CHOOCTERS PLOUGH RITE THROUGH...AGAIN!
Joe's were yet again rocked before kick-off with a series of call offs. Syke, still suffering from a long-term ankle injury, had to stay in the sticks for the whole game. Chops was ruled out injured, whilst both Kenzie and Jim Rae Jnr were working. So Joe's started with Syke in goals, Stone Cold Steve Mason and Bee at the back; Diggie, Mo and Chief in the centre with Wylie up front.
Yet again the Choocters could muster a very strong line-up with only one pull-out. They started with Neily in goals, Jonny and Kev at the back, Pate and Webster in the middle, and Aggie and Hirdy up front.
As expected, the Choocters dominated from the off and Joe's struggled to get into their normal passing routine for the whole game. Aggie got the games opening goal and from then on the Choocters were raining goals. Aggie's finishing was again top-drawer, as was, surprisingly, Jonny's. Pate bagged a few although he wasn't up to his usual bag of tricks; Hirdy and Webster both floated in and out of the game and Kev, according to him, was Steven Pressley at the back. As for Joe's they were struggling badly as it was before Mo suffered an injury, with Syke being very exposed in goals, Bee and Mase just couldnt cope with the attacks, Chief didn't really get involved and there appeared to be a very open gap between the midfield and Wylie.
Goal of the game: A superb flowing move, Mase losing control of the ball, bouncing off the side wall before falling to Chief who sclaffed it into the net to fall to a Choocter to top his clearance to Diggie who duffed a shot to Wylie, who tiger kneed it towards goal for Steve Mase to score the best goal of his career with what can only be described as a rifle from 6 inches out, with Aggie completely hopeless. Another goal worth mentioning was a superb curler from Diggie, from fully 8 yards out into the bottom corner, which keeper Stalker tried his utmost to stop, but his best was nowhere near good enough as the finish was that clinical.
Final Score:
AVERAGE JOE'S 6-22 THE NEEPS]
Afterwards, Aggie had this to say: " I really feel for Average Joe's as they were robbed today. We were extremely lucky to escape with a win as the scoreline should have been reversed. We were at our very best, but they were even better, they just couldn't find the back of the net. I predict a bright future for Joe's and in particular, Daz."
SYKE 5 Was left extremely exposed
BEE 6 Got stuck in at least
STONE COLD 6 Had a poor opening period but improved with confidence as the game wore on
DIGGIE 5 Couldn't play his usual passing game as there were very little options
CHIEF 5 Didn't get on the ball enough
MO 3 Couldn't perform after his injury
WYLIE 4 Seemed to give up before the half way point
NEILY 6 Caught in possession a few times, but also had a few tricks
KEV 9 Surprisingly good at the back
JONNY 8 Dictated the pace of the game
PATE 7 Not up to his usual standards
WEBSTER 6 Didn't really get involved but didn't do much wrong
HIRDY 7 Had a few tricks up his sleeve
AGGIE 8 Good finishes
Bank of Scotland Man of the Match: KEVIN PATERSON
PUMMELLED!
Joe's finally started with a reasonably strong team with only Liam missing, with Rae taking his place. On the other hand, JCB were depleted with both Neil and Mikey missing.
The game started very evenly with both Daz and Soccer having to make saves in the goals. However once Joe's opened the scoring there was no stopping! Everyone got on the scoresheet convincingly. The only scare they got was when Steve Watson hit the inside of both posts when the score was 0-0. Syke, completely determined to score as much goals as he possibly could, consistently shooting on sight when others were in better shooting positions. However he had to score, and after a while they started to rain in. There wasn't many spectacular goals in the first half, with goal of the half being JCB's opener from Watson. However Joe's had returned to their slick passing which had served them so well in the past.
