Someone like it hot

Legions of so called ‘professional’ football players populate social media with pictures from their holiday homes. Few good Football Dads, precisely ten, populated the pitch by the Palace in Kensington Gardens.

They played 105’ non stop. There was not half time, no water break, no subs, no nothing.

Fans were not deterred either by the scorching heat: this one stripped a piece of her attire at every goal in celebration and here it is how She ended up just after few minutes after the game… (see pic).

Players were not making any excuse and applied from the very first touch of the ball an urgency that typically teams adopt in finals few minutes from the end when they are one goal down. Being six a side only meant that on average every player touched the ball almost twice as much than a normal game.

No fan, of any sport, gets a better deal than FDs ones. It is not by coincidence that on each ticket there is written :’ not knowingly undersold’. If any fan finds a game which is better value for money than any of ours, he is untitled for a full refund. Since the CLUB inception in September 2004 not a single ticket has ever being reimbursed: not least because its value as a reliquia is far higher than its nominal value.

One fan though, a grumpy old lady, camped behind the southern goal, seemed not to grab the concept and complained whenever the ball was heading her direction. After few close shots for good measure She found refuge behind a tree but the fans close to her claim She was using disguised mirrors to still be able to watch the game.

As for the game the COLOURS had the man advantage at the start: that was only rectified later in the game by the debut of Rookie Thierry (see pic) from France bringing easy comparison to his compatriot Thierry Henry, the Gunners legend.

Hannes arrived straight from the Eurostar few minutes earlier and perhaps he ought to do it more often as he recorded his best ever goal tally in a game: he could not though take home the hat-trick ball as three other players forward the same claim and there was no point in cutting it to pieces. By the way one considerable cost line in the FDs account is the need to replace such hat trick ball every single Saturday!

The game was perhaps more balanced than the final score would suggest: a match with a rush keeper was always going to be less tactical than usual with a higher goals frequency and the players natural attacking attitude made it a joy to watch.
Colours with the German triumvirate complemented by Julien and Khaled had solidity in spades with the added advantage that each player had high conversion skills, defenders included.

From the opposition the Arab League was strengthened by Giancarlo and later Thierry. Johannes was the engine scoring and assisting: at times the gap looked at touching distance but in the end Colours made sure that it was not to be filled. The Orange did never surrender: Shaquir, as a rush keeper, scored a sensational coast to coast deal and the Galals provide most of the moves and goals for their team.

When Khaled scored the golden at high noon everyone was sad that such a show was coming to an end but it will be only a week wait before it is game on again.

Before the votes for the Man of the Match started it was announced that Johannes cap ytd was removed and it was then inevitable that he picked the prize to star a new series

COLOURS v ORANGE 14-8
GOALS
COLOURS: Johannes (5), Hannes (3), Julien (3), Khaled (2), Thomas
ORANGE: Hossam (3), Adam (2), Thierry (2). Shaquir.
TEAMS
COLOURS: Hannes, Johannes, Julien, Thomas, Khaled
ORANGE: Hossam, Giancarlo, Shakir, Adam, Thierry,