I can't believe I haven't mentioned the cricket. What a performance in the last test, great stuff, Freddie and co will be partying for the next few weeks I'm sure - no invites to 10 Downing street this time though !!.
Short blog tonight as my wife is on an e-bay mission, it's sell, sell, sell. As always though after the sell, sell, sell, it will almost certainly be buy, buy, buy!.
Today we took the clan for a body board blast and a sandy picnic, Hatty has just 'retired' after running us ragged for twelve hours, and when the older two are dispatched to the land of nod ( very soon ) we can then exhale!!.
CH
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009
Crazy Games
I have been a bit preoccupied by my own sport recently to talk about any of our nations other favourites, but I have to mention the old 'rugger' controversy. Four Harlequin players have been caught on camera feigning injury, by bursting fake blood pouches and then walking off the field of play apparently 'poleaxed'( Definitely should have brushed up on their acting skills! ). Absolutely shocking play from the player's, directors, and all concerned with the club. What makes it worse is listening some of the 'big wigs' in the sport trying to wriggle out of it, dismissing it as a bit of 'foul play'. Then the player's come out and say they want to put a line under it and that in the future it will make them stronger!!!!!!!. Poor stuff from the 'big boy's'.
I'm sure my mate Ian, a former Rugby player and drinker of several crates of Bass after a game, is a bit miffed by it all. He is still trying to come to terms with my sport having the wrong shaped ball, now the 'diver's' in football have actually been overtaken ten fold by the 'wow I think I'll kid everybody by pretending it's Halloween' crew!!!!!.
And we all know what would happen if a football player had done that, I'm thinking a minimum punishment of a public hanging!!.
Football is still the craziest of sports though, in what other business would the controversy of a random stabbing of a defender, or the purchase, by a 'newly rich' club, of a £24,00,000 pound defender, hit the headlines in the same week!.
CH
I'm sure my mate Ian, a former Rugby player and drinker of several crates of Bass after a game, is a bit miffed by it all. He is still trying to come to terms with my sport having the wrong shaped ball, now the 'diver's' in football have actually been overtaken ten fold by the 'wow I think I'll kid everybody by pretending it's Halloween' crew!!!!!.
And we all know what would happen if a football player had done that, I'm thinking a minimum punishment of a public hanging!!.
Football is still the craziest of sports though, in what other business would the controversy of a random stabbing of a defender, or the purchase, by a 'newly rich' club, of a £24,00,000 pound defender, hit the headlines in the same week!.
CH
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Brownie points
A very disappointing and frustrating afternoon yesterday, losing at home to Barnet, a team we were well capable of beating, was really hard to bare. They defended very well, especially in the second half when we were totally on top, but we just couldn't manage to score that elusive goal. Combine that with us letting in a really poor goal meant that it was definitely three valuable points dropped. Again we will have to react well in the next game, it is proving to be a tough league but we all feel that this can be successful season.
Taking defeats is extremely difficult to handle but moping around all day is not an option, inside you are annoyed and wound up but for the sake of the family you have to carry on as normal. Today it was carvery, Go Karts and beach, all washed down with a 'glug' of resentment from the mums ( Fiona and Sarah ), as the dad's ( Jase and Christian ) had been on a mini ( two of us! ) 'stag do' last night. Cameo appearances from Scott Mills, Cyndi lauper, Big Bird and the 'yellow army' made us laugh, but today it was low profile and back to earning the all important brownie points !!!!!.
CH
Taking defeats is extremely difficult to handle but moping around all day is not an option, inside you are annoyed and wound up but for the sake of the family you have to carry on as normal. Today it was carvery, Go Karts and beach, all washed down with a 'glug' of resentment from the mums ( Fiona and Sarah ), as the dad's ( Jase and Christian ) had been on a mini ( two of us! ) 'stag do' last night. Cameo appearances from Scott Mills, Cyndi lauper, Big Bird and the 'yellow army' made us laugh, but today it was low profile and back to earning the all important brownie points !!!!!.
CH
Friday, 21 August 2009
Life's a Beach
It's a nice change to be preparing for a game knowing that there is an older player than me in the oppositions team!. Paul Furlong is 40 and is currently still playing for Barnet, whether or not I make the big 4 0, or not, is another issue but I will be interested to know what keeps him going and how many supplements and vitamins he gets through in a week !!!.
As a family we have a sort of 'home game ritual' the night before a match, if Dad is playing at home then we all go for a late walk on the beach, have fish and chips ( not me obviously! ), and then return home and relax in front of the box. What a great life it is, as long as you win on the Saturday of course!!!.
CH
As a family we have a sort of 'home game ritual' the night before a match, if Dad is playing at home then we all go for a late walk on the beach, have fish and chips ( not me obviously! ), and then return home and relax in front of the box. What a great life it is, as long as you win on the Saturday of course!!!.
CH
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Tape it
A short sharp session this morning was followed by a couple of presentations and pictures. Myself and Kev Nicholson ( the only other lad at the club who will do it no questions asked! ow! ) popped in to see Frank Prince first at one of his courses, a great bloke and a ringer for an older 'Hilly'. A penalty shoot out ( well done Ellis!) twenty trophies and certificates later and we then shot over to meet Pete Morgan and some of the young golfing academy hopefuls at Dainton golf course. Smile please and it was done.
The age old argument though that golf is a good walk spoiled will always be remain, but those who argue against it are either impatient or can't hit the ball. If your both you are just plain bitter !!. I fall into the first category ( ok the second as well ! ), after five holes I am checking the mobile and looking at the watch, time is money!.
