At the moment the Alliance team do not have a fixture for Saturday 20th and the County team are at home to Bransty so it would seem an appropriate date to choose as our Xmas night out.
So, I will organise it for that date in the Howard from 4.00pm (about when the County team will arrive after their game - weather permitting). There will be food provided and the 5.30ko premier league game will be on Sky.
I have been asked to arrange suitable party games for the evening and so far have had requests from Graeme Lupton for naked darts, Craig Wilson wants combat rolls (dress optional on that one), Curly has asked for Romans (an interlectual drinking game), Dougie Lindsey wants a version of I'll name that tune in one, called I'll eat that pie in one and Jam Burton wants karaoke so he sing his favourite Phil Collins song "i've missed again", with Barry and Paul joining in the chorus of "how did he miss again ah ha".
We will have some special guests in attendance, Willie Armstrong, Mike Algeo and Ian Milburn. Each will tell an interesting story to the young players, the titles of these will be "we would be back in the centre circle kicking off again if that chance had fallen to me" (about 25 minutes that one), "The hazards of being a male prostitute" (5 seconds that one) and "how to stay slim and keep fit by eating only 80,000 calories a day" (about 30 years that one).
For one or two of the younger players (Carl Murphy and Joe Watson in particular) we will have a grotto where you can ask Santa for a left and right foot respectively. Note for Olly - you can go in as well, but even santa can't make your hair grow back, so think of something else, a selection box or something.
On the night we will have a raffle where Mr Jackie Ewbank will ask you for a pun. Of course if you do win you will have the pleasure of donating the prize to the Club for the next raffle.
Snow white can't be with us but her seven dwarfs will be, Cummy (posey), Heathy (out widey), Fozzy (drunky), Chezzy (radgey), Josh (red scummy), Corsey (donkey) and Seppy (spliffy).
There will be mistletoe so that Johnno, Jordan and Ash Combe have a genuine reason to kiss each other, not just because "we are just close".
I was going to put something on for Barcs and Rookey but they are probably still on their world tour.
Yallop has ordered 2 taxis for bello and hols for 5.30am outside cell block 3H at durranhill (that is of course if Slavs can sort out their banning order in time).
All the players, managers and coaches (all age groups), committee, family and friends are most welcome to attend.
If I have missed anyone my apologies, let me know.
Matty - will you pick me up at 3.00am again please, good lad.
The Alliance team have now been given a game at Wallington this saturday. If it is on we will still meet from 4.00pm in the howard and they will join us when they return.
