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Hit the Bar Vs Vasko De Gatley
This week it was Vasko de Gatley, the pre-pubescent and annoying opposition that were around last season too. Hit The Bar were hoping to build upon last week's brilliance with another win. Turkish was back in the squad taking the total number to six. The game kicked-off and HTB carried on where they left off with an outstanding team goal, tucked away by Cock Boy. Then they all had a collective nosebleed after realising they were ahead and promptly let in 4 very weak goals. Some hard work brought it back to 5-3 at half-time. A bit more invention and determination in the second half saw HTB creep back into it, and indeed they even took the lead at 7-6. They lost their heads though and conceded some soft goals thanks to mistakes by Dancing and Turkish and some unnecessary fouls by Nez. Somehow HTB manage to inflict defeat upon themselves: 8-7.
Player ratings:
Squirrel - not a bad game considering the finger injury early on. Made some good stops with his bear-like paws and stopped some one-on-ones but was guilty of conceding at his near post. Distribution not as good as last week but generally ok - 6
Nez - It was a case of the sublime mixed with the very ordinary. Notched up three goals but as time ticked on he took his frustrations out on the opponents and was engaged in a fair bit of eyeballing, some late tackles and all manner of flare-ups. Was temporarily sent off the field by the ref and told to put his handbag away. Wins this weeks gay award with the throwing of a TRANS-SEXUAL TANTRUM - 6
G-Man - A patchy performance - at times he was as determined as ever but at others he didn't look interested, with perhaps fatigue to blame. Scored a goal and was involved in some good passing moves but will have wanted a couple more goals to his name to round off this performance - 6
Dancing - Also a bit of a stop-start performance. When involved he made some good runs and played some crisp passes but too often was found marking no-one in particular. Scored one excellent goal with a low drive past the keeper but also lost the ball in front of goal near the end, from which the opponents scored - 6
Turkish - Playing in his familiar Mark Hughes role, this wasn't a bad performance. Was more often than not looking for the ball and at times laid it off well. Match fitness appeared improved and his marking and tracking back were good. Was guilty of calling and then waiting for a ball from Squirrel and then letting an opponent nip in and score but otherwise a pretty solid and improved performance. Enough to earn SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 6
Cock-Boy - He had a lot to live up to after last week and started off impressively well. Was involved in the majority of HTB's passing moves and was always looking for a defence-splitting pass. The difference this week was probably the delicacy of his touch and the accuracy of the pass - both inconsistent. Generally though, not a bad game – 6