Author: NWAS [ Edit | View ]
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Date Posted: 22:44:18 11/08/02 Fri
As someone with a foot in both the Darts and the Football camps, I would like to echo the sentiments of the postings by Mellor and the Mighty below. To me the atmos at the darts is absolutely superb, nice and chilled, a good giggle and a couple of pints. This might change with the team at the top of the league and pushing for (admittedly well impressive) honours at the end of the season, but I for one hopes it doesn't.
As for the football a couple of well discussed web postings, mixed in with some moaning off the line has caused some strain, but this will now hopefully stop now that the squad has been whittled down to the 14-18 die hards. It's the same with the darts, it's your choice. I don't play in the darts every week, but really enjoy the 'vibe' (maaaaannn....) and turn up for a laugh. The same would be for the footy. I enjoy the crack, whether I am playing or not I would turn up. I appreciate that others don't share my opinion, but nobody is forcing anybody to do anything or be anywhere they don't want to be.
It makes for an interesting life that the XI who turned up last Sunday and won could be added to with another 6 or 7 'regulars' (Renns, Kev, Ste P, Neil, Rob W, Brighty, Mickey, the Earl) which will create selection probs for Braz. Players coming in have more than held their own, Scott Morgans and Simon Lowe were excellent on Sunday, Marc Edwards scored 2, Sarnie played well, etc... and the Gaffer would find it hard to drop any of them. They got their chance, and they took it. Creates a competition for places that can only be good.
On a similar but slightly different tack, the League tables in the Standard made interesting reading, with us in 5th place with games in hand. The Ship look well placed in 2nd behind a Cherry side who have played 3 more games than them, and 2 more than us. Still in the shake up after our slow start, so something to build on. Tattenhall are fourth, and the Bulls Head 3rd, which gives you an idea of how we can play when we fight.
As for playing, when you are playing football, if you make a cock up, like missing a chance, or losing your man off a corner, you usually get the chance to make amends later in the game. In the darts, you get one chance. If you cock it up, you torture yourself for a week until you hope for the chance to make amends the following Tuesday. You stand there in the spotlight, on your own, and you shit yourself. At least on the Imps you have 10 team mates backing you up.
Keep cool football types, support the lads who are playing, and take your chance when it comes. Anyone who doesn't want to wait doesn't have to. As for wrestling? The lad below is right, it is a load of Septic bollocks.
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