Oh dear

The final game of the 7 a side season came and went in a distinctly ordinary performance that saw Iscape crushed 6 - 0. That being said, the 11 games have seen us much more organised and difficult to beat with an eventual record of 2 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. We were comfortably off the bottom this time round having been one defeat away from the very bottom last time round.

It was a cold (gloves were worn) evening with rain falling steadily as we lined up against a side below us but with more wins. In the end we got thumped. There were some enjoyable moments though with Dave getting an ear bashing from Kev who had crossed at pace for him in the second half when I had mistakenly thought he was shooting for the far corner, whacking the ball hard and fast for a throw. I'm not convinced Kev!

Even more amusing though was the performance of big Doug in goal who lives and dies by his motto of going down early normally but claimed to have forgotten he was in goal when beaten at the near post for the opener. The move was repeated from the other side of the pitch later in the first half leaving Dougie to decide he really would use his hands next time. That being said, he did try and hoof the ball clear later but the ball simply fizzed over his foot and into the net before the striker, if he could be called such, flicked the ball casually to one side in a moment of attempted showboating and the ball trickled into the net. Somehow the keeper claimed to have anticipated the flick.

I can be as harsh on the keeper as I like for the simple reason that in this same week a far worse error was commited at Wembley. There was a time when Scottish keepers were ridiculed but Paul Robinson and Scott Carson have acted bravely to put that to rest forever. They might be out of the tournament but they have helped improve Anglo - Scots relationships through their selfless diplomacy. They are the real heroes. Steve Mclaren, living up to the Mc part, deserves praise too for deciding to give us quiet summer although Russia still nearly managed to mess qualification up.

There is nothing I can say about Ian Holloway though.