What would the dawning of a new season bring for the Corinthians? The new season’s league consists of new sides, old enemies, unknown quantities and seasoned embittered opponents.
Inconsistent attendance, Christmas fitness and busy social calendars threatened to undo the Champions with a poor response from the initial call to arms for this opening game, but great empires do not fall easily and a late rallying call boosted squad numbers and quality to the expected level.
And so the scene was set, new season, new opponents, same old nonchalant Corinthians.
In the pre match warm up, the pretenders (the opposition not the band) arrived en masse, they warmed up with a sense of real intent and the question of a genuine challenge to the crown was being asked.
In the words of MAD magazine…..’What me Worry?’ We: Lewis, Finnegan, Cenamor, Tjaadstra, Gomez, Brown, Murray: did not.
As soon as the ball dropped into play the Light Blues began stroking it around with the confidence of a mid season Manchester United and it was not long before Finnegan opened the scoring with a clinical finish. The papers had highlighted a potential dip in form from the man of Irish descent, a strange investment in a pair of flashy new red/orange boots seemed to have distracted the midfielders attention. It is rumoured that they had previously been owned by one David Bentley for the last 18 months….who had disposed of the accursed distractions on the eve of the Leeds game return to form….Finnegan suspected of rummaging through Bentley’s bin in search of a lock of his hair finding the boots instead.
With 2 substitutes there was no excuse for fitness issues and the subs rolled on and off with the regularity of a Katie Price wedding. One of the unfortunate opponents announcing, ‘you’ve got a good side mate’….’thanks’ said Lewis, a sickly smile masking his true sentiments….’don’t speak to me, just fuck off over there and get used to losing’. Clearly a heat of the moment thought pattern, but warranted smugness come the final whistle.
in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅ble
ˌɪn sərˈmaʊn tə bəlShow Spelled Pronunciation [in-ser-moun-tuh-buh l] Show IPA
–adjective
incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
AKA
A Corinthian half time lead.
The game saw the usual brand of intelligent football sharply followed by applause from the manager and as usual it was interspersed with the occasional lapse in concentration that was sharply followed by ‘FFFUCCCCCCKKKKKINNNNNNNGGGG HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL LLAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDSSSSSS’ from the indomitable and once again sublime, Gomez. Although, upset with the ‘save outside of the box incident’ the more difficult to please of the fans on the national comment boards are calling for the return of Mike Anderson; A potential resigning for the club?
Lewis had this to say:
‘Mike Anderson was great servant and ambassador for the club, his maverick outfield technique will remain forever close the hearts of the fans. However there has been no contact between management and player and current number one Chad Gomez will receive my full support for the foreseeable future…..besides it’s my fault really, for asking him to think outside of the box…..’
There was a hatrick for Brown, a brace a piece for Finnegan and Cenamor and a goal from inside his own half from Lewis.
Tjaadstra and Murray played their part though, both going close on innumerate occasion and playing their own parts in the build up play to all the goals.
Wild card Tjaadstra was later seen out in trendy Soho, the Corinthian website chronicalling the press coverage of the slow media image down fall of one of games troubled men: http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/incisivecorithinans
Another victory, another auspicious looking season.
Log on to the website for updates on the Tjaadstra saga but remember, we do our talking…. falling over and………wheezing, ON the pitch.
Friday, 5 February 2010
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