest of the match was even, in fact we were getting on top and had several chances when Bury scored a third on the break.0-3 Third match Ipswich.Some of the fatest players at worldnet though their average age was appreciably less than ours (we must have been one of the oldest teams in the tournament - Dean thought our average age was around 43). We had all the match, comfortaby playing three at the back even after they changed things and put a decent, fast player up front. We still laboured in front of goal but did get one to give us our only win. One of their fat guys by this time had decided to systematically play the man not the ball and I've got a nice set of stud marks from my knee down to my ankle (yes a stamp, not an over enthusiastic sliding tackle - what is worldnet coming to!). 1-0 Got to go do some work - rest of the "report" later, Damian _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
