Corinthian League Match 1

December 6 1998, Middlebrough away, 2-2 draw. Great substitute goal from Dabz and a screamer from Charvet still couldn't make this feel like anything but 2 points hoyed away.

Playername	Status	Pts
Harper	Started	2
Barton	Started	2
Dabizas	Substitute	3
Howey	Started	2
Lee	Started	2
Speed	Started	2
Charvet	Started	4
Gillespie	Started	2
Ferguson	Started	2
Solano	Started	2
Glass	Substitute	1
Hughes	Started	2
Andersson	Started	2
Dalglish	Substitute	1

Premiership

Home			Away
Barton's Samba	4	3	Mortlake Mags
Bokbefok	4	3	Oooarya Oooarya FC
Brewery Droopers	4	3	Pilgrim's Converts
Dynamo Seghill	3	2	Real Gone Kid
East Hepple Harriers	1	5	The CosmoStars
Fatfield Fantoms	4	3	Unreal Whalemeat
Fumblebuck United	2	1	Wallsend Old Boys
Kegsy's Kickabouts	4	3	Yelli's Yobs

An absolute goal-frenzy in the top flight with the CosmoStars demonstrating just what can be brought about by training on Astro-Turf. Other than that one extraordinary result, the home teams used the backing of their crowds to undo their opponents.

Division 1

Home			Away
Baltimorons	4	1	Minnesota Fatties
Blaydon Racers	2	2	Preston Big End
Cunning Linguists	4	1	Raphael's Rovers
Deportivo la Cramlington	1	2	Spayne
Douglas All Boys	1	3	The SuperTarts
Fife Flyers	3	3	Wandering Athletic
Garcia's Missing Finger	3	3	Wark This Way
MinesaS&N Academicals	2	2	Wellfield Wanderers

Home advantage saved a lot of people from blushes on a bitty opening day. The Cunning Linguists and the Baltimorons hold the bragging rights while The SuperTarts and Spayne recorded excellent away wins.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

Answers

Bu99er!

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

........over-weight, and over here?

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

I think the Baltimorons were just better organised after their experiences in the much-maligned Frank the Cat Benefit Cup.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

To be honest, we were unprepared. I put this down in part to a lack of warning that this fixture was up coming. Had we known in advance, we'd have done some extra training - eating Balti pies. As it was, we only had a a slim chance of a result. Might have been a lot b@tter if I'd picked Little Kevin Diet.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

Whoooohooooooooooo!!! Sorry Hiro!!! (:o)

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

We at unreal whalemeat all hate to lose but 4-3 is entertaining to the fans even Manure ones.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

how can I have both defensive scorers and still not win !!!???

Was Graham Poll reffing ?

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002

Not a bad start for the Racers holding big-spending Big End. Roll on the Fatties!

-- Anonymous, April 10, 2002

Bastards. Here we go again.

You couldn't post up a table showing everyone's squads, could you, softie?

-- Anonymous, April 10, 2002

Wark make a decent start with their 3 stunning goals at this opening fixture. GMF (weren't they a band? Unbelievable) on the other hand spawned all their three with dodgy in off the arse, ref, pet poodle...y'knaa what their ground is like, full of all sorts... ;-)

So I took a big chance at the Corinthians' dance
With a team who was ready to play
Was a me they were foolin'
'Cause they knew what they were doin'
And I know the team is here to stay
And the lads sing
Wark this way! etc...

-- Anonymous, April 10, 2002

Glad to see the momentum from the Frank the Cat cup has carried forward into the season. But it's early days so we won't be counting our catnip before the chickens have snorted it.

-- Anonymous, April 10, 2002

The Wandering Athletic Squad:

Given Harper

Pearce O'Brien Goma Distin Bernard Dabizas Venison Helder

Dyer Hamann Robert Gillespie Fox Barnes Bracewell Sellars

Ferguson Ferdinand Shearer Cort

-- Anonymous, April 11, 2002

Just for the record, the Cosmostars now play and train on natural, laboratory-tested grass pieces and parts.

-- Anonymous, April 13, 2002