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Star-Spangled Soccer
Another one! I think I'm finally getting this blog together (famous last words?).
posted by Anonymous at
11:43 am
For anyone puzzled by the reference in the last one, all my blogs suddenly became dated December 9, a glitch which star man Gavin has now resolved.
Northwood last night, then; the 51st Ryman League club I've visited so far this season, just 15 to go.
Good game against Great Wakering, 3-3 (0-1 after 44 minutes, 2-2 at half-time). The officials took much stick from the benches, not much of it justified (if, indeed, you can justify any abuse of the officials). One manager was giving the poor old ref a real haranguing as they walked off at half-time. His opposite number added, "Ref, to be fair, he's spot on." Still, if the FA won't stop Fergie, Wenger and that lot blaming the officials every time they drop a point, Ryman managers are hardly likely to be any different, are they?
For all that, it was an entertaining game on a very chilly night.
Northwood's first goal came from Leon Osei - "Osei can you see?" as I called him in the book when he scored at Wingate a few weeks back (Route 66, available some time in the summer). Pathetically, while in this anthemic mood I failed to notice that another scorer was Chris Seeby. So if Northwood would only sign Kanu (presumably they can pay him more than Portsmouth do), they could have a goalscoring line of Osei Kanu Seeby which should be good for some American sponsorship. Maybe the Glazers would take them over: lucky, lucky Northwood!
While in this ridiculous mood, let's carry on. I'm struggling with 'the dawn' but we have any number of Searles (let's say Mark who used to play for Worthing) and Lees (pick one), and I'm sure there used to be a Light (Danny?) somewhere. Then Steve Watts...
So, so far, our Star-Spangled Soccer Banner goes:
OSEI KANU SEE-
BY the dawn' S EARLE LEE LIGHT
WATT So proudly we hailed....
Any advance, devoted reader (or even readers)?
For the record, by the way, I discovered yesterday that it's pronounced OSS-EYE not O-SAY. But that would spoil the fun.
As Gav would say, I'll get my coat.
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