LET IT STONE! Steve and the boys wrap up festive win! Team A – 7 Team B – 8 Team A Richard Arnold Ben Smith James Lewis Lee Street Jonny Devaney Team B Matt Lakins Nathan Evans Steve Stone Richard Harper Lees mate Well the weather outside was frightful and the TDS was so delightful and 10 of us had no place to go, so it must be Tuesday night football. With Tuesday award night behind them and Moredale’s car park thoroughly hosed down it was time for what might be the last TNF of 2014 and it didn’t disappoint. After yet more let downs Foster-Agg pulled out, must be a first (thank you Richard Harper for that joke lol) and a week before Xmas and Father Christmas has his elves working overtime and Luke and Craig are last minute dropouts, coincidence? Luckily Lee ‘had a mate’ I was expecting tanned, blonde & big boobs, well two out of three aint bad. And so the game began, with the last minute drop outs it was 5v5, leaving more wide open spaces than Arsenal’s trophy cabinet. This produced an open expansive game with chances at both end, but it was left to Lakins to grab the opening goal, a tame effort but with Lewis in goal anything is possible, Lewis had shown some promising goal keeping moments in the warm up, but as Lakins shot headed towards goal he couldn’t get his feet sorted out and the ball trickled past him. Richard Harper has always been a fan of an injury since joining TNF, but when none of his fellow players would oblige in injuring him he took matters into his own hands opting to take a chunk out of the wall! Street did however show his caring companionate side thought smashing the ball into the stricken Harper as he lay on the ground. After Lewis missed two decent chances to equalise with his Ade Akinbyi style finishing it was left up to Ben Smith with a great individual goal for A to draw the team’s level. They then exchanged goals Stone back in the scoring grove before the man with the upside down head Richard Arnold made it 2-2. The game swung this way and that, Devaney, Street, Arnold exchanged passes brilliantly at times, Smith worked tirelessly up front but came up against an impressing defensive line of Lakins and Evans, and Lewis had the accuracy of a drunk man trying to get his key in the front door made for a thrilling contest. Stone made sure he is in the running for Best Sporting behaviour for next season when a player went down injured he graciously shouted stop, but when everyone did he decided to play on and put the ball in the net! It was a busy night for the white Drogba as he came up with a new piece of skill, never mind the Evans Scoop we now have the Stone Shuffle, as he literally caught be the ball between his legs and shuffled round was a joy to watch. The game was on a knife edge going into the dying minutes 8-7 to Team B, after twice opening a commanding lead but twice having it pegged back, they lead by one with seconds to go, player of the season Arnold disposed newbie Ben on the right wing and beard down on the gaol, the man you’d want in this situation cool head, calm finisher draw looked certain! However, inexplicably he laid onto the edge of the area to James ‘Bosko Balaban’ the moment the young man had been waiting for, the crowd rose as one help and there breathe as Lewis strode confidently up to the ball like Danny Dyer in Mean Machine this was his moment and… he went with his left foot and sliced it wide. A draw probably would have been a fair result but B just shaded it. NEIL WATCH Sadly the first week of Neil watch didn’t get off to a good start as our hero didn’t attend, tune in next time for more NEIL WATCh Player Ratings TEAM A RICHARD ARNOLD… 8/10 Running out of superlatives to be honest, never lets you down, player of the year award certainly not lead to compliancy tried everything to win, put it on a plate for Lewis time and time again! JONNY DEVANEY… 7/10 Led from the back and drove forward, linked up brilliantly with Street and Arnold and times and took goals very well LEE STREET… 8/10 Everyone’s favourite David Dickenson look alike had more twists and turns than a Alton Towers roller-coaster, was involved in everything his side did, unlucky to loose. BEN SMITH… 7.5/10 Like a Yorkshire terrier running after a ball you haven’t really thrown, fell of energy and chased everything, tackling much improved, scored a great individual goal. JAMES LEWIS… 4/10 Amazing he is so fat because he couldn’t finish he dinner! TEAM B STEVE STONE… 7.5/10 Fitness still an issue but ability not in question, arguably best out and out striker! Took his goals well as ever and pulled out the STONE SHUFFLE RICHARD HARPER… 6.5/10 Loses points as he spent first 10 minutes on the floor, I can confirm the peace of wood that attacked him has received a 3 game ban and warned about his future conduct. MATT LAKINS… 7/10 Played a more much defensive (which he informed me of half way through to make sure I noticed for the report) formed a very good partnership with Evans, worked solidly all night. NATHAN EVANS… 9/10 (STAR MAN) Runner up for player of the year last season is obviously keen to put that right for next season, worked incredibly hard, defended brilliantly and had more tricks than Paul Daniels, pulled out the trademark scoop more than once. LEE’S MATE… 7.5/10 Impressive debut, worked hard, great tackling and tracking back and to top it off grabbed the goal of the night which turned out to be the winner!
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:42:39 +0000
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