Here we go again........................

A familiar tale methinks. Geoff, Wally & Tim notched good victories to secure an unassailable 3-0 lead at half time, and an excited Kathy was busy measuring everyone up for their shirts. She seemed to take an age over Geoff's vital statistics, and it soon transpired that he had "hard" nipples, and may require a specially adapted shirt to accommodate them ( a bra ?). Anyway this proved a slight distraction for XXXL Kenny, and he lost the vital 4th singles. The Pairs are a forgone conclusion these days, so we had to share the spoils with the Cholsey Oiks. Special mention for their crinkle cut chip, which was tricky to share out amongst 10 people.
Also, we must record Sir Geoff's 180 for the second week running, but a shame he can't transfer some skill to the pairs match, for which I hold Brakespeare responsible.
Did we miss the Team Psycho ? Well, I conducted a straw poll in the pub, and the majority said yes, the evening wasn't the same without him, even if the result would have been. Dave, I thought your comments were a bit harsh !
So bring on S.Prat & Co next week- I can smell victory, or is it Twiglet's aftershave ?

Another draw, and the shirts are still on hold

It might be good for the pools coupon, but we are getting rather bored of drawing. Yet another match that was in the bag at 3-1, after the singles, ends up shared thanks to our woeful pairs play. Some might say we should have been 4-0 up before the pairs, and this is a fair cop. Massive apologies from The Landlord, who it's fair to say, was shite at darts, but quite good at poker. However, we surely should be able to muster a point from our pairs matches. Poor old Jacko, let down again by another useless partner. Geoff "180" Goddard looked hot in his singles, but lost the plot in the pairs. Dave & Wiglet similarly failed to raise even a wimper as they lost 2-0.

However, lets finish with some positives:

Ken looked gutsy(isn't he always) as he clawed his way back from the precipice.
Wally was well pumped up, and blew his opponent away 3-0
Geoff not only registered a maximum, but finished clinically too.
We took 2 FREE pints each off the B team

Red Lion away next week

Cheers

Plough scrape a draw

Table toppers The Plough visited the Bear for this potentially vital match. At 3-0 up we looked home & hosed, although to be fair Ken & Wally had to fight tooth & nail with the Plough women ! Tim, played badly ( yes I was shocked to hear that ) & lost out to their best player, so it was left to our "under performing" pairs to get that last point, required for victory. They performed to their usual standard, and we lost both comfortably. Thanks to Kath for entertaining us all with her inability to work her laptop, Dave for yet another Captain's example, Piglet for being shite again, & Jacko for... well for being Jacko. Congrats to Geoff, who was our man of the match this week. The Pairs players seem intent on ensuring "no shirts" this season ? We entertain the Dolphin on Thursday.
News reaches us of The B teams first victory, a 5-1 crushing of the Mischief in Blewbury. Celebrations were well under way before they admitted the pub was closed for a refurb, and Dave became the first player in the history of the league to lose a walkover.
A bientot mes amis

Bear A rout Shoes

Happy New Year !
A great start to 2007 from The Bear A team with a 5-1 thrashing, handed out to the Four Horseshoes away. All 4 singles games were won without fuss, and without Geoff, including a Bull finish from yours truly. Jacko & Piglet decided they didn't want the team shirts on offer for a whitewash, so contrived to lose their doubles game, by playing shite; I'm personally very grateful to them for saving me the expense. The Plough are up next, and the offer still stands; 6-0 and you get the shirts. The good news is we are at home on Thursday, and therefore the toilets are:-
a) inside b) clean c) equipped with running water.
Isn't it great to be in the 21st century ? Seriously thanks to Phil, the new landlord, and his staff for being so hospitable, and for providing us with wet wipes. I have made a note of those who declined to use them!
It was reassuring to return to The Bear last week and discover The B Team made a similar start to their campaign with a 5-1 of their own- or rather a 1-5 ! Congrats to Pete for stopping the dreaded whitewash. Captain Ian has promised to motivate the team by taking them for a drive in his bus before the game; they'll be so pleased to be alive that they will play magnificently.