Tyrone Shoelaces

Yeah he was. I thought he was trying to play the ball with his left foot when it really needed a right foot touch. It gave the Dutch a chance to clear a ball they should have never had. Then our centre half ( Cresswell ? ) got in a tangle and gave their striker a chance of a run and shot at goal which he took really well. Just an example of how small mistakes in the opposition half can lead to a goal. That was the only mistake the centre half made though. He was outstanding. The Dutch defence parted like the Red Sea for our second goal.

Two good goals from Elliot. We need to find a striker though, the lad from Big Club never touched the ball.

I watched the Central Lancashire League a lot. I remember seeing Gary Sobers making 140 odd for Littleborough against Castleton Moor at Partington St. They ended up with 9 fielders all on the boundary ropes. Just the bowler and the wicket keeper near the bat. Sobers walked out to one ball, missed it, and just kept walking. The keeper ran up and stumped him. Garys knees were knackered. He was wearing the most elegant whites I’ve ever seen. He looked a million dollars. The Moor were financed by a local bookmaker, Tommy Heneghan. A typical bookmaker, a little tubby guy in a suit. He’d set up a table by the ground entrance to take all the entrance fees himself. With Sobers playing it was going to be a big gate. I’d arrived about 10 minutes late. Just in time to see Sobers hit the ball out of the ground right by where Tommy had set up his little table. The ball was in the gutter so I said to Tommy - “ Give me the ball Tommy, I’ll throw it back on “. Tommy said - “ No it’s OK I’ll throw it on”. So Tommy goes to throw the ball back on, only It stuck in his hand a bit, and went straight through the windscreen of some poor spectators parked car. This was just as the owner was getting out of the car ! The guy wasn’t pleased to say the least. He marched up to Tommy saying- “ What the f—k are doing you dozy little bastard ! “ Tommy shit his pants and said “ Look at that sign up there, you park at your own risk “ The guy said - “ I’ll take my chances with Soberx but not with a fool like you “

We need Wood and Archer really if we’re to have any chance.

Great win. We played and missed at a few but you make your own luck sometimes

I don’t follow cricket as much as I used to. I did see Underwood bowl out the Aussies. I had just got home from work about 4-50 pm and I immediately turned on the tv to watch the cricket. it was on the BBC live back then. One camera only at one end ! As I recall it the Aussies were about 50 for 2 with just over an hour to play. I thought that’s it - a draw. Then Underwood got going and we brought the field in around the bat. If my memory serves me well one of the Aussies openers dug in but Underwood kept bamboozling the incoming batsmen. Even when we had 6 down I thought we’d run out of time. However we got down to the last couple of wickets every England outfield player was in camera shot. They were all in an arc around the bat. They picked up the last wicket with minutes to go. Unforgettable. It’ll be on YouTube somewhere. So many memories. Colin Cowdrey coming in as last man see out the last couple of balls to get a draw with a broken arm. Only he was facing Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith. Cowdrey , who was a really top slip fielder, taking a catch and then whipping the ball into his pocket so fast that nobody knew where the ball had gone. Brian Close and John Edrich facing the most hostile fast bowling I’ve ever seen. The only time I’ve thought “ Somebody could get killed here “ at a cricket match. Just batting in a cap ! The photo of Close the next day with ball marks , complete with seam mark p, all over his upper body. The Aussie Bob Massie swinging the ball like a banana to skittle out England and take about 17 wickets in the match. Just too many memories really.

It’s hard to tell going off “ highlights “. As far as we can see he likes to run with the ball from central midfield. That’s something we’ve been sadly lacking.

Yeah I read that. I’m not too impressed with the new “ Sunday Observer “ . That article was interesting but on the whole the sports bit is abysmal. No mention of the England v Spain U-21 game the previous night at all ! I’m of a mind to cancel it after about 40 years of being a reader.

Yeah, he always seems to be playing within himself.

Nothing comes close to a 5 day test for Cricket entertainment.

Yes that’s true. We have better players who weren’t there tonight.

We did it the hard way. How many chances did we miss . Whoever was playing left back for us had his boots on the wrong feet. 3 pens and not one was a real pen. I thought the big timers for us - Elliot, McAtee were poor.

Scott trying to run the ball out in heavy traffic loses possession on the edge of our box. There’s a time to stick and there’s a time to twist. Clear the fucking thing !

Van Halen - Why Can’t This Be Love

Somebody needed to. There were times last season when we had 7 ( six outfield players plus the keeper ) that never got into the last third of the pitch. That leaves 4 players to make and score goals. A big ask, especially with the level of players we have.

When you need one of those two to get up with and beyond the strikers occasionally- he’s right. Having said that Tronstad was getting more forward towards the end of last season.

I watched a bit of it in the pub. I don’t recall one ball beating the bat in the time I was watching.

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me

That’s like playing for Treasure Island.

The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me A garage band classic,

Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business

Look at that pitch. Like Blackpool beach.

Nobody on the commentary was blaming our keeper for the second goal. When I played any ball played into or around the edge of the six yard box was the keepers ball. Our guy was rooted to the goal line. If he had have got a hand to the ball he would have been “ saving “ it over the line.

You’d have to pay me the £6-50.

I watched the U-21’s against Germany’s second string tonight. 70 minutes of more Zzzzzzzzz. . Then we gave it a go for 20-25 minutes. We play Spain on Saturday now. Play like we have done so far and we’ll get buried.