In the second half JCB completely deteriorated with Joe's running completely riot. Considering the half time score was 8-4 and the full-time 28-11 i thnk tht tells the story. There was a few contenders for goal of the game, with Syke's mazy run, Mo's rasper of the underside of the bar which shattered Bruner's hand, Daz's Henry mazy run and slotted finish, but the winner had to be Chief's delicate chip. Joe's were so confident they had to gift JCB some goals themselves! First up was Chief letting a Daz back pass through his legs, but worst of all, despite the stick he was getting for no longer having conceded the worst goal thanks to chief, Mo did eclipse it. The tit dragged the ball into his own net. Thats a minus 3 on the ratings chart!
In the end Syke broke Liam's record of 7 goals with a monumental 12 out of 56 shots, Daz got 4, Rae got 4, Chief got 5 and Mo bagged a hat-trick.
"Dammit Daz i wanted legs eleven!" Syke said afterwards.
Non-present captain Mikey Hepburn issued this statement:
"I'm tasting sour grapes. I'm really pissed off. I hate Watson sometimes. He's went and wrecked everything because he thinks he's the main man.
Daz 8 Did well in the sticks and bagged a few peaches
Rae 7 Was solid at the back, his only fault being he shudve bagged more
Mo 2 Wud've been alot more if it wasnt for THAT mistake
Chief 8 Wouldve been a 9 if it wasnt for his mistake
Syke 9 Wouldve been a 10 if he decided to pass more often! Man of the Match: SYKE
G'WA BACK HOME TO YER CHOOCTER FAIRMS
Yet again Average Joe's were far from full-strength for the visit of the Tractor Boys of Inverurie. Infact only 2 actual Joe's were in the starting line-up. Only Daz and Syke have taken part in the majority of Joe's games. With Liam having other plans, Mo working and Chief unavailable, Joe's called up Rae, and gave debuts to Bee and Nobby. The choocters line-up, let off from their harvesting duties for the night, was Pate, Jonny, Neil, Kev and tht pisshead Aggie.
Joe's, despite appearing hungover in nature, absolutely destroyed the Choocters in the opening stages with Syke in particualar running riot and Jonny having an absolute nightmare at the back. As the final whistle went, Joes were convincing 5-1 winners with Syke bagging a cool hat-trick.
Ratings:
DAZ 9 - Simply outstanding
BEE 9 - Solid as a rock
RAE 3 - At fault for the goal conceded
SYKE 10 - Superb finishing
NOBBY 9 - Ran rings round the choocter rearguard
NEILY 4 - If it wasnt for him in the sticks it wudve been double figures
JONNY 1 - Absolute bollocks
PATE 2 - At least he scored
KEV 2 - Didnt get involved
AGGIE 3 - At least he tried (by being sober for once)
OK WE GOT HUMPED
Unfortunately for Joe's the warm-up ended and from the start the Choocters dominated the game. Defensively, Joe's were hoop for the first 15 minutes and considering they didn't even score a goal in the 15 minutes I was in goals sums ut up! 5-0 down at this point as well with Jonny managing to overcome his completely disastrous start to luckily fire 3 goals home, although one of them was unstoppable! After a while Joe's started to get going in an attacking sense and finally started to score some goals, unfortunately poor defending meant goals kept being conceded despite Syke's dramatics in goals. When Syke came out of goals the performance improved even more to a point where the game was about even, but Joe's had given themselves too big a hill to climb with their start. With Daz and Syke up front they looked more dangerous with both setting up a few goals for each other. Overall, the Choocters deserved their victory and roll on the next game!
Daz 7 At least bagged 4 goals
Syke 7 Performed rather well in goals and also bagged a few himself
Bee 7 Competent debut and came onto a good game after a sluggish start
Rae 5 Was clearly feeling the effects oh work and illness struggling to cope
Nobby 4 Surprisingly poor and on many occasions held onto the ball too much
Neily 7 Suprised many
Jonny 2 Warm up let him down
Kev 8 A whippet and nae bad between the sticks either
Pate 9 Probably the Choocters most productive player, needed to be tackled better tho by Joes
Aggie 8 Not quite as clinical as last time but still scored a fair few
PASSBACK KINGS TRIUMPH THANKS TO THE POST
JCB got their wish and tonights match-up took place at their home patch, The Jesmond Centre. The JC is the Inverdee of indoor pitches. It doesn't quite have the splendour of the luxurious Strikers, but it's the same conditions for both teams.
