This week the voting was so close and spread I needed to go back out and chase votes to try and give a clear winner, everyone voted with the exception of Rich “Leisure Suit Larry†Pemberton who was otherwise occupied. Ultimately, this made little difference as all three positions were tied.
Another fine aquaplane tackle from the Albion centre back…
In joint third were Don and Nick Milne with a vote a piece, in joint second were Will, Stew and Barny, finally in joint first were Rich and Steve.
Henri Leconte was equally varied, although as usual we had the obligatory votes for Jade . Jade picked up a vote for the following pre-game sound bite (always one to lay down an early Henri Leconte contender), “Lads, if we want to get through to the next round, we’ll have to win this gameâ€.
You can’t fault him for being wrong!
This was followed up with a pre-shootout proclamation of “its ok guys, I’ve got a feeling I’m going to save these pens†– got to love the man’s confidence.
And finally on the Jade front, there was a vote for Jade showing off his dribbling prowess and coming out of the box with the ball at his feet when he could have easily picked it up within the penalty box.
This week saw a ridiculous amount of “Throw-in†related nominations, the ref himself received votes for not being able to spot a fool throw and at other times giving a fool throw for nothing. However, my personal favourite was the vote for Nick Evans’ startling revelation that he still doesn’t know how to take a throw-in properly… or what makes a foul throw.
I wouldn’t worry too much Nick, you and ref can read all about them here.
This week’s winner of Henri Leconte and I think a first time it hasn’t been a person, was the pitch. With more skid marks and bog than the inside of Jindy’s pants after a lively Saturday night, the pitch was passed barely playable after a last minute consultation between both teams and referee.
Related to this, there were also votes for Stewart’s impression of the Swamp Thing and Nick Milne playing the whole match in moulds.