We get knocked down but we get up again!!

Disaster struck before Iscape even kicked a ball last night and I don't mean simply that Adam's lights were on the blink and he couldn't show. A minor rule present in the small print of the league rules was brought to our attention and revealed Iscape are out, out of the league and potentially out of contention for any kind of future given the recent difficulties in fielding a team. Ironic because the seeds of a new nucleus were sown with the arrival of 3 new faces. This despite some of us needing new faces even more desperately.

Super Kev had cunningly had a birthday and used the opportunity to 'pull' three lads with the promise of sublime pleasure on a Monday night as they were invited to fill the hole at the back or pull off the last man to create space. Thus it was that Matt C, he of the vomiting bug which coincided rather conveniently with a useful absence in the light of a certain 2 - 1 victory to the 'best in the west,' was covered by Chris, Mike and Matt. A different Matt obviously, and a different Matt from Matt I too. It took 3 players to replace Coombesie and they were just about up to it.

Anyway, our position of 10 games, one win, no draws, nine defeats and just 9 goals scored meant we could not catch anyone to avoid the wooden spoon and for the first time in our histry we were going to be bottom. The we hear about a rule which means we don't get to play until other teams drop out because the worst two teams in the league drop out due to a waiting list.

Despite this we competed well and managed to keep the score at nil nil until 5 minutes from time when a good header, albeit a free one, finally beat the big man who had been having a stormer in goal. At that stage we were creating clear chances as every ball from Dougie came to me and I was left unchallenged virtually every time to flick on to a rampaging forward line. It was pretty clear why we'd only scored 9 goals even after our 11th game. I think I could be top scorer with Matt C on 2 goals although the legendary Dougie will probably claim he scored 10 goals.

There were excellent debuts from the new guys and time to abuse the league organisers about their rule.

Incredibly the story took a new turn this evening with Kev triumphantly revealing the new league structure which would see 3 divisions and the reinstatement of Iscape but in a new guise and with a new name. I will leave readers in a state of suspense about the new sponsors because I think we ought to have an online poll to choose the name of the team before we ignore the results and call ourselves whatever Kev decides.

All in all a good decision by the organisers and evidence that moaning does get you somewhere now and again. We can look forward to being league winners again in the thrid division or just a bunch of whingers when we get thrown out of the league for being bottom again! Where would your money go?

I must make one final comment which modesty almost forbids but I know Kev will love to read it. One of the opposition asked Dom if the lad up front had played professionally??!! He meant the Ravanelli lookalike and showed himself to be an astute judge of pace and skill. What a loss for Scotland I must have been - 2 world cups we could have had.


Come on the new Iscape - get those names rolling in especially the foreign person who left a comment. Spanish Dave incognito?