A title borrowed from a Jesus and Mary Chain track that would have been a more than apt song to be heard over the KGV PA system (broken I assume) as City jogged off after the final whistle in their latest home game against Okehampton Argyle.
A nostalgic look back to the days when teams fielded 11 players and one sub was afforded by circumstances.Ongoing injury,sickness and the lure of the egg shaped ball game meant a dead twelve that had to come alive against historically game opposition.It’s true you knew where you stood when all Saturday games kicked off at 3pm,had 10 minutes for half time and the results hit the teleprinter shortly after 20 to 5.The keeper wore green,the unnamed shirts numbered 1 to 11 and the one sub wore 12.
City knew where they were on a soaked KGV after 9 minutes:2 nil down.Sticking to the reliable and adaptable formation though,dividends eventually paid.In front of Noah,whose handling once again was exemplary,the back three of Charlie,Josh and Ewan were supported by Man of the Match Will P,dropping deeper from midfield as the occasion often required.As the midfield began to get into the game more,Dan,Tom D and Oner,and then substitute Tom O,were able to get forward to bring Will A and Alfie into the game,with Joe running from midfield, forward on the right.
The City momentum started to swing into full gear in the second half as they went in level.A confident freekick and calm lob,both by Alfie,levelled the halftime score to 2-2.
More of the same from Alfie doubling his score to a hat trick plus one and it was quickly 4-2 City as the offside trap was beaten,more accurately overcome.Lino must have been humming the obscure Morrissey b side “The lines are no longer parallel” throughout the game.City went six up with close range tap ins from Tom O and Will A which finished great football moves as City really hit their stride.
Argyle rallied late on to introduce just a slight shade of uneasiness with minutes to go,getting back two goals, but it was City’s league form that still stood the test of inspection as the final whistle blew.
Andrew Worth
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