Babz Blog No. 8
Well, what a weekend! Both teams played, both teams had 15+ players, both teams were playing in the league & more importantly both teams Won! Well done to Ferg & Mike, good work lads. As Nolan said to me, the last time this happened I wasn’t even born!
As well as great news on the pitch, there was great news off it, with the unveiling of the clubhouse coinciding with the first VP day of the new season. We had a really good turn out & the clubhouse was well received. Special thanks go to Bill (a legend, that man! he even missed part of his granddaughter’s 18th celebration to tile!) Tommy for sorting the fire, lighting it & making the clubhouse a warm & welcoming place to come. James for moving in! Nigel for his co-ordination of many different skilled craftsmen (& for giving James a white rinse! Poor White Avenger!). To Emile who oversaw much of the final works. To Rob Newton, all the players & members who gave up their time to clean, decorate, tidy & buy lunch! And to Ady whose contribution was to leave his son as a slave for the day! The club looks great!
Along with all the above, we saw Nathan & Benny at the club, proof that Nathan is still alive! They both promised to come training this week & were eager to return to the fold!
The only low point on Saturday was when we couldn’t find any match cards & after much searching of the kitchen, cellar & behind the bar, Bill Bob announced he had thrown some stuff out earlier. On searching the bins, we found the said cards. Bob now tried to claim he saved the day!!! Clearly not, and a very dirty pint (courtesy of Kay) was his punishment.
I hope that over the next few weeks those of you who haven’t visited the club will come up & see our improvements & enjoy a pint in a lovely warm bar! We are also in the process of selling some tiles for the front of the bar that will have your name on & message (a chance for you to be forever linked with our great club) all for just £20. We have sold a number already & if we can sell them all, we can invest the money into more improvements! Finally 3 more thanks, to our 2 match sponsors on Saturday Susan Soccia (no it wasn’t bling she was wearing Dawn!) To Anton “he bit my fingers sir” Lavers who braved the slope at the school & the elements to watch the whole of the 2nd XV demolition of Millbrook. And last - but by no means least - to Ron who has kindly financed some new windows for the clubhouse (you can throw a car at them & they wont break!). What a star that man is!
Cheers one & all see you all soon
Babz