Friendly vs Locksheath Veterans
Date: 08-08-13
Venue: Brookers Field
Result: Whiteley FC 0 - 2 CMS (Wadham, L and Smith)
“The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best.” (Jerry Rice)
If anyone ever doubted the importance of going to school then today was the day they were proven to be incorrect. Today was the day that bore witness to a clash between two evolutionary opposites. It was an odd thing to see the relatively normal, evolutionary men of CMS lining up opposite Neanderthal FC. The confusion was clear although it was impressive to see how 11 men could represent every stage of human evolution. There were many quotes from Whiteley players that were taken pre, during and post match but due to the lack of a chimpanzee, nothing could be successfully translated.
The game began with CMS resembling a veterans 11 with the trio of Hardy, Hudson and Day ruling roost over the centre of the park. Whiteley fancied their chances against these ageing legs but found that the bags of experience on display was to be far to much for the combined 6 brain cells that the Whitley centre mids possessed. Dare I suggest that not one of the 6 belonged to the bumbling oaf who took an angry (yet understandable) dislike to Rich Perry. Without looking anywhere near their best, CMS continued to carve out chances. The first of note fell to Demba Garth who found himself through on goal with the closest players to him being those on the next pitch. Demba decided that rather than simply kick the ball in the net he would leather the ball directly at the goalkeeper from all of 7 yards. Unfortunately this seemed to rub of on his team mates as Hardy, Heinrich and Hexagon Head Perry all had chances to put CMS in the clear. CMS had not been at their best but looked solid at the back as Archer and Rugge marshalled the wings (despite neither being blessed with anything resembling speed) and Perry and Smith slotted the Whiteley forwards neatly into their pockets.
The end of the first half saw the score line at 0-0 despite CMS having numerous chances. The HT break prompted Ian 'Mole' Hudson to call a meeting to more or less discuss the reasons behind our entire team becoming Ade Akinbiyi! Another HT moment of importance if not incredibly irrelevant is the request of pacey winger Stefan Heinrich, who can only be described as gay as a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide after requesting a chap stick!
The second half began with CMS showing signs of improving and Whiteley showing that they followed the mantra of: If it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it until it does.” CMS had constant outlets on Heinrich and Claxton who, if anything, were not used nearly enough. The moment the baying masses craved came a little over 10 minutes in when Sam Smith lined up a free kick. Not only did he expertly scuff the free kick but he managed to hit it so gloriously badly that it found a lump in the ground and bounced over an very dubious goalkeeper (who until that point had actually been excellent). The flood gates looked like opening when Hudson squared the ball to Loz Wadham to continue his impressive scoring form with a vicious swipe of his mercurial right peg. Unfortunately that was to be it for CMS. Ken Dowell and midweek sensation Chris Cleeve entered the fray to provide useful cameo performances in defence and MJW himself began marauding as only he does down both the left and right flank.
As the game was nearing its conclusion, Loz Wadham again used his pace and again he was fouled by somebody slightly less evolved. Wadham, for a reason known to nobody, figured he should take the resulting free kick. Cries of "Think about it Loz" and "Work the keeper" were heard rattling around Brookers Field. You could almost see his thoughts tumbling in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a tumble dryer.............The result - Pactically a throw in for the opposition.
CMS never looked like conceding and while not a great deal else is necessary to report, there was time for Ben Richardson to nail a famed slide tackle that would delight the screaming millions back in Asia.
Final thoughts are that CMS were much improved from the dog meat display that lumbered through Friday night but they were not anywhere near their brilliant best.
Match Ratings
Jake Kavanagh 7 Did everything that was required of him
Donald Rugge 7 Solid and steady
Loz Wadham 7 Needs to get on the weights, but otherwise an outlet
Joe Archer 6.5 Steady Eddie
Ian Hudson 8 Ran the midfield
Martin Day 7 Always a presence in the centre
James Hardy 7.5 Always available and didn't lose his head
Richard Perry 8.5* MOM Solid as a rock despite being a miserable bastard
Sam Smith 7.5 Comfortable throughout and some excellent diving on display
Stefan Heinrich 7.5 Pace always causes tubby opposition a problem
Gareth Jones 6.5 Should have opened the scoring
Rich Claxton 7 An excellent outlet throughout
Matt Wadham 6.5 Much improved from Friday night
Ben Richardson 6.5 Finally a Ben Richardson slide tackle
Chris Cleeve 6.5 Reliable as ever despite playing 5 games in a week or whatever it is he's manking on about.
