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Posted - 19 November 2006 : 18:25:08
Beests 65 - 5 Casuals
Bedford Athletic, realising that the MIGHTY BEEEEEESTS had discovered a new secret weapon, decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and hid under the stairs. Notts Casuals, however being made of sterner stuff (or being incredibly stupid) stepped in to the void.
On a bright and sunny day the BEEESTS stepped out on the Serengeti to take on our near neighbours from down Sir Brian Clough Way, and were soon into their stride with a blistering try from Cresswell Coaches, unfortunately the sun was shining directly into the eyes of Jan van Tompsen, and he missed the nudge.
Almost from the Kick off another attack from the Beests produced a try for S-bend. Unfortunately the sun was shining directly into the eyes of Jan van Tompsen, and he missed the nudge.
The Beests then, keeping their new secret weapon well under wraps, used the old and tried methods : namely good ball control, and good hands producing a lovely try for Owen. Luckily the sun was behind a cloud (and the score was under the posts) so Jan van Tompsen added the extra points.
Dancing Pete then waltzed over, in his own inimitable style, for another 5 points, and luckily the sun being behind a cloud (and the score being under the posts) Jan van Tompsen added the extra points.
It was at this point in the game that the returning Prodigal Son decided that he had been dormant for too long, and taking a lovely pop pass ran powerfully through the Casuals defence to cross the whitewash. The hoards of watching photographers and The World Press, (for Bedford were not the only ones to have heard of the new secret weapon), muttered amonst themselves:
"That was impressive."
"True, but surely not Secret Weapon material."
"No, we can't have come all this way just for that, diabolically clever though it was."
"I think we had better wait and see......."
Despite all the clamour and general buzz lightyear, Jan van Tompsen nipped up and, luckily, the sun being behind a cloud (and the score being under the posts) added the 2 points.
Half time: Beeeeests 31 Casuals 0
The Beeests gathered around Skippy the Skipper to hear inspiring tales of days of yore: he told us of the times as a young Beest, he sat at his Grandfather's knees to listen to stories of great fights between The Mighty Herd and armies of lions, tigers, mamouths and crocodiles, and how the plains ran with rivers of blood as the Herd drove all before them, and the sky was split by thunder and lightning as dreadful slaughter was inflicted upon those who dared to confront the might of the Beests. For those were dark times and the world was rent assunder with the cries of orphaned lions and crocodiles and .......
The Ref blew to start the second half, and Molton lava sprinted over to start the scoring: unfortunately the sun was shining and the conversion missed.
S- bend then added another and, luckily, the sun being behind a cloud (and the score being under the posts) Jan van Tompsen added the extra points.
Goody Threeshoes then blasted over for another and Jan van Tompsen stepped up: luckily, the sun being behind a cloud (and the score being under the posts) he added the extra points.
The Crowd were getting restless, the game was coming towards the end, they had travelled from all over, from Nottigham and Scotland, from Patagonia and the Yucatan peninsular, from the Gobi desert and Woolamaroo... Where was the SECRET WEAPON? Did it exist? There was an air of expectation....
Rodinski Muirikov gathered the ball, he fed Moltonlava who flipped it on to The Prodigal, who slipped his man; the ball was fed tp Maddog , Jan van T and PB, who went to ground. In piled Ben van Crumbs, Door Mat, Van de Matt and Six Pence, the ball came out in Skippy's hands and he threw a long pass to Mad Mick Meads who slipped it to Owen, who was off like a hare up the field off-loading in the tackle to Goody...
The Crowd were going balmy, pregnant women were feignting, groanmen were in hysterics, buoys were straining to see the action, your co-respondent took an overdose. Was this the moment...?
Goody side-stepped his man and passed to Buss, there was only one defender to beat, surely he would be able to run through him, but you just knew that this was the moment... there was something in the air that told you that something momentous was about to occur.
And then....it happened... With the try-line in sight BUSS PASSED THE BALL
You could have heard a pin drop, and then it errupted, The Crowd went crazy the SECRET WEAPON was revealed, THE BUS-PASS long talked about by Pensioners and Gordon Brown was seen for the very first time. The excitement was such that no one noticed S-Bend crossing the line, Casuals getting a consolation score or MoltonLava getting the final one.
If you were there you will be able to tell your children... "I was there the day Buss passed the ball"
(Squad: Who Cares?)
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