Joe's lined up with Daz, Mo, Syke, Steve and Buzz. Liam was ruled out with a pulled thigh, Kenzie was working and Rae was hungover. JCB had a strong line-up with Mikey, Watson, Watsons bro, Neil and Chris all in defence.
The game started poorly but livened up when Chris turned brilliantly to lash home the opener. That kicked Joe's into gear and they started to dominate. They would have had about 90% possession excluding the time spent in the JCB penalty area, which must've been about at least half an hour in total. However luck was not on Joe's side. They rattled the post no fewer than 4 times in the opening 14 minutes, they just couldn't get the goal their possession and dominance deserved.
All the pressure forwards from Joe's left them vulnerable at the back and on a few occasions Syke was guilty of letting his man get away from them. Thats not to take credit away from JCB who played the counter attack magnificently, especially the lively Neil. After Mo had another poor stint in goals, Joe's found themselves 3 goals down.
Joe's continued to pass the ball about well and were rewarded with goals from Buzz and Syke got them back into the game. Unfortunately the door was being left open at the back and Neil scored a screamer past Mase in goals just moments later. Joe's were getting fired up with JCB's (and particularly Watsons) tactics of continually passing the ball back to the keeper. Buzz again dragged Joe's back into it by slotting home.
Yet again though, joe's were let down by goalkeeping errors when it mattered most. Steve allowed himself to be nutmegged by a tame long range effort. This was followed by a constant pounding of the JCB goal in which Daz had a couple of chances, as did Syke. The JCB post was being continually rattled but Joe's got back into the game with a stunner of a third. Slick passing at the back, before the ball was chipped over the JCB defender by Syke before Daz leapt into the air to rifle a Di Canio-style bicycle kick into the back of the net. It's up there with the top goals ever scored in the matches between the sides.
Finally Joe's got the slice of luck they so desperately needed when a superb weaving run by Buzz was rewarded with a great equaliser. He tried a one-two with Daz who just missed it, but so did Watson, and Buzz continued his run and rifled the ball home. However JCB went straight up the park and scored with goalkeeper Mo guilty of letting the ball in at his near post. In the latter stages JCB disappointed many football fans by their constant time-wasting with Steve Watson obviously looking to be one of the extras in Platoon. Play was constantly stopped with players leaving the pitch, wanting half-time oranges and a nice cup of tea, and JCB's persistence in passing the ball back to the keeper for them to pick it up and wait 10 seconds before playing it out again. Joe's in the end were robbed of victory their performance deserved due to the post which was hit 7 times over the course of the match, 4 times by Syke, twice by Buzz and once by Daz.
Credit has to be given though to JCB's excellent use of the counter-attack, and Neil was a constant threat bagging quite a few goals. In future matches, however, to keep the idea of actual football being played, normal football rules will be applied. Anyone can go anywhere and the passback rule stands. The JCB can moan all they like but its for the spirit of football, which has been severely damaged in recent matches.
Match Ratings:
Daz 8 Provided a good target up front but should have scored more
Syke 8 Was unlucky not to score alot more and linked play superbly
Mo 7 Was rather quiet at times but used ball well
Buzz 9 Superb hat-trick but all round performance was good
Mase 7 Struggled at times to cope with Neil
Man of the Match: Despite the score it had to be a Joe, Buzz fully deserves the honour.
JOE'S CUDN'T HIT PATE'S COO'S ARSE WITH A BANJO
Average Joe's welcomed some foreigners from the sticks to play at Strikers in a glorified friendly tonight. Joe's were rocked by several call-offs with Syke and Mo with their nose in uni work, MJ was working, Chief was missing 'due to unforeseen circumstances' and Ross was ill. So the starting seven was Daz in goals, Rae and Mase at the back, Liam, Matty and Bruce midfield and Kenzie upfront. The Choocters lined up with Neily in goals, Kev Paterson and Jonny at the back, Pate and John Maitland in the centre with Aggie and Hirdy up front.
