Waders v Leiston FC

29^th September 2020

Alcoholic Units – None 🤧

MoM – Johnny Giles ⚽️💚

It was difficult to call for me as the whole team were immense tonight, with Jonny, Joe, Fabio and Tremayne all showing some magic touches through the game; the Green Army agreed that Jonny nudged it though 🙌

As much as I wasn’t looking forward to a cold damp Tuesday night game against Leiston who had thrashed us only last week 🥺 adding in the cold I developed thanks to DJ 🤧 I ‘tuffed’ it out and pulled on my old  Retro Waders Shirt with a no.7 (CraigyD Days 💚 and my lucky number) on the back…..

I’m so glad I did turn out; not least because of all the comments I got and looks of surprise to see me at a Tuesday night game flippin’ cheek 😱

AND…. 🥁who knew we would be treated to an 11 goal thriller 🥁 Even better… a few new Biggleswade faces were in the crowd, let’s hope tonight’s performance brings them back 🤞though I’m not sure we can guarantee those numbers every match 🤔 it seems it was a night for high numbers as Hitchin got thumped by 7️⃣, I bet Donners was a  happy Bunny 😬😬🤐

Most of the Green Army made parade tonight; Rodney, Uncle Albert, Bunnyman, JT, BigRon, Chelseaboy, Dave, SpursSimon and Em & M slipped in just after the whistle.

It was a fast and frantic start to the match; apparently the International Space Station would be passing over tonight according to our resident astronomer the Bunny man 🤓🔭🐰

Leiston struck first with a goal that seemed to come out of nowhere 🙄I have to say most of the Green Army were distracted, straining to spot joe 90 fly past, when Waders came back into the game thanks to Johnny Giles who thumped it home from close range 1-1 😃

Waders took a corner, going close but seconds later from inside the box Joe Neal fired home 2 – 1 😃😃

Not long after Waders went another goal up scored by newbie Leon Chambers-Parillon (imagine how trilled (trilled, get it? 🤣🤣)twitter boy BigAl was with that double barrelled name 🤣) taking a shot from the edge of the box that deflected past ex Wader Donkin 3-1 😃😃😃

Half time and perhaps it wasn’t to be such an awful night after all 🤔 although I was down to my last pack of tissues…🤧

It was lovely to see Becs, me and BigAl had been saying earlier how we hadn’t seen her in a while – well not in the flesh, unless you count insta 😘😉 Becs is now joined by Doris her gorgeous French Bulldog 🐾Doris loves boys and balls – a perfect Waders mascot! x 💚⚽️🐾

Back out for the second half and soon Leiston scored from a free kick given away by Sam Squire, who got a yellow for his trouble 3-2 😏🟨

Tremayne worked some magic cumulating in a run across the box, then putting in a super cross, unfortunately there were no green shirts to meet it. Not to worry because within minutes Waders Joe Neal stuck again 4-2 😃😃😃😃

Before we knew it Leiston were back on us with a good shot and a penalty 4-4 😏

Jonny Giles, not to be outdone by Joe, scored again with a lovely finish from the edge of the box and some fancy footwork from Fabulous Fabio!! 5-4 😃😃😃😃🙃

**By now BigAl was in meltdown trying to keep up with the twitter feed 😱😨and still none of us knew the Leiston goal scorers 🤪

Word was getting around about Hitchin being 6 goals down – they are my predicted top side this season, what was going on tonight 🤔… Surely 9 goals would be it for us, with 15 minutes to go?

Joe Neal Hat trick!!! 6-4 😃😃😃😃😃😃

Jonny Giles Hat trick!!!! 7-4 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

What a match!!!

Don’t for one minute, be fooled and think Leiston were a pushover, they weren’t, and gave it their all 👍 What can I say 🤷‍♀️ we were utterly immense 😍

There is a strong rumour that BigAl, Spurs Neil and Spurs ‘Scoop’ Simon might have sponsored a Gooner…. Kyle promised me he supported QPR….I’m sure his dad was messing lads 😬😬🤣🤣

Away to Stourbridge Saturday, the 1st time back for me since they booted us out of the FA Cup run a few seasons back 😶 I’ll miss the school bus, the smell of kid sick and the 30 mile walk to a packed pub only to find a bar at the cricket pavilion next to the ground 🤣🤣 #CupMemories

#InNunnyWeTrust #GreenArmy #Waders ⚽️💚⚽️💚 #LuckySeven! #NewDogInTown