LIFE IS A ROLLER COASTER

IN A MATCH BILLED AS THE GAME TO WIN IT  PROVED A BITTERSWEET TREAT. AN EXCITING TURNOUT OF MANY OF THE WEMBLEY"S FABLED SUPERSTARS<plus dougie> PROMISED MUCH.

AFTER ELECTING TO BAT  HAYDEN KNOCKED OFF HIS NORMAL 30 IN RECORD TIME  IN A DESPERATE  EFFORT TO GET TO THE BAR FOR A BEER. AFTER   GIVING BLOOD KIETH FOLLOWED. SPECTATORS WERE SHOCKED AS 100 WAS REACHED . THE STUD AND BILLY RAY CYRUS CREATED LATE MAYHEM AS WE  REACHED THE UNKNOWN HEIGHTS OF 132 FOR  5

NOT PHOTOSHOP

SPIRITS WERE HIGHER THAN THE PRICE OF A PINT IN OCEAN VILLAGE WHEN WEMBLEY TOOK THE FIELD. HOWEVER DESPITE  EARLY SUCCESS BY VINNET Jr. AND HAYDEN ,THEIR OWN FAT BOY<not alan this time>DANNY RECKED DAMAGE  ON HIS ALMA MARTER TEAM .  CATCHES CAME AND WENT AND RICHARD"S  ATTEMPT AT BODY SURFING ON GRAVEL ALL PROVED TO NO AVAIL .DEFEAT SNATCHED  FROM THE HANDS OF GLORY.

ONE GAME LEFT AND STILL ALL TO PLAY FOR<the wooden spoon>.THE BIG QUESTION  REMAINS,WHO IS SHARON??? IF YOU KNOW HER PLEASE CONTACT US.

DOUGIE TAKES THE TEAM TRANSPORT
TO THE WEMBLEY

ITS ON A PLATE FOR US

VALVERDE 20th SEPTEMBER.EUROPA 17.30

THIS MAY PROVE TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE SEASON FOR US.
A FULL TURNOUT IS REQUIRED.HOWEVER TO SECURE YOUR PLACE IN THE WINNING LINE UP  YOU MUST PHONE  TO CONFIRM  20078004 .NO EXCEPTION ALLOWED.

EVERY DOUG HAS ITS DAY

WEMBLEY 50

SLOGGERS 52-4

DESPITE THE TEAMS ATTEMPTED RAIN DANCE AND SOME PLAYERS SELF HARMING THEMSELVES WE HAD TO TAKE THE FIELD  WITH A SOMEWHAT DEPLETED TURNOUT .
A BAD START BECAME DISMAL AS OUR  LEADING LIGHTS DIMMED TO 14-4.
BUT COMETH  THE HOUR COMETH  THE OLD MAN! DOUGIE<fresh from his holidays painting the roads in legoland>DOUBLED HIS LIFETIME RUN TOTAL WITH A BLISTERING ARRAY OF BOUNDARIES. HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH WIDES  AND EXTRAS SAVED OUR BLUSHES.A CAMEO FROM THE VAMPIRE SHOWED HOW WE HAVE MIISSED HIM FOR MOST OF THE SEASON.

CAPTAIN  INSPECTING THE WICKET AFTER A FEW
ST PUALIS

THE CAPTAIN ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTED  TO FEIGN  DEATH BY COLLAPSING  AND TRIED TO CRAWL OFF  THE PITCH! WHEN WILL HE LEARN!!
OUR BOWLERS  SHOWED THEIR CLASS AND SPIRIT <alans is vodka>AND DOUGIES FIELDING SHOWED HE MUST LEARN WHERE THE STUMPS ARE AND NOT TO PLAY CATCH WITH  THE CAPTAIN.
OVERALL YET ANOTHER FUN OUTING AND DESPITE LOSING A CUP THE HUNT IS NOW ON FOR A PLATE<bhs?>

DOUGIE DOES A GOOD JOB
WHILST ON HIS HOLS!

SWINGING IN THE RAIN!

                                                                                                           

DUE TO AN EXCESS OF LIQUIUD <not st pauli>THE GAME WAS CALLED OFF!!!

DESPITE  THIS THE WEMBLEY  TRIED TO  CLAIM THE GAME UNDER DUCKWORTH LEWIS RULES ON ST PAULI BOTTLE COUNT BACK!  

