A Retrospective Think Piece from The Boro Walk
Tuesday night was never likely to be simple. From the offset, 'Boro were forced into an unorthodox formation with our intrepid squad of
Still... nice touch from our friends at AFC Dunstable to delay the kick off by 30 mins, to enable them to roll out the red carpet for the champions elect. Classy touch that. Classy touch.
Once our lads had all been re-hydrated and checked over by paramedics, following their 9 hour marathon journeys, the game got underway.
In a selfless act of sportsmanship, the decision was made to give our illustrious hosts a goal head start. So when AFC Dunst. grabbed a corner, after 6 mins, we did the honourable thing and adopted the "mark spaces" marking system. TOP TROLLING LADS!! 1-0
At that point the lads started getting a handle on their nerves, no doubt brought on by the cauldron atmosphere created by the near capacity crowd of 86. The inevitable equaliser came within 5 minutes. Charlie "Chaplin" Allen unleashed the man-bun of destiny and sprayed a 112 yard "hail mary" pass towards Dunst's box. Luckily the keeper and centre back hadn't quite finished their dress rehearsal for their new 2 man show 'dirty dancing on grass'. "Chaplin's" ball bounced right over the top of them and Dennis "The Fire Engine" Oli was on hand to extinguish the lead.... special mention to the defender running in who just failed in his attempt to gain a 3rd testicle made of leather. LINE TRICKLER!! 1-1
We did make a good pun, at HT, about not folding at creasey park. That was a highlight.
Into the 2nd half and something was rumbling... deep (and no, this time it wasn't Nic "Clintons" Ciardini's stomach).... It was something wild, something unstoppable. All would become clear in the 68th minute as TheBoroWalk favourite Keith "Reggie Rat" Emmerson summoned the spirit of the Serengeti and took on the form of a rampant stampeding wildebeest. Gliding past players, taking 1-2's on both sides, leaving the rotting carcass' of Dunst's backline cast aside in his dust. Rounding the keeper like an 80's paperboy. Guts, determination, adrenaline.... nobody looked more surprised than he. BOOM 1-2
In amongst this, the obvious had been overlooked. One man goal machine Perry "the hoffen" Coles was yet to notch another mark on his evo-stik bedpost .... understandable as he's undoubtedly running short on room. That being said, he decided the time was right to put the game out of reach of the Dunst. and when "clintons" rammed a blockbuster into the paws of the keeper, "the hoffen" gobbled up the rebound like John "tiny dancer" Oyenuga at a strictly come dancing audition.
CRUISING-ish 1-3
End to end stuff ensued, Boro clearing their lines, like Daniella Westbrook at a house party, on more than 2 occasions. Bookings, hand bags, Dunst keeper going up like Boro at the end of the season.
Blah blah blah.., WE WON 3-1
SUMMARY...
Not even the stupid spelling mistake on our victory tweet could detract from the endeavours of tonight. Every White shirt can stand up and take their share of the applause. TOP BOMBING!!
AFC Dunstable, lovely setup... if they can get some varnish on the sideboard that is their end product, they can definitely achieve their ultimate goal of becoming the best team in Dunstable one day.
8 in 8 for "the hoffen"... luckily we've got "the fire engine" to control that blaze.
This was a big result for Boro.... A big big jobby of a result. Only a point behind the leaders now... top of the tree at Chrimbo seems apt. Begin the debate of angel vs star.
Next up.... some other tinpot side on Saturday.
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