KMLC25 - Famous Alehouse friendlies (part one)

Sunday 18th July saw the debut of THE FAMOUS ALEHOUSE XI. Dorcan was the setting and DOLPHIN COMPUTERS were the opposition.

Kitted out and ready to go, 10:30 AM. The whistle blows. Football erupts. It takes half an hour for THE ALEHOUSE to settle into their game plan. The Dorcan pitch serves up a rich mixture of indifferent bounce and speed managing to deceive even the well seasoned players GOULD and GUNNING. With 30 minutes elapsed touch and vision begins to ooze from THE ALEHOUSE.

"BIG KEV'S BALL" resonates through the air scattering nearby flocks of birds and nearby defenders. It's a revelation that spawns our first goal from a corner. The DOLPHINS break down in the first half and it's GUNNING's goal that separates the teams at the interval.

The interval comes to the rescue of certain members of THE ALEHOUSE, namely WOOLFORD, to catch his breath and MERRY, to hold his head in his hands and wonder why one of the most gifted players on the park is playing so woefully. The second half offers rectification.

The restart sees THE ALEHOUSE step on the gas and take controlof the game. Neat passing and tireless running combine to allow goals to come from the boots of UNWIN 2, KIBBLE GOULD and thankfully MERRY who responded well to his half-time misery. Added to GUNNING's headed goal of the first half THE ALEHOUSE ran out 6-0 victors. Arch rival and regular villain DAVE ROSE did well to keep a clean sheet and also provide entertainment whilst attempting to take goal kicks.

With the opposition well beaten, hands shaken and thanks exchanged everybody discussed the remarkable similarities between CARPO, GOULD and THE DOLPHINS captain, MORGAN. (Couldn't see it myself!)

Sandwiches, chips and beer round off a brilliant morning for THE FAMOUS ALEHOUSE, frequenting their eponymous local. Whilst consuming the eatables the game is discussed and a verdict is arrived upon as to the recipient of the MOST VALUABLE PLAYER award. [MVP]
GUNNING takes the accolades, deservedly so, due to his Presents! (I received a watch..... very nice).

GOULD then suggests we have a MR SPOONS award for the most calamitous moment of the game. As with the MVP award everybody votes by means of the infamous scraps of paper. MERRY disappears under the table so as to avoid the inevitable but is saved by the antics of GARRATT. PEEJ won by a mile with his quick step shimmy attempt at a goal line clearance, resulting in himself finishing in the net like a floundering fish, only to see the ball roll harmlessly wide without the aid of his gallant effort.