Victorious Hobbits Leave Crowd Speechless...

By Allan Meikle

...well this author speechless anyway..

The hobbits actually won a game and in some style it must be said. The score ended up being 15 – 7 or so I am told. I am not actually sure as tears of joy were spilling down my tear soaked cheeks as the reality of it all started to sink in.

Cardiff City could not have expected the torrent of football that was about to hit them as the old Hobbit boys limped onto the pitch and assembled in their usual shambolic heap ready for the kick off.

All those long suffering fans who have been so vocal of late were strangely silent as they contemplated what they were watching. Strange days indeed!

Oh how they will lament the fact that a full team has yet to actually play. Yes yet again players decided not to turn up. Ian Chester and Big Ben Holden both used the excuse that they had to set up the Expo! (A note from your mothers is required because we don’t believe you!) and Miscreant Molefi simply didn’t arrive.

Never the less the players that did attend performed well indeed. Dangerous Dawie not only played well in defence but was seen in attack as well and even the lack lustre Meikle was seen to have shots at goal. Well when we say shots they were more like deflected prods really, but inspiring to see none the less. Mark Golden Boy Golding again was a no show but his gloves did turn up and it became obvious that it’s the gloves not the player that are the star as Andy Goram McDonald in goal played a blinder!

Jim Morris again played out of his skin and was vastly improved now his fitness levels are returning to normal and he acclimatises to Broome again.

A competition seems to be developing between Watt and Meikle as to who can score the most and best own goals and tonight it was James Watt who won with a tremendous shot that McDonald had no chance with.

Paper Doyleys contribution to the game seemed to be his continued skipping around the pitch like a school girl complaining that he had missed another shot. To be fair he may skip around like a wee girl but he set up and executed many shots at goal like the experienced payer that he is!

One other point worth mentioning was that Ten-pack-a-day Dangerous Dawies’ nicotine addiction appears to be being replaced by his fervour for the game.

Strange days indeed!

This win may mean the Hobbits fail to even win the wooden spoon but bodes well for the next competition.

Man of the match award must go to Dangerous Dawie, who now he has shrugged his impulsive desire to rugby tackle has developed into an all round player.

“Bring it on” , Paper Doyley was heard to cry after the game .