Choocters started well but Joe's came back into it. After a while the Choocters took the lead with Hirdy slotting home. Joe's came storming back and Matty rifled home before Liam scored. According to Shearer "it was a screamer fae chopper". Joe's were creating chances but Jonny kept pinging long balls (nae a typical choocter eh) which Mase struggled with. Eventually a lack of positional sense punished Joe's as Aggie run riot bagging 4 goals. There was sum other jammy fluky goal not worth mentioning.
Overall the Choocters looked impressive with Aggie's finishing the only difference between the sides. Chopper missed a few good chances, Kenzie and Matty both blazed over from inside the box and Mase missed a sitter, he's clearly past it. Jonny looked assured at the back, looking to hump it every time; Neily was a lucky bastard; Pate shudve been binned more often; the young ones were kept quiet by Stevie Mase and Hirdy was wearing a huns top, nuff said.
Joe's ratings:
Daz 7 Pulled off the occasional camera save
Steve 6 Clearly past-it
Rae 7 Lacked positional sense but at least got stuck in
Chopper 8 Made a few poor passes but was probably Joe's most productive player
Matty 7 Loves a moan
Bruce 6 Didn't really get involved
Kenzie 6 By his own admission he aint match fit
Man of the Match: the boy Aggie for his goals NAE THE BEST
A rather poor match was played out at Strikers today as Joe's extended their unbeaten run over JCB to a year. Their was very little action of note, especially for the JCB who hardly mustered a shot the whole match. At one point it looked like the Joe's could hold out for an incredible clean sheet, then Mo went in goals.
Joe's lined up with a debutant in the ranks, Daniel Rae who performed well. The game was, to be frank, utter bollocks for a start and it took about 10 minutes before Mo bagged the opener. I can't remember how the next part of the game went coz i was so bored in goals but we went 2-0 up, pegged back to 2-1, extended to 4-1, 4-2, 5-2. Joe's were always comfortable and had no outstanding players themselves. The scoreline would have been far greater if it werent for the dramatics of Stone Cold Steve Watson in the JCB goal.
Afterwards JCB captain Mikey Hepburn stated, "How many times did Watson run into you guys and give the ball away? He's so shit!"
DAZ 7 Kept it tight at the back
RAE 7 Solid debut
SYKE 7 Also kept it tight at back
CHIEF 7 Solid as a rock
MJ 7 Threatened for a while then fell out of game
MO 7 Not the Joe Miller tricks of last week
LIAM 7 Finally got on the scoresheet after about 19 shots
Man of the Match: Not a Joe this week, it has to be Stone Cold Steve Watson
GO MO! GO MO!
Average Joe's met JCB at Strikers today in the last match of 2005. A record crowd was in attendance, with fully 37 farmers and a sheepdog lining the dugouts. Also to the delight of Steven Mason, a kiddies tea party was takin place right next to his left back slot (thats why Potts kept tying his shoe in that corner).
Average Joe's were missing Liam due to work, and Kenzie due to a mix-up of dates. In their place were the ever-reliable and not yet past-it Steve, and choocter boy Pate, who agreed to give the combine harvesting a miss for the team.
For JCB, star striker and lethal finisher Watson, and Chris 'wots the time' Broon were missing. In Watson's place was horse himself, no not van Nistelrooy, but his understudy Fribes. In Time's place to the shock, laughter and hystrerics of Joe's players was Steve 'Piano Man' McPhee. Surely with the pace of Potts, Neil and Fribes JCB would be a threat?
