TWFC

andyhibbert     Subscription £2.50
Austin              Subscription £2.00
Avvon              Subscription £2.00
dabiyani1995   Subscription £2.00
JakeFlowers    Subscription £3.50
JonF                Subscription £2.00
MarkA             Subscription £5.00
Milo                 Subscription £3.00
VIIGeorgeVII   Subscription £3.00

Players

Orange Bibs

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Austin (first half), Avvon, dabiyani1995, JakeFlowers, JonF, Milo, (Niyi second half)

Yellow Bibs

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andyhibbert, Ben, MarkA, Niyi (first half), VIIGeorgeVII, (Austin second half)

Important Club and Ground Administration News

The Ground Manager has asked if we have paid our membership fee. I have no record that we have. If anyone has paid please let me know and I will credit your account.

The team who normally come on after us had a row with the centre staff about three or four weeks back and apparently did not pay saying they had not had their full slot because we overran until 9.30. Both Ben and I have reassured the Ground Manager that we always stop immediately they rattle the gate. It may have been the week when they did not have a ball and we would not sell them JonF's ball.

The Ground Manager will be checking that we come off at exactly 9pm in future weeks.

The Ground Manager mentioned that the match fees may be rising in the next few months. £45 was mentioned. When I looked shocked it went to maybe £40, then when I still looked upset it was mentioned that it might be £35 for registered teams. Suffice it to say the centre are likely to review their pricing structure. If it is a large shift we will need to have an AGM in a pub and review our subscription model.

Ok on with the match report.

Yellow Bibs started with five players against the Orange Bibs six. The agreement was that a player would switch at nominal half time.

Against the run of play the Yellow Bibs took the lead and then managed to hold the score at 1-1 for a significant period of the first half. The first penalty claim came when the Yellow Bibs keeper strayed outside of his area to dive at his opponents feet to block the ball with his legs. The Orange Bibs yelled for a penalty but MarkA quite rightly pointed out that the Yellows were entitled to play rush keeper due to being a man down (phew!). Austin then claimed the tackle to be an illegal sliding tackle. This argument got nowhere other than inside the keeper's head. The Orange Bibs got their act together and scored four more goals to end the half 5 - 1 ahead.

Half time Orange Bibs 5 - 1 Yellow Bibs.

Yellow Bibs chose to take Austin from the Orange Bibs. Then, in the first recorded reciprocal transfer of its kind, they sent Niyi across to the Orange Bibs thereby allowing the Orange Bibs to keep their numerical advantage. Basically the Yellow Bibs intended to win nobly through pure footballing prowess rather than superior numbers. In the manner of a Russian diplomat leaving the UK or a ball tampering cricketer departing South Africa Niyi was expelled. He gave up his bib to Austin and moved teams.

MarkA's noble decision paid immediate dividends and in short order the score was level at 5 - 5.

Penalty Shout 2. Ben one on one with the keeper claimed the keeper had left his area. Niyi claimed he was on edge of the box so had not infringed. Ben stopped playing but the game continued. No penalty.

Displeased by the lack of a decision Ben kept an eye on the keeper and shouted the next time he saw him out of his area. This time the ball was nowhere near the goal, it was up in midfield. No penalty.

Having weathered the storm the Orange Bibs scored two goals to retake the lead.

Orange Bibs 7 - Yellow Bibs 5.The next goal would be all important.

Penalty Shout No.4. Ben again one on one with the keeper. Ball blocked by the keeper with his momentum carrying him just outside the area. Ben walked away in disgust at the sheer perfidious nature of the save. Keeper picked the ball up placed it on the penalty spot and awarded the penalty to the Yellow Bibs himself.

Ben was asked to take the penalty. Revenge is a dish best served cold. It was a duel between an angry striker and a resolute keeper. The striker struck the ball hard and true, mid goal height to his right. Keeper went that way too and PENALTY SAVED. See I told you on 14 March there is a formula for saving penalties. The record books are updated to show the second penalty saved in a home match between registered players and only the third on record. For the last penalty save please see A Night of Magical Keepers.

Suffice it to say the spirits of the Yellow Bibs may have been broken. The Orange Bibs scored again and the Ground Manager called time.

Final score Orange Bibs 8 - 5 Yellow Bibs .

Match awarded to the Orange Bibs.

Let's do it all again this week at Tottenham Wednesday FC .