As long time in the planning, the Squad managed to gather at Strikers in the bridge of Don....all except Jerry who turned up at Goals just for comedy value and a sound ribbing.
The above photo shows the teams after the game. I would like to point out that there is no photo trickery involved here....all the tops are in fact the same size!!!
Grampian Police turned up thinking that a flare had been thrown onto the pitch as visibility was difficult and the spectators eyes were watering. It turned out to be the excessive amount of ralgex that was required just together some of these aging joints going.
In some cases JD Sports football top section had taken a big hit the morning of the game.
Boots had declared a national shortage of tubigrip and neoprene bandages.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary had put an entire wing on standby and off duty ambulance crews were called back from holidays.
With big Zoggy looking like the Finzean Fellaini, the Blues kicked off against the reds. The clock had barely registered when Keith limped off having pulled an unspecified part of his anatomy.
Obviously the choice of beach shorts had provided insufficient protection to his weary muscles.
An early victory for Rogers team was followed by a draw between the orange and red teams. At this point Ray Winston's face appeared above the pitch and said put your house on the blues.
Ray was a bit early with pronouncement as the blues went down to an embarrassing defeat. Even more embarrassing was the shout of "nuts" as the ball shot between zoggys legs? There was a momentary silence before the event was greeted with the disrespect it deserved. Would Rog break the leg of the man who had shamed him?.....no it only took 90 seconds before roger had returned the favour.
Further controversy came on the awarding of a penalty to team Orange. Small children were steamrolled out of the way. "I'll be fine" said a wee voice later on with a quiver in his voice and a tear in his eye.
A victory for the blues in the last game would have guaranteed them victory but the Oranges streaked to an unexpected win.
The final whistle went and it was all over. For many it had been over after the first whistle blew.
Spectators compared the game to a game of table football where the ball moves around and the players rock back and forth in the same place.
After the game it was rumoured that Rogers sterling performance had got Far East Scouts interested and a possible move to Ho Chi Min Thistle was in the offing.
I enjoyed the Craic of the day.
It was very refreshing to be up a gainst players who enjoyed teasing you gently with the ball and then whipping it away at pace. Thanks lads.
Apparently Strikers were unwilling to take a booking for Rogers 60th due to astronomical insurance costs.
After the BBQ, Jerry announced that he was going home. Police were later called to a house in Westhill as he tried to climb in through a window shouting that his key didn't work........
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