11

Alistair Taylor
aka UTT Onions
After much deliberation it was decided that Alistair ‘Onions’ Taylor should be gifted with the honour for those unbelievable saves in the 2nd half - killing off any sort of Hotspur confidence.
 
 
  3 Alex Sutton
aka Spal
Let the team down at the 11th hour even after running his kit to the ground.
 
 
    Overall Star Rating:    5/5
 
 
 

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Name Goals Cards
7 John 'School-Night' Dunn    
8 Felix 'Pussy' Baker  
11 Alistair 'UTT' Taylor    
- Ben 'Dave' Seal  
- Dan 'Psycho' Sykes  
 
 
 
Dumpsters Part Troix FC

10-1

Clapham Hotspur
Felix 'Pussy' Baker 4  
Ben 'Dave' Seal 4  
Dan 'Psycho' Sykes 2  
 
   
   
 
  Panic stations for the Dumpsters as Sunday started off with only 3 confirmed hungover regulars consisting of John 'Subbing Strategist' Dunn, Felix 'you might see a pass if I’ve already scored 4' Baker and Alistair 'Shopping in Oxford street on a Saturday lunchtime' Taylor. As for the rest of the team, the excuses poured in from the rest: Spal 'If I can’t get into my own house on a Saturday night, I’m not playing' Sutton, Manager 'Romancing with the missus' Dibbles, Ferret 'Can’t be fooked to play, might as well watch Elf' Preston, Length 'Watching a proper north London club edge closer to winning the Premiership' Clifton and Fraggle 'Away a measuring somewhere' Cragg

With this in mind Dumpsters veteran Daniel 'I chat so much B*llocks it’s untrue' Sykes stepped up for another Dumpsters challenge and brought with him Ben 'Dave?' Seal for a bit of a run.

First Half
With School-night 'Not much good for anywhere else' Dunn taking the spot between the sticks, Felix 'Pussy' Baker taking the holding defending position leaving the three remaining outfield players sitting in front of him, the Dumpsters new and untested 1-1-3 formation was set.

After the Dumpsters kick off, the cautious play begin with the Dumpsters taking a very unfamiliar 2-0 lead but after some strong defending and a couple of cracking saves the Dumpsters conceded a poor pea-roller goal that nut-meged Sykes and slid underneath School-night, but the Hotspurs fight-back didn’t last long as they conceded once again leaving the game at 3-1 at half-time.

Second Half

With a quick tactical change to put some fresh-ish legs on the pitch and some tired lungs in goal, Onions Taylor took on the role of Dave Beasant and School-night came on as a 2nd defender, with 5 minutes of continued careful play it soon became apparent to the team that the Hotspurs didn’t have any idea, no secret weapon, any sort of decent pace or power, or it seemed a goalkeeper as the Dumpsters went on the rampage - scoring goals from all over with cheeky volleys and chips from Pussy Baker including a goal that Gazza would have been proud in his England days, great ball control and tactical passing and rocket type goals came from Dumpsters newbie Ben Seal and Dan Sykes, strong tackles and some great upset play including a dirty 'accidental' elbow after being beaten on the ball came from Subwell Dunn (another friend made!) and with some truly spectacular goal keeping from the dumpster only international Onions Taylor nothing was going Hotspur’s way and the Dumpsters were unstoppable.

Stand-In Manager's Point of View

"Truly awesome play – remnants of play from Arsenal last week, this week play and counter-attacks Brazil would have been proud of and Hats-off to Ben and Sykes for bailing the team out"

To The Pub
A quick cheeky celebratory pint was a must in the Un-official Dumpsters Bar - Dixie’s. 2 wins in 2, taking on 2nd place Kn*b-heads Chelsea Youth next week and with ALL dumpsters available the bookies odds against the Dumpsters being a Christmas number one look pretty good.
JD