DISREGARDING  A TURNOUT OF MANY OF OUR  SUPERSTARS  WE WERE FORCED TO RETREAT TO THE BAR  

A REPLAY HAS BEEN ARRANGED  FOR 5th SEPT  17.30 EUROPA

SPECTATORS ARE ADVISED  TO GET TO THE GAME EARLY AS DOUGIE  WILL OPEN THE ATTACK  BATTING

DOUGIE STILLWAITING FOR HIS JUNIOR
BAT TO ARRIVE

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SLOGGERS 1st SEPT VICTORIA 17.30

THE WEMBLEY GO INTO THIS CUP GAME AS THE ONLY TEAM IN BOTH DIVISONS WITH A 100% RECORD!. ON CURRENT FORM THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN THIS .HOWEVER WE ARE HOPING TO PLAY A FULLY FIT <sober>DOUGIE FOR THE 1st TIME THIS SEASON.
CAN ALL PLAYERS CONFIRM YOUR AVAILABILITY OR OTHERWISE AS WE MUST FIELD  A FULL TEAM.

sloggers take the field in their new team "strip"

WE ARE ALL PIRATES

WEMBLEY  107-5

DASTARDLEY PIRATES  109-3


WHAT SHOULD OF BEEN A ROUTINE SPANKING BY THE PIRATES TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING QUITE ENJOYABLE<no,its not SM>.BECAUSE THE PIRATES WERE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR AMPLE BOUNTY  THE WEMBLEY WERE ENTHRALLED BY A NOT SO SLOW IRISHMAN AND A VERY FRIENDLY MONSTER!
DESPITE ALAN"S ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE FAIR EARLY<golden duck>WE TOOK THE GAME TO THEM.
JOHAN<surely player of the season>AND MONSTER HAD TO RETIRE . LOUIE SPARKLED
ON HIS 1st BUT HOPEFULLY NOT  HIS LAST GAME.
HOWEVER  DOUGIE MIGHT OF BEEN   BETTER  OFF WITH A FISHING ROD  AS HE STOOD LIKE  A  GARDEN GNOME AS A SINGLE WAS CALLED.
AN INSPIRED WEMBLEY BOWLING ATTACK  CAUSED  ASTON VILLAS  RESERVE GOALIE
SOME INTERESTING MOMENTS  BUT SOLID  FIELDING BY ALL WAS GREAT TO SEE.<louie answering your mobile whilst fielding a ball is a 1st even  for us!>
JUSTICE WAS DONE,A  BIG BIG THANKS MUST GO OUT TO THE PIRATES FOR PLAYING CRICKET IN  THE TRUE SPIRIT OF GAME.CHEERS!!

DOUGIE IN FULL FLOW

PIRATES AHOY! 25thAUGUST 17.30 EUROPA

SHIVER ME TIMBERS,HOIST THE MAIN BRACE AT LAST REAL OPPONENTS. THEY MIGHT OUT PLAY US BUT CAN THEY OUT DRINK US!!

GIRLS AND BOYS WE NEED A FULL TURN OUT OF PLAYERS AND SUPPORTERS ON WHAT SHOULD BE A MEMBORABLE EVENING.

NEVER TRUST A LAWYER!! part2

ONCE AGAIN HASSANS HAVE BROKEN THEIR CONTRACT AND CRIED OFF. I APOLOGISE
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CHANGED ARRANGEMENTS TO PLAY,WE WILL BE SUING FOR COMPO.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IF TEAMS KEEP CANCELLING  WE WILL BE CUP WINNERS BY 26TH SEPT.!!!!
PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THIS BLOG FOR THE NEXT GAME IN THE VIRTUAL CUP!

TEAM PRACTICE AT USUAL TIME

LOCALS GIVE TWO FINGERS TO THE WEMBLEY FINAL

CRICKETING STALWARTS HAYDEN AND MICKEY   BOTH PUT THEIR DIGITS IN THE WRONG PLACE WHILST PARTAKING IN  THE NOBLE GAME ,BOTH CONSOLE THEIR MISFORTUNE OF HAVING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF WORK BY INDOOR PRACTICE IN THE WEMBLEY

CUP FEVER....HASSANS 17th AUGUST EUROPA 17.30

                                                     CUP FEVER HITS TOWN!!!
WILL HASSANS TURN UP???
WILL DOUGIE OPEN THE BOWLING???
CAN CHARLES MAKE HIS 1st 30???

WILL ALL PLAYERS PLEASE ADVISE ME ON AVAILABILITY A.S.A.P.

