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Hit the Bar Vs Ed's Dynamos
The penultimate match of the season was against Ed Dynamos, a real crunch of a tie with the potential for the winners to reach the heady-heights of 4th place in division 5. A constantly evolving Hit The Bar squad saw regulars Squirrel, C0ck Boy, Dancing and Nez line up alongside Wes for his second consecutive game, and Dec who had a very brief spell on loan with HTB last season. The pre-match warm-up consisted of Wes, who perhaps hadn't got the idea of these things, booting the ball at Squirrel's delicates, leaving the big man virtually paralysed for the start of the game. Nevertheless, HTB started well enough and traded some early goals with Ed Dynamos, and a bit of luck saw HTB going in 5-4 at half time. Both teams appeared visibly tired by the second half and gaps were soon opening across the pitch. As the end of the game approached, the teams were tied on 7 apiece and it was all HTB could do to hang on. Somehow though they found hidden reserves of energy and got their noses in front before finally sealing it 9-7 thanks to a superb solo-goal (if somewhat greedy) from Nez.
Player Ratings:
The Crowd Go Nuts About Squirrel
The usual avoid-the-ball warm up had failed this week and he started the match looking slightly pale after taking one in the knackers and was very nearly the first recipient of the SURERANDOMALITY SEX CHANGE. Started averagely and was helped in the early stages by HTB's new defender, G-Post. However he was soon back to his best and made a number of superb stops, the pick of which would have Newton himself re-writing his laws of momentum - 8
That'll Do Nez-ly
The youngster can be proud of this performance, sealing his hat trick with a last gasp solo-effort. Was a medium on the whinge-factor scale this week, with the usual scouse-tinged cries of "make sure" and "get tight" ringing across Stockport. Was a constant menace to the opposition and even their niggly little fouls couldn't stop him. This week's SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 8
C0ck Leaves Bitter Taste In The Mouth Of Dynamos
Ed Dynamos will be glad to see the back of C0ck Boy. Almost missed the start but once he was on the pitch he played well in a largely unselfish role, which saw some good marking and neat passing throughout the game. Got his name on the score sheet as well and can be pleased with this performance - 7
Halting The Dec-line
The new foreign signing showed glimpses of promise in only his second game for HTB. Some good passing and vision set up a fair number of chances and he also got himself into scoring positions, with one of them hitting the mark. Match fitness appeared to be a problem but this should come with time, as hopefully will a pair of astro boots. A decent game - 7
Goal Line-Dancing
Another performance like last week and it may have been time to hang up his boots, and by the way he started they would be off by half time. However, he soon rediscovered his touch and danced round one opponent to slam one home over the goal line, and added a second as well. Marking was mostly ok but was still guilty of losing an opponent on occasion, and according to one team-mate he should "get tight". - 7
Wes-terly Wind Blows Away Opposition
A solid game from the other new lad and provided some much needed bite for the team. Also got himself into some good positions and tucked a couple away but at times was guilty of shooting when a pass would have been better. Defended well but tired towards the end, a good game though - 7
The Post-ess With The Most-est
G-Man was absent but G-Post stepped in. This was a superb display from the slender metallic lad at the back. Some excellent stops when Squirrel was beaten and never flinched no matter what. Distribution could be better and movement was somewhat lacking but still a great game. Just misses out on Starman by virtue of the fact that he's not technically a man - 8