NERVE TABLETS PLEASE

24th August 2016 - Cheadle Town 5 v 4 Chadderton Town - If Park Road was a curry house and had a reputation for its hot and spicy dishes then what was served up tonight was a real old arse searing treat of a most thermally unpredictable nature that several pairs of underpants were most definitely needed.  The initial oven was set to temperature average as the game opened and Cheadle took a 1 - 0 lead with a fair move down the right hand side.  A few controversial decisions by the ref and voices were raised, yellow cards flashed and the heat duly rose.  Goals came, one way and the other, and me and my good mate Ged Murphy looked on at what was developing into a top notch sizzler, loaded with error and somewhat overly flustered play.  Amidst the mayhem a few sweet passes and good touches came and resulted in addition to the rising score line.  

Half time and tea and chocolate were swallowed and the second half pondered - what would it bring?  Blood, guts, death!  Who in all honesty could know?  In truth it started untidily but as errors and dubious passages of play came the interest levels rose and I am sure everyone in attendance had that 'wtf' feeling running through their head as mania reigned supreme.  It was a non-stop end-to-end explosion and as things transpired what we ended up with was a startling 5 - 4 home win for Cheadle.  

If I am brutally honest though anyone could have won it, no one deserved it and if the teams don't learn to settle down during matches they will make things far more difficult for themselves than they should be.  A cracking night though and controversially I am giving Man of the Match to the Cheadle goalie (Ben Jupp) who, despite letting in 4 goals, produced a few good saves to keep the lads in it.  By heck, where's me tranquillisers!

FINAL THOUGHT - The one eyed trouser snake of Long Dong Silver may have seen less action than this match and the exposure of Rolf Harris may have been easier to predict - what a night!