Pete has really settled in well at the club, even though he has removed his trademark moustache, the stories and banter remain. His epic journey through China in the summer was hilarious, diarrhea, sickness and sight seeing just don't mix !.
Today ( apologies Tyrone if you are reading this ) Pete used some of his new 'special tape' on Ty's face. After taking a new course Pete has come across some cutting edge tape ( currently being used by lots of athletes in the world championships ) that is great for muscle injuries ( basically heals, supports and kids your brain that your ok, Japanese again ! ). I am covered in it !.
Pete managed to 'persuade' Ty that his fractured cheekbone would benefit from some tape. So now, not only is he sporting a fancy 'Spiderman' pattern on his face, it is also pink!!!!!. Good luck with that one Ty, Pete will let you know the results in a couple of day's!.
Other than Wroey's five hour marathon monopoly game ( including homemade burgers! ) and Broughy's fright at the sight of a poodle, it is all quiet at the club.
Gotta go, Hatty is drawing on the rug and the kitchen is on fire!.
CH
The age old argument though that golf is a good walk spoiled will always be remain, but those who argue against it are either impatient or can't hit the ball. If your both you are just plain bitter !!. I fall into the first category ( ok the second as well ! ), after five holes I am checking the mobile and looking at the watch, time is money!.
Pete has really settled in well at the club, even though he has removed his trademark moustache, the stories and banter remain. His epic journey through China in the summer was hilarious, diarrhea, sickness and sight seeing just don't mix !.
Today ( apologies Tyrone if you are reading this ) Pete used some of his new 'special tape' on Ty's face. After taking a new course Pete has come across some cutting edge tape ( currently being used by lots of athletes in the world championships ) that is great for muscle injuries ( basically heals, supports and kids your brain that your ok, Japanese again ! ). I am covered in it !.
Pete managed to 'persuade' Ty that his fractured cheekbone would benefit from some tape. So now, not only is he sporting a fancy 'Spiderman' pattern on his face, it is also pink!!!!!. Good luck with that one Ty, Pete will let you know the results in a couple of day's!.
Other than Wroey's five hour marathon monopoly game ( including homemade burgers! ) and Broughy's fright at the sight of a poodle, it is all quiet at the club.
Gotta go, Hatty is drawing on the rug and the kitchen is on fire!.
CH
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
St Trinians
The return coach journey form Burton was, again, emotional. The coach we had used for our previous game was 'out of service' and so we were supplied with a St Trinians style one, complete with overflowing facilities !, and missing a vital ingredient for the card school, tables !!.
By the time the stagecoach rolled into town bodies were lying everywhere. A 2.a.m stop at MacDonald's kept the lads spirits up but by the time we returned to Devon it was like the set of 'The Living Dead' on board, just without the Ghoul and Mark Ellis !!. I must say, whilst on the topic of ghost like figures, a big 'all the best' to Mark and Stevie Adams who have both gone to Forest Green on loan. They are really good people who I hope do really well, in saying that though they are a terrible advertisement for the English Riviera. You couldn't have chosen two whiter lads to go out on loan !!!!.
Back to the trip and with Broughy cleaning up at cards, Bevs constantly taking pictures of himself and Ricey pushing the boundaries of bodily contact, it was time for me to take a 'Prison Break' ( good play on words eh !!!).
Before I forget, modern lingo has definitely reached new levels, in football anyway. Not content with 'Phat', 'Dark', 'Safe', "you dig me", and other 'hood' slang ( Danny and Muzzi can roll with the best of them ) a Burton player broke new ground last night. As Muzzi walked in to the changing room he saw a mate and said hello to him, the lad in question turned and replied...... " You blessed yeah" !!. What is that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I don't think the reply " Yes old chap, C of E, 1972 St Peter's church " was what he was looking for !.
Onto the new boys and firstly Ben Joyce, silent but deadly, limits his words to seven a day. Secondly Scott Rendell, scores goals, spends a lot of time on the old 'barnet' and hates talking about Wembley !!. Finally Kieran Charnock, loves " Uniiiited", loves weights and hates hotels. Seriously though they have all settled in really well and we are delighted to have them at the club.
By the time the stagecoach rolled into town bodies were lying everywhere. A 2.a.m stop at MacDonald's kept the lads spirits up but by the time we returned to Devon it was like the set of 'The Living Dead' on board, just without the Ghoul and Mark Ellis !!. I must say, whilst on the topic of ghost like figures, a big 'all the best' to Mark and Stevie Adams who have both gone to Forest Green on loan. They are really good people who I hope do really well, in saying that though they are a terrible advertisement for the English Riviera. You couldn't have chosen two whiter lads to go out on loan !!!!.
Back to the trip and with Broughy cleaning up at cards, Bevs constantly taking pictures of himself and Ricey pushing the boundaries of bodily contact, it was time for me to take a 'Prison Break' ( good play on words eh !!!).
Before I forget, modern lingo has definitely reached new levels, in football anyway. Not content with 'Phat', 'Dark', 'Safe', "you dig me", and other 'hood' slang ( Danny and Muzzi can roll with the best of them ) a Burton player broke new ground last night. As Muzzi walked in to the changing room he saw a mate and said hello to him, the lad in question turned and replied...... " You blessed yeah" !!. What is that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I don't think the reply " Yes old chap, C of E, 1972 St Peter's church " was what he was looking for !.
Onto the new boys and firstly Ben Joyce, silent but deadly, limits his words to seven a day. Secondly Scott Rendell, scores goals, spends a lot of time on the old 'barnet' and hates talking about Wembley !!. Finally Kieran Charnock, loves " Uniiiited", loves weights and hates hotels. Seriously though they have all settled in really well and we are delighted to have them at the club.
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