15.....yes, 15-Nil. It might have been 30-0 if it wasn't for our brave keeper.
It was cold, damp and gloomy, and the pitch was as clarty as hell.
They battled away as best they could, against a team of big, tough, solid little bruisers.
Every time the other team scored, their euphoric coach kept clapping his hands and saying 'Howay lads, lets keep a clean sheet,' not 'hard lines, other team - good effort keeper.'
On the 15th time he said 'howay lads, lets keep a clean sheet,' I wanted to get the clean sheet and stuff it up his hairy nostrils.
For once, we had a couple of subs - and their nasty coach didn't think to say 'Go on, hoy an extra couple of your players on for the last 5 minutes...' He preferred instead to watch as our little lads (and our one lass) were well and truly hammered, dejected and worn out. What a sod.
But you know what - they never gave up. They kept on battling, and they never ONCE argued amongst themselves which is sometimes what you see in other more 'superior' teams when they have a wobble.
I could almost feel tears prickling in my eyes when the final whistle blew and I watched them all trudge off, up to their eyes in clart. But after a little chat by their lovely coaches, they peeled away laughing and scrapping like little puppies - squirting each other with the water bottles and already forgetting the 15-0 drubbing.
They all deserved a medal - and as for the opposition's coach, well he's still trying to get a big clean sheet out of his nose....well, in my dreams anyway!
That's our boys and girl! Aren't they just the best! Negotiating the sidelines is one of the most intense times in my week, when ballet duty doesn't clash with a game. As the goalie's mum, I seem to resonate wholly with the movement of the ball. In the New Year it will be my weekly most intense spot in the week no doubt as we're freeing ourselves from the ballet. Save me my place on the sideline Shents!We can plot together
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Excellent. Someone to mutter swear words with at last! x
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