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and another........
More baffling hyperbole from John Roe, TP manager and left back who, very clearly, thinks he's Saint. At least in terms of spinositous literary transcendentalism. And shite.
More baffling hyperbole from John Roe, TP manager and left back who, very clearly, thinks he's Saint. At least in terms of spinositous literary transcendentalism. And shite.
What he fails to mention is that we had no right getting a point out this match. The Mancs bossed it and, in the words of TTP's most humble member, they had at the very least 80% of the possession. Astro-turf still sucks harder than CDK in a room full of firemen. Nasty stuff.MATCH REPORT: TOWERS PERRIN 1-1 LONDON MANCURIANS
Following Mancs sensational win against pre-season favourites the Spaniards the week before, TP knew it'd be a tough night's work against a quality side. However, the TP Blue Army manned their posts with a never say die attitude and more commitment to the cause than Paul Burrell to the late, not soooo great, Princess Diana. This was an occasion for battling spirit and crunching tackles and TP provided both in abundance.
The game saw a debut for ex-Arsenal keeper Alan, sadly on his way back to Glasgow in the next couple of weeks ( yet another sad example of the Old Firm sucking up all the top Scottish talent).
Sadly John Patterson was missing for the first time this season with a career threatening knee injury. Fortunately world renowned Doctor Fox of Capital FM has now set him back on the road to recovery with the well known healing ballad "The Long And Winding Road" by the Beatles (not the Will and Gareth version, shame on you two for vandalising such a beautiful tune and for bringing your soulless manufactrued pop to radios all over the country. But well done Gareth for banging Jordan.)
Fireworks aplenty lit up the night sky, all as a mark of respect for this great TP side rather than some failed terrorist (and alleged Al Queda member, Guy Fawkes, as all terrorists now are...) who so nearly blew up our beloved parliment. The tension mounted for this top of the table clash of the titans in the Northwest League Division 1 and the crowd's noise level rose, with the inevitable ' There's only one Johnny Roe' rising in decibles to an almost earsplitting intensity as the whistle blew.
Mancs were faster out of the blocks and threw forward a barrage of attacks in the first few minutes. TP took time to settle but fought from the start, with cries of 'put some snow on it' filling the night air. Despite fighting like tigers over a particularly attractive female it seemed Mancs would eventually break through, and so it was as a cross allowed a deft header to wrongfoot Alan for the opening goal. However, TP never allowed their heads to drop and immediately looked more dangerous after the restart. TP started to pass the ball around and create openings and settled defensively, with Eoin and Luke as impressive as ever in thwarting the Mancs. Their opponents sensed the turning of the tide, but like a small child trying to defend his sandcastle from the sea, resistance was futile. The electric pace of Johhny "Speedy" McCabe saw him clear before stroking the ball past the keeper with all the confidence of a man in form. Particularly impressive for TP was Petros, playing on the wide open space that is the left flank he toyed with his opposite number and produced quality runs and crosses which caused Mancs problems. One particular curling ball fooling the defence and Andy was unlucky not to get on the end of it after a strong run. However, things remained locked at one all until half-time with all to play for.
The second half saw the introduction of Gavin for Andy and an upping of the tempo from London Mancs. Petros, Gavin, Yorkie and Ian A ran literally thousands of miles between them breaking up attacks, not so much covering every blade of grass as having an intimate relationship with each one of them. The defence held firm with tackles headers and clearances flying in, working well as a unit and never giving up in the face of a horde of attackers and it was a busy second match for Ian A but he fought well to help stop the backline being breached. Mancs tried everything to break through but Alan was in inspired form and staunch, committed, gritty defending throughout the team saw wave after wave blunted as the TPs fortress resisted the siege throughout the second half. That is not to say TP did not have chances, tireless running by Dave and Johhny saw long balls chased down time after time and in the final minute a chase led to a corner. A melee of bodies piled into the box from and, amongst them, a firm header was saved on the line by the Mancs keeper. So close to scoring, and yet, like an overly eager Blind Date contestant, so far.
When the lights finally went out on a thrilling, full bloodied encounter between two giants of the modern game, the spoils were shared. It was a game for heroes and TP had 12 of them. The goal this year was European football and if every game is shown the same tireless running and never flinching commitment as this one then it remains a realistic ambition. TP sit top of the league, unbeaten and unbowed, and should take pride from a point well earned.