Joe's absolutley dominated the start of the game, so much so that when Daz came out of goals after 8 minutes, Mo had already bagged 2, Syke had scored a trundler and MJ had wasped one in off his nose. On top of that he only had 3 touches. Only Potts created a chance in that opening spell. So at 4-0 after such a short time, Joe's were cruising. However signs were there that JCB were no slouches. Piano Man broke clear before getting a nose bleed and havin a finish that even his dog would have been ashamed of. It wasn't long before Joe's conceded, a deflected shot flew into the corner past Steve leaving him with no chance. However, for JCB's 2nd goal he fell down like Cristiano Ronaldo before the ball even got to him. Who does he think he is? Massimo Taibi? Thankfully Mo was on fire, and was fulfilling his pre-match task of being like Joe Miller. Receiving a ball over the top from Daz he rifled the ball home for his hat-trick. Daz then opened his account with a volley before JCB fought back to 6-3. The game was then put beyond doubt with two quick fire goals, first an 'Amoruso' rifle from Daz before a weaving run from Pate then a superb top corner finish. JCB did then get a goal back but the game finished 8-5.
Man of the match, Mo, on accepting his award said "the last 20 minutes was shit".
JCB captain Mikey Hepburn was quite happy with his team's performance and was despondent despite defeat, "I believe the JCB played a good game, only to be disappointed by too many individual errors! On the day the joe's were better, again. JCB for life!"
Syke: "I'm nae fit. I need to go to the gym."
MATCH RATINGS:
DAZ 6 Lack of match practice was evident
STEVE 7 Never really got involved much but at least he wasn't as shite as Ferdinand or Brown, and actually did put in some Brian Irvine tackles when necessary
MJ 8 Despite playing beforehand, MJ was still very active and willing to make plenty forward runs and also solid at the back.
SYKE 7 Started in the Makelele role, and performed it successfully, always finding a pass. Highlight of the match had to be takin Pate out of the game.
MO 9 A superb performance from Mo, his best in a Joe's shirt. Made superb runs, just like Joe Miller, and fully deserved his hat-trick.
PATE 8 Highly influential, always involved, however went solo a few times, which is against Joe's strict passing routine. Scored a peach though!
CHIEF 6 A surprisingly quiet game for Chief, didnt really get involved. His highlight had to be his spat with Gaz, really should have clocked him one!
JCB RATINGS (ACCORDING TO MIKEY HEPBURN)
NEIL 8 Always a threat with his pace and also performed well in goals
FORBES 5 Made costly mistakes which cost the team. Not the threat Joe's anticipated!
CHRIS 6 Tried his best and always looked lively
GAZ 6 was his usual type of performance but missed several chances
POTTS 6 Lacked defensive know-how but put in a good shift
MIKEY 7 Kept Joe's quiet after a shaky start but offered little going forwards
PIANO BOY 3 HAHA! Can you play him every week? Increased the comedy of the match with his attendance. He really should go back to what he's best at, posing on a piano with a guitar and a dog with a rose in his mouth.
Man of the Match: Andrew Morrison
KENDO HAT-TRICK SPOILS GOOD JCB PERFORMANCE
Joe's came from behind to beat JCB at Strikers today. Kenzie was the hero for Joe's with 3 well taken goals.
With Liam and MJ missing, Joe's called on usual stand-in Steve and also gave a debut to Pate. Syke also had to remain in goals due to an ankle injury. JCB had no real surprises with Ryan Reid coming in for Mikey, who was on holiday in Florida.
To be honest Joe's were shite for a start and were punished when they conceded a goal. However Kenzie came into his own and scored the goal of the match which Andy Gray called "top drawer". Receiving a switched ball from Daz, he lobbed the ball over the keeper into the corner of the net. The fans went ballistic. However JCB had the better of the early stages and it wasn't until Kenzie completed his hat-trick to draw the game level at 3-3, that Joe's class prevailed. They started to pass the ball about and the goals started to come although some were conceded at the other end, no matter the dramatics Syke was producing at times. Pate grabbed a brace on his debut, Chief bagged a long ranger, Steve scored a peach on his 24th attempt and Mo killed the game off. In the end Joe's finished comfortably and in control despite looking like a defeat was on the cards early doors.