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN plus DOUGIE

WEMBLEY    88
WILLAIM HILL 89-3

HAVING ONLY 8 PLAYERS  LED TO WEMBLEY CHOOSING TO BAT.AFTER A BRIGHT START THE FICKLE HAND OF FATE<and some good bowling>STRUCK,AND DESPITE THE 2nd COMMING OF ADRIAN<catholic>AND ALAN<drunkerd.> WE ONLY POSTED  A HUMBLE TARGET.
BUT COMETH THE HOUR  COMETH  THE MAN.! IN A MOVE TO GET TO THE PUB EARLIER DOUGIE WAS GIVEN HIS FIRST OUTING THIS YEAR<or any year>AS A BOWLER. AFTER SEVERAL OVERS HE EVENTUALLY FOUND THE  MAT AND GOT HIS 1st VICTIM.NOT TO BE OUTDONE  BY HIS AGED DAD  JOHAN COMPLETED WHAT MUST BE OUR CATCH OF THE SEASON.
GOOD GAME PLAYED  IN  GOOD SPIRIT .WELL DONE  ALL

BILL HILL 11th AUGUST. Europa 17.40

AFTER  A   DISAPPIONTING CRYING OFF  RECENT OPPONENTS WHAT PRICE WILL YOU GIVE US ON SUCCESS  IN OUR FINAL LEAGUE GAME BEFORE THE CUP STARTS.A FULL TURN OUT IS REQUIRED  AS DETAILS OF END OF SEASON AWARDS WILL BE GIVE OUT<dougie need not apply>.
PRE GAME COCKTAILS WILL BE SERVED IN THE MEERKAT SUITE AT THE  WEMBLEY BAR.

.                        ANY DRESS IS OPTIONAL.

TUESDAY 9TH TARIK .1700 VICTORIA

This game should represent are best hope of our first elusive victory on the field.For this reason please confirm a.s,a.p.to book your place on what could turn out to be an historic night

.St Johns Ambulance will be in attendance for those who feel the need to break or bleed.

NEVER TRUST A LAWYER!!

Victory was snatched from the hands of the Wembley   by the cowardley late cancellation of the erstwhile lawyers Hassans.After what seemed like hours of team preparations  in the bar grown men <and Dougie> were left to cry in their beer at this cruel news.

However we should have 2 games next week  Tues and Thrus,should the opposition not chicken out.

DETAILS  TO BE POST AS SOON AS CONFIRMED

2 nd August Hassans .Europa

Please phone 20078004 to book your place on this winning team.

Mon 25th July

WILLIAM HILL

Wembley 84

Will Hill   85-1

 What should have been a display of the WembleyFinal cricketing talent turned out to be a show of their fighting spirit.
Despite a very late withdrawal  of  many superstars we turned out a competetive 11. Adrian Hewitt led from the front and a Botham like 10 from Mr  Serra  meant  Dougie was still awake by the time the innings was  closed.

Little did we know that the opposition would cheat by "employing" alien  players i.e. proper cricketers!!!!

Once again a sad list of injuries befell our Heroes, several bruises, strains and crushed aspirations.

However  we continue to move forward. A big thank you to all that played, and we will win one day, should I live that long.

 I feel we can beat Hassans on the 2nd August please phone me to advise availability<dougie need not apply>

Thurs 21st July

Barbs at the Stadium

This game is cancelled. To be played at a later date,9th August 17.15 victoria stadium

Tues 12th July

RFU at Europa

Wembley 69
RFU 178

The score doesn't in any way reflect the game. It reflects the mentality of the players. As a group they said '69' lets stop there.

Haydn decided that the only way out of there was to break his finger so, bravely, that is what he did. We all think that really he was jealous of the amount of time that mickey has had off. You both have a long way to go though Linky Dinky

Taffy. What can I say? Haydn was out and injured. We needed someone to do the '30 and retire' so you stepped up to the mark  and 7 '4's later, and a run of two, you walked to the pavillion to a heroes welcome. We salute you.

Runs never flowed after that. but a comment from the Social Secretary, and the couple of people remaining, was - WHERE IS THE SUPPORT.

Can the players please stay after they have finished their game to support the other players?

COME ON WEMBLEY

Thurs 7th July

Barbs at Europa.

Wembley 59
Barbs 60

As you can see by the scores this was a rather short game, and because of that it was over by the time I got to the ground.

The batters all felt they should have done better against the balls they were being bowled but unfortunately no-one could put up much of a fight.

There are two possible reasons for such a poor game, Nigel's support is needed or, more likely, is that no one remembered to take the Meerkat Mascot.

Let's try harder next time and win the game.

COME ON WEMBLEY!

Tues 5th July

Bavaria at the Stadium

Wembley 118
Bavaria 200

Well done everyone, yet again the toss was lost which led to a demoralised team who couldn't quite recover from the dissapointment.

A few injuries were suffered, mostly by John. Nigel had his first blood free game which I think is testament to his rising fitness levels.

Dougie managed to go into bat without a bat and it didn't seem to affect his performance, maybe we have found a good tactic for him.

Haydn yet again had to retire for reaching his quota of runs. Keep it up.

Well done everyone for a good game and the team is definately improving.


COME ON WEMBLEY