Have you given Grayson Perry her boots back yet?
I think it’s because I define my performances by our on-pitch interactions. Take it as a back-handed compliment.
To set the record straight and for the benefit of our ‘fans’…
ant ran. ant breathed.
Anyway, enough about you, let’s talk about me again.
Did Ant just compare himself to Charlie Austin?
Charlie Austin made me look like a chump too?
Twice?
About time somebody mentioned them!
Ok, pitch booked for same time 9pm next Tuesday.
Will try to get an earlier slot from next week.
Show of hands?
Does anyone else need the badge, bletcherino?
I love a good Avram Grant joke - and nobody does them better than Rallyboy.
Has Goatboy got the badge?
9pm next week overlaps our match at Arsenal which may hinder attendance somewhat. I’m probably still up for it though. Probably.
A couple of addenda to Bletch’s write-up. First, and pace Ant, he omitted to write about his own performance. I think it’s fair to say that his exploits when playing up front were worthy of Nat Lofthouse - no mean feat when playing t ofive-a-side rules. It was an awesomw spectacle; unfortunately, my own spectacles came off second best.
Second, on the subject of keeping score, all I can recall is that my skins team flew out of the blocks and frolicked into a 3-0 (or maybe even 4-0) lead. To even things up a bit, I took it upon myself to replace the bandana-clad Lee out on pitch; sure enough, the replacement of Lee’s non-stop running and tracking back with my more stop-start (but mostly stop) style of play soon saw us concede two or three goals. After that I have little or no idea of who scored more, although it was obviously us. Ant and Rallyboy will back me up on this, I’m sure.
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I’ll be there.
I’m gathering the troops…
Hey, I’m back in UK for a few weeks from next week. This is just the sort of thing I would have jumped at the chance of doing. 20 years ago. I did have a run out training with my son’s futsal team a couple of weeks ago. I felt I should demonstrate the continual movement that’s required for this discipline - forwards, backwards, line, inside, drop, press.
So, I got to the forwards bit, then things went a bit blurry and some bastard seemed to have injected ketamine in my legs.
Made a decent show in goal after, though.
Anyway, though I’ll be based in West Kent, I’ll keep an eye on this thread and hope to meet up with some of you if this keeps going.
That’s a very minimal commitment, but at least you know I’m enthusiatic about the idea!
Toby
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Toby, do you have commitment phobia?
If you can get your ex-pat arse to Fleming Park on a Tuesday night we’ll give you a trial.
Now that we’re getting a feeling for the pitch and the ball, we aren’t just a group of geriatric journeymen.
We’ve gelled into a cohesive team of committed and highly tuned athletes and The Flyd Cat.
So I can’t guarantee you a place in the first team, and you’ll have to prise The Cat out of goal if you want to be that bloke that stands around watching everyone else’s arse move.
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ant, what can we do about removing those two ugly probablies *.
Are you turning up?
I promise to write something more than ‘ant ran’ in my hilarious post-match write-up.
Probably.
* Flyd Cat, what is the plural of probably? Could you ask your brother?
Numbers!
We’re at 8 at the moment and I’ve still to hear back from 7 - so I feel we should get 12.
I’ve also joined up as a Booking Member which means I should be able to book two weeks in advance now.
I hope this means I can secure an earlier slot. Although 9pm k/o does allow us play longer than the hour - until the Man turns the lights off.
It also means that I don’t get quite so beered-up with Jamie and his magic lung!
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My inclusions of ‘probably’ were misleading. Wouldn’t miss the kickabout. 
Well, unless I had a match ticket…
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None taken.
Ok, I was wrong. We’re 9 at the moment and only one possible left to hear from!
Could be 9.
Can anyone else get anyone?
…and Jamie and his magic lung makes 10!
Skin of our teeth. So no walk-on, walk-off changes and £6 subs!
Nobody is allowed to drop out now.
Newcomers welcome!