SYKE 7 Did well under the restraint of a sore ankle, good commitment
CHIEF 7 Kept things tight at the back
MASE 7 Kept pluggin awa and finally got his reward
MO 6 Didn't get as involved as he should have, but was good when on the ball
DAZ 6 Struggled with fitness due to several lung-bursting runs
PATE 8 Impressive debut, showed he can be relied upon
KENZIE 9 Joe's star man and man of the match. Deadly finishing.
MAN OF THE MATCH: KENZIE for his wonderful hat-trick
POOFY COSTS JOE'S EASIER VICTORY
AVERAGE JOE'S 15-5 JCB
Joe's made enforced changes to the side that won convincingly last time out. Chief was missing due to his driving test, so Poofy took his place. MJ and Kenzie were added to make up the full compliment of seven players. JCB were missing Neil and the illness-stricken Bruner, but gave a debut to Ewan and were forced to draft in Ryan Reid. Joe's were delighted to see that addition and therefore penetrated the weakness in the JCB backline that was usually so solid. However it was JCB who took the lead when POTTS weaseled through the Joe's defence to score from a tight angle. Seconds later MO rattled in the equaliser when he easily turned 'Soccer' before slotting home. POOFY then put the Joe's in front. There was then a constant period of Joe's pressure with them going in at the break 5-1 up. JCB did have a few counter-attacks in the 2nd half with Ewan looking particularly dangerous. However Joe's class forthtold with the final score being 15-5. The result would have been more flamboyant had it not been for Poofy in the Joe's goal who let in a shot from Mikey that my granny could have saved with her eyes shut. He also allowed Ewan to pass a ball into the net by almost standing at the corner flag leaving him an open goal. Afterwards an irate Mikey Hepburn exclaimed "Watson is absolute shite" before storming off into the changing rooms.
DAZ 7 Bagged a couple but was forced to defend due to team mates lack of 'tracking back'
SYKE 8 Got four goals but shouldve been a lot more with the amount of shots he had!
HOOTMEISTER 7 Did well when in possession but needs to get involved more
LIAM 8 Had a more defensive role than usual but passed the ball well and dominated midfield
MO 7 Scored the opening goal but failed to add to his account, always on the lookout for the ball on the left wing
KENZIE 7 A constant thorn in the JCB defence
POOFY 3 Shite
JCB ratings (according to Mikey Hepburn)
EWAN 7 always looked dangerous
WATSON 2 hardly touched the ball
CHRIS 8 Good when in possession but needed to be involved more to make a threat to Joe's
POTTS 5 Not up the his usual fly-like tricks
GAZ 5 Not his best performance for JCB, normally a real threat
'SOCCER' 7 Joe's run rings round him for a while and struggled to pass the ball
MIKEY 8 Took on a captain like role and tried to rally his troops with a late effort but it was to no avail.
MAN OF THE MATCH - LIAM for defending as well as attacking or else it would have been Syke
EASY! EASY! EASY!
AVERAGE JOE'S 21-5 JCB
A tremendous performance by Average Joe's as they destroyed a lacklustre JCB in a 5-a-sides match at Strikers. Joe's made a couple of changes from the side that suffered a defeat at the Jesmond Centre a month back. Steven Mason was dropped for his rather shite performance for the first 46 mins of the last match to be replaced by Chief. Syke was also recalled at the expense of Buzz. JCB made one change with Chris being recalled for Gaz.