Ken Dowell 6.5 Form is temporary, minimal class is permanent as return continues
Venue: Brookers Field
Result: Whiteley FC 0 - 2 CMS (Wadham, L and Smith)
“The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best.” (Jerry Rice)
If anyone ever doubted the importance of going to school then today was the day they were proven to be incorrect. Today was the day that bore witness to a clash between two evolutionary opposites. It was an odd thing to see the relatively normal, evolutionary men of CMS lining up opposite Neanderthal FC. The confusion was clear although it was impressive to see how 11 men could represent every stage of human evolution. There were many quotes from Whiteley players that were taken pre, during and post match but due to the lack of a chimpanzee, nothing could be successfully translated.
The game began with CMS resembling a veterans 11 with the trio of Hardy, Hudson and Day ruling roost over the centre of the park. Whiteley fancied their chances against these ageing legs but found that the bags of experience on display was to be far to much for the combined 6 brain cells that the Whitley centre mids possessed. Dare I suggest that not one of the 6 belonged to the bumbling oaf who took an angry (yet understandable) dislike to Rich Perry. Without looking anywhere near their best, CMS continued to carve out chances. The first of note fell to Demba Garth who found himself through on goal with the closest players to him being those on the next pitch. Demba decided that rather than simply kick the ball in the net he would leather the ball directly at the goalkeeper from all of 7 yards. Unfortunately this seemed to rub of on his team mates as Hardy, Heinrich and Hexagon Head Perry all had chances to put CMS in the clear. CMS had not been at their best but looked solid at the back as Archer and Rugge marshalled the wings (despite neither being blessed with anything resembling speed) and Perry and Smith slotted the Whiteley forwards neatly into their pockets.
The end of the first half saw the score line at 0-0 despite CMS having numerous chances. The HT break prompted Ian 'Mole' Hudson to call a meeting to more or less discuss the reasons behind our entire team becoming Ade Akinbiyi! Another HT moment of importance if not incredibly irrelevant is the request of pacey winger Stefan Heinrich, who can only be described as gay as a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide after requesting a chap stick!
The second half began with CMS showing signs of improving and Whiteley showing that they followed the mantra of: If it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it until it does.” CMS had constant outlets on Heinrich and Claxton who, if anything, were not used nearly enough. The moment the baying masses craved came a little over 10 minutes in when Sam Smith lined up a free kick. Not only did he expertly scuff the free kick but he managed to hit it so gloriously badly that it found a lump in the ground and bounced over an very dubious goalkeeper (who until that point had actually been excellent). The flood gates looked like opening when Hudson squared the ball to Loz Wadham to continue his impressive scoring form with a vicious swipe of his mercurial right peg. Unfortunately that was to be it for CMS. Ken Dowell and midweek sensation Chris Cleeve entered the fray to provide useful cameo performances in defence and MJW himself began marauding as only he does down both the left and right flank.
As the game was nearing its conclusion, Loz Wadham again used his pace and again he was fouled by somebody slightly less evolved. Wadham, for a reason known to nobody, figured he should take the resulting free kick. Cries of "Think about it Loz" and "Work the keeper" were heard rattling around Brookers Field. You could almost see his thoughts tumbling in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a tumble dryer.............The result - Pactically a throw in for the opposition.
CMS never looked like conceding and while not a great deal else is necessary to report, there was time for Ben Richardson to nail a famed slide tackle that would delight the screaming millions back in Asia.
Final thoughts are that CMS were much improved from the dog meat display that lumbered through Friday night but they were not anywhere near their brilliant best.
Match Ratings
Jake Kavanagh 7 Did everything that was required of him
Donald Rugge 7 Solid and steady
Loz Wadham 7 Needs to get on the weights, but otherwise an outlet
Joe Archer 6.5 Steady Eddie
Ian Hudson 8 Ran the midfield
Martin Day 7 Always a presence in the centre
James Hardy 7.5 Always available and didn't lose his head
Richard Perry 8.5* MOM Solid as a rock despite being a miserable bastard
Sam Smith 7.5 Comfortable throughout and some excellent diving on display
Stefan Heinrich 7.5 Pace always causes tubby opposition a problem
Gareth Jones 6.5 Should have opened the scoring
Rich Claxton 7 An excellent outlet throughout
Matt Wadham 6.5 Much improved from Friday night
Ben Richardson 6.5 Finally a Ben Richardson slide tackle
Chris Cleeve 6.5 Reliable as ever despite playing 5 games in a week or whatever it is he's manking on about.
Ken Dowell 6.5 Form is temporary, minimal class is permanent as return continues