Great Escape

Yes Steve McQueen would have been proud of us ! Victory on Thursday against Goring, combined with The Queens nosediving 5-1 against the Dolly means we stay in Div 2. This is a good effort considering how bereft of good players we have been this Summer- Ken's been living in his tractor, Geoff's stuck to a saddle & Tim's been playing Cricket- so well done to Tony( who only lost once) & Wally for flying the flag, and to Monty & Dave for turning up ! I know CAT Mark thinks we're only "singing when we're winning", but I can assure him this is not the case- we have just been too busy here. Hopefully the posts will be more regular in Winter.

Finally I have some really sad news to pass on to you all, and it really breaks my heart to say unfortunately it doesn't look like we will be able to play at The Sprat this Winter 'cos I think they are still in Div 3

Bewitched !

The away game at The Witch went t@ts up as we lost 2-4 with only Tony & Wally showing any fighting spirit. Ken was destroyed by The Asda man, who annoyingly tapped his back pocket every time he got a treble 20. Tim lost to their best player as usual, Monty was crap, and we never win the pairs, so that was that. Chin up !

QA pinch it on the doubles

2-2 after the singles with victories for Wally & Tim, but a familiar tale in the doubles and a 2-4 loss resulted. Where are our players ? Apparently Ken is Tom Dick, Piglet has buggered off to Hong Kong, and Geoff is too busy for his mates at The Bear. I personally think the Summer League is too much, and we should have a break and stick to the Winter League- but that's just me being controversial. Please feel free to air your views.

Another Draw

Done by the Dolly

A 4-2 defeat at home is rather unpalatable, as Monty put it ! Only Wally managed to win his singles, and despite Tim & Piglet winning their doubles, Wally & Ken were unable to snatch the draw in the last match. Monty, it really wasn't helpful to shout "come on you Gooners" as Wally tried for a winning double -you twat ! Some tricky decisions for Capt Dave, as only Wally is performing consistently. Next week it's the long coach journey to Goring, so bring a book to read.

Smell those shirts

Nearly but not quite. A 5-1 thrashing of the Oak was not quite sufficient to secure the coveted darts shirts. 6-0 was averted easily by a certain player losing 3-0. Apparently he was playing "their best player" so the rest of the team have forgiven him. Unfortunately for security reasons I can't name him on this blog, but I can suggest that you read an earlier blog, where he's mentioned for beating Ken 5-0. Well played everyone-we must up near the top of the table now ?

Tim

Town Arms taken apart

A magnificent away win in Wallingford last night by our lads. Despite having to endure Wally's driving, the team arrived in good shape for this tricky game, with the sick bags untouched. Although Monty lost to Patrick, who must be their best player, the rest done good, and a 4-2 victory resulted. A pleasant evening & part of the morning followed, at The Bear, with a couple of momentous ladder matches being played out. I have promised Ken not too mention his 5-0 drubbing by yours truly, but it would appear that I was lying !
The Oak at home next week.