Joe's came flying out of the traps and Mo had a stinging shot from 10 yards that Potts could only parry. Joe's then kept constant possession for a period before Liam opened the scoring with a blistering strike. It was quickly 2-0 with Syke getting on the scoresheet. JCB were really struggling to keep the ball and it was fully 10 mins before Daz was called into action to block Potts. Joe's quickly broke up the park and Liam finished to make it 3-0. JCB did pull one back quickly with Joe's gettin ready for a keeper change, Neil slotted home. However the change in keeper really killed the game off with Daz coming outfield. It was only two minutes before he made it 4-1, a terrific left foot volley for 5, then slotted home from Liam's cutback to demoralise the JCB 6-1. JCB were toiling and goals were added to make it 10-1 before a ridiculous error by Mo allowed a Neil shot to creep home through his legs. What a prick! He did recover though and jus managed to complete a hat-trick with two minutes remaining. Chief also managed a hat-trick after waiting a long time for his first! Goals were rattled in from everywhere, with the goal of the day being awarded to Daz who jus pipped Mo to the post. Gathering the ball just inside the JCB with no-one in support, he ran into trouble before doing a 360 turn past Potts, nutmegged Neil then slotted the ball past Watson in one movement. Mo's goal was a Duncan Shearer style diving header from a long ball from Daz. Syke ran riot, equalling Liam's record of 7 goals in a game, along with 5 from Daz and a hat-trick each from Liam, Chief and Mo, the result was 21-5 to Joe's.
Daz 10 Sublime finish for his 4th goal although he did miss a few more chances that would have put him over Liam's record.
Chief 10 Finally managed a hat-trick after putting in so much effort to open his account. Mopped up everything at the back
Syke 10 Scored a record equalling 7 goals and a good all-round performance but failure to pass at the end almost dropped him to a 9
Liam 10 Started like a house on fire and was firing in goals as fast as he eats his pies but took a more defensive role later on and was happy to climb up the assist rankings laying up plenty of goals for others.
Mo 5 Good performance but how can he get a 10 when he gets megged by a shot that was trickling towards him?? If it wasnt for his diving header he would have got a 2.
Man of the Match: Syke for his goals
POTTS THE HERO FOR THE JCB
AVERAGE JOE'S 9-10 JCB
There was an uncanny likeliness between this match and the last match at Strikers, with a team marching out in front only to be gradually pegged back. Unfortunately for Joe's the 10-9 scoreline was in JCB's favour this week.
Joe's started with Daz in goals, Mase and Buzz at the back with Mo in midfield and Liam in the attack. The JCB lined-up with Watson in goals, Mikey in defence with Neil and Gaz in the middle of the park and Potts in his usual left wing position.
JCB definetly started the brighter and took the lead early on with POTTS on hand to rattle home from the left hand side. However the lead didnt last long before LIAM slotted home the equaliser past Watson. The lead was re-installed by GAZ for the JCB before long. The scoreline stayed like this for a while before NEIL then GAZ again made it 4-1 JCB. Daz then missed a couple of chances shooting straight at Mikey in goals. LIAM then made it 4-2 with a neat finish. Then a sudden flurry of goals by the JCB's hero of the night, POTTS, extended their lead with some quite surprising goals from the 'fly'. Thats why he put the nobal in chernobal.
With 14 minutes to go the score was JCB 10-5 Average Joe's with LIAM completing his hat-trick and DAZ finally scoring for JCB. Joe's needed some inspritation from sumwhere and found a wee bit in the form of Steven Mason. Firstly a neat move BUZZ to slot past Mikey who almost kept it out. Then STEVE showed how he won three World Cups and had the JCB on the back foot with a quick-fire hat-trick. Joe's then almost grabbed a last minute equaliser when Daz's left foot strike rattled the post to the Joe's despair.
Man of the Match: Eric Potts - amazed all with his goals
Joe's Ratings:
DAZ - 6 Poor finishing in the middle of the match cost Joe's dear
BUZZ - 6 Did OK but was obvious lack of first team football, which cost him in the latter stages
MO - 5 Was an unusually poor performance from the man with Jenas on his back
MASE - 7 Hat-trick made up for the fact he done fuck all for the first 46 minutes, obviously he was tired from his work duties.
LIAM - 7 Another solid performance from Liam but got frustrated at times with lack of support and his surprisingly poor finishing at times.
