Well this by far has been my most insane day of running this team...(Sir M will appreciate this)
Goalie number 3 (Yes we have three) 1 pm today..Hey Coach, can't make the game as i am boarding a plane to Vegas to see Elton John with row one seats.
We are meeting R F and a few of his lads at the concert........Sorry for the late notice.
6:20 pm...Hey Coach it's Ian Mclean here....Can't make it pal....Very Sick Tonight ????
6:30 pm...Goalie number two C J.(aka H O S) Sorry coach but the babysitter bailed and my kids are sick at home.....Can't make it pal !
6:35 pm.. Ring Ring...Hi Coach this is Larry the MGR and Trainers wife....Larry had a Heart Attack three hours ago and he needed the Paddles Three Times to revive him ?????(Oh my god i say!) Quote..."He is now stable but bitching that you now have to go by the house and pick up the Jesreys and Equipment Bag........(You have to be kidding me right??)
Nope.....This guy is teling his wife to make sure we wear the Whites tonight as the other team has Darks............From the emergency room.....
6:45 Tony.Goalie number 1 is calling me from an ambulance as his wifes Gall Bladder has busrt...."Sorry Coach but the wife is in way too much pain for me to play tonight and i will be here all night".....(No doubt Tony)
6:55...Ring Ring....Hey Coach it's Shuey...........Sorry pal but our flight got changed and we now fly out at 11 pm to L A tonight and not 3 am........
I can't play tonight !
I show up to the park in a state of shock thinking that Candid Camera will be popping up at any time.
8:15 pm...I look around the changeroom and do a very quick head count...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,.....nine guys,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Alrighty Then!
8:25.pm... Five minutes before kickoff........Andy Meyer and Baily walk through the door.........Ok....I have eleven, but who is playing in goal???
Thank you Paul Marshall for not only playing in goal but keeping the slate clean.
We ended up winning Five - Zero over the new Sikh Team and Andy did end up scoring three............
Larry is doing fine as i went by the Hospital on the way home !
My god...............What a night! Yes this was a true story......Really!
Coach
Goalie number 3 (Yes we have three) 1 pm today..Hey Coach, can't make the game as i am boarding a plane to Vegas to see Elton John with row one seats.
We are meeting R F and a few of his lads at the concert........Sorry for the late notice.
6:20 pm...Hey Coach it's Ian Mclean here....Can't make it pal....Very Sick Tonight ????
6:30 pm...Goalie number two C J.(aka H O S) Sorry coach but the babysitter bailed and my kids are sick at home.....Can't make it pal !
6:35 pm.. Ring Ring...Hi Coach this is Larry the MGR and Trainers wife....Larry had a Heart Attack three hours ago and he needed the Paddles Three Times to revive him ?????(Oh my god i say!) Quote..."He is now stable but bitching that you now have to go by the house and pick up the Jesreys and Equipment Bag........(You have to be kidding me right??)
Nope.....This guy is teling his wife to make sure we wear the Whites tonight as the other team has Darks............From the emergency room.....
6:45 Tony.Goalie number 1 is calling me from an ambulance as his wifes Gall Bladder has busrt...."Sorry Coach but the wife is in way too much pain for me to play tonight and i will be here all night".....(No doubt Tony)
6:55...Ring Ring....Hey Coach it's Shuey...........Sorry pal but our flight got changed and we now fly out at 11 pm to L A tonight and not 3 am........
I can't play tonight !
I show up to the park in a state of shock thinking that Candid Camera will be popping up at any time.
8:15 pm...I look around the changeroom and do a very quick head count...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,.....nine guys,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Alrighty Then!
8:25.pm... Five minutes before kickoff........Andy Meyer and Baily walk through the door.........Ok....I have eleven, but who is playing in goal???
Thank you Paul Marshall for not only playing in goal but keeping the slate clean.
We ended up winning Five - Zero over the new Sikh Team and Andy did end up scoring three............
Larry is doing fine as i went by the Hospital on the way home !
My god...............What a night! Yes this was a true story......Really!
Coach