I was wrong about spanking Peabody ....

I was right about spanking Peabody at the start but in the second half things went horribly wrong for us and we came second again. Jeff scored a nice belter of a goal in the first five minutes ... our first goal of the season in fact. We played quite well in the first half but not so much in the second which leads me to conclude that a pattern is emerging.

The post game munchies were solid and the beers were nice and cold but things got even better as the Bostridge/Gilfeather fleet of watercraft hit the high seas in Salem. Ilya F, Ricardo, Captain Flicky, the Gilf and myself enjoyed a few hours on the water. Captain Flicky was especially mental about keeping salt water off of his vinyl ... we were in the wet and salty ocean!

GAME FOUR VERSUS NASHUA

I missed this report ... we beat Nashua 3-1 up at their place in Nova Scotia. The field was really bad but we played well and they were crap! I think that Nashua are destined for the drop!

Game two versus Concord

The weather was close to perfect for our second game of the season and it was a very pleasant drive out to leafy Concord especially after executing two successful bowel movements. This is the minimum required for this Limey before kicking a ball. I encourage all to follow my regime because emptying the tank before kick off really is the way to go. The plastic pitch was freshly mowed and our opponents were cordial despite a comment from a Scouser that he loved beating up Londoners! 

We started brightly, carved out a few chances and held Concord for the majority of the first half. In the second half the doors fell off and we finished the game in second place. The score is something that I cannot write even four days after the fact. My therapist is still talking me down and promises to remove the electrodes in a week or so.

So Concord won the game but we won the after party by a country mile. The lunch was excellent with meat balls provided by JB and a deli platter supplied by Captain Flicky. I need to highlight the fact that JB provided parmesan cheese to sprinkle on his balls ... delicious. There were cookies and chips (aka crisps) and the beer supply was cold, varied and of very high quality. I was especially thirsty on account of chasing shadows for 90 minutes and I matched my personal world record of three beers ... IN A ROW! I went with the Notch Pils on account of general sweatiness. 

Next week we play Peabody and I bet we give them a damned good spanking.