Return of the bus of justice!
Due to a few technical hiccups the 'TPS' were unable to bring you a match report at the first time of asking. If it had then you'd have known the team was made up of the following studs:
Ross Mac, Simon P, Alex D, Stilts, Dan U, Rob W, Tony O'C, Ian D, Dan C, Jim R, Hugh P, Tony B, Tom C, Jordan M and Jam. Finally introducing newbie Joe Hodnett!
This was not the full line up, but as is now with hindsight becoming a familiar occurrence, too many people would rather let their teammates down then travel to away games.
Anyway, given the narrow defeat to Bridport the week before we went for a low key approach typified by newbie Joe falling in spectacular style over the water bottles whilst running backwards meaning that just before kick off everyone was still wiping tears from their eyes: No surprise then that Fordingbridge kicked off, took the restart and score in the corner.
It was just bound to be one of those games, with our first penalty being in the same place as Jim missed to lose the game the previous week, and what did he do? Only trip, slip, fall and stumble as he kicked it but he still got it over!
Thus the game continued to be end-to-end stuff, both kickers having great games with both teams having key players missing and unable to dominate the opposition except for Dan Underhill who rolling back the years produced an ASDA inspired performance acting as a one man rucking unit.
Then came the move of the match, the ball going through the hands, TC slipped causing the midfielder to miss his tackle and he had a 40cm dash to the line unopposed. Finally in the lead we kept our noses in front and saw the game out, with a special mention once again going to Joe Hodnett who having ran touch awfully then decided not to come on stating no one on the pitch deserved to come off: very noble of him.
Man of the match was Alex or Woody, I can't actually remember but it's normally one of them.
Dick of the day/season was Dicko, who tried to catch a high ball with his crotch leaving himself lying on the floor in agony before losing the trophy and replacing it with a bloody soap on a rope!
