It was meant to be the night of nights when everything fell together for the luckless Hobbits, a full squad, no injuries and a demolition of the opposition.
It was with this conviction that the many Hobbit fans turned up last night to watch a spectacle indeed, the flags ready to be unfurled, the
So what went wrong?
All season the Hobbits have had to make do with last minute make shift teams, often borrowing from others just to make up the numbers. Tonight was no different with several of the critical main characters for this performance simply not showing up, leaving it to the understudies. An array of non match fit and under skilled reserves all of whom fit the veteran category to fill in once again.
The result could be foreseen by any blind man attending this travesty!
It could have been oh so different if old twinkle toes had found his goal scoring form earlier! Paper Doyleys goal scoring form has never been in dispute, having been responsible for his brief spell with Barcelona at the start of the season, but even old twinkle toes himself has been critical of his goal scoring form of late, so it was with great delight that the Hobbit fans saw the return to form last night of the leagues star striker (earlier in the game would have been better, but its back for sure).
So what of the game? Well the end result was 8 -9. The hobbits had a spell of self destruction midway through the first half when the relentless and very on form Jiminies cut through the Hobbits like a knife through butter. Even the return of what some say is the best Goalkeeper Broome has, namely Golden Golding AND his “gloves’ could not stop the goals from piling up behind him. His back was noticeable aching from bending down so often and so quickly to pick the ball up out of the back of the net after this brief spell.
When the Hobbits finally pulled themselves together and kept position things did change and a miraculous comeback almost came to fruition.
It’s a hard one to call, as all the Hobbits played fairly well and at times the passing was sublime but the fact remains that critical player did not turn out again. Big Ben was sorely needed up front and Mr
Ah but it’s a funny old game is it not as they say. Tonight was far from being funny!!
Fishnet Dawie (it seems fishnet stockings and garter belts have been found in his locker) turned in another great performance and played better than last week, as happens each week as this “young” talent finds his feet and develops strong skills in defence. Macca again played well in defence and in goal; Golden Golding not only wore “the gloves” for a while but played a crucial part in the recovery scoring as well. “Young “Nifty the Shifty played well, agreed, but he needs to simplify his goal attempts. Back healed goals are all well and good but when the situation arises quantity is more important than quality.
Finally What of Misfit Meikle, well at least he managed a whole game without scoring an own goal , so a vast improvement there but late in the game he must have had enough of the torture as he limped off again feigning injury with an injured, nay suspected broken, toe supposedly suffered during a HARD tackle. Didn’t we hear the same story a few weeks ago!
A travesty of the game indeed that this is supposed to be the leagues “best player”!!! A warranted academy award performance perhaps, but not a lot of football there.
So it’s into the Finals next week. The long suffering fans will be hoping that finally the Hobbits can field a full strength team for once and see the machine in action as it was intended by God, snuffing out the opposition in a tidal wave of sublime skilled football!
“It is a